Vitamin Daily

Part biography, part self-help book, 2010's If You Have to Cry, Go Outside by Kelly Cutrone quickly become a bible for people launching their careers (the title says it all).

In her newly released second book, Normal Gets you Nowhere, New York-based PR maven/reality TV star/author Cutrone focuses on trailblazers who shoved the status quo aside, from Joan of Arc to Amelia Earhart. Cutrone pushes readers to release their "feminine freak" and reevaluate their values and goals to create a successful and authentic life for themselves.

She's no Oprah, but we can definitely hear her roar. —Kim Flanagan

Normal Gets You Nowhere, $16.29 at Amazon.ca