As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card and all its benefits at dmpl.org/get-carded.

Des Moines Public Library business book pick: “The Outsider Advantage: Because You Don’t Need to Fit In to Win,” by Ciera Rogers.

Why you should read it: This newly released memoir from the founder and CEO behind the Babes brand is for outsiders like her: “the dreamers, the doers, and go-getters” that are continuously overlooked and underestimated by society. Rogers’ Babes brand caters to curvy women of all shades, and she has rallied women with the concept that what makes you different is actually your superpower, not your detriment. The book goes through the pivotal moments in her life that led to her success, as well as motivation to inspire readers.