“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” ― Ernest Hemingway
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” ― Groucho Marx
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” ― Oscar Wilde
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
Reading books is an incredibly meaningful yet affordable means of educating yourself on myriad subjects. Here is a sampling of some of my favorites, which I happily discuss with anyone willing to share a conversation about what the material means to you!
LEAN / Agile / SAFe
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Title |
Author |
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Succeeding with Agile |
Mike Cohn |
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Essential Scrum |
Paul Rubin |
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Agile Retrospectives |
Esther Derby / Diana Larsen |
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Coaching Agile Teams |
Lyssa Adkins |
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The Servant |
James Hunter |
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The Servant Leader’s Manifesto |
Omar Harris |
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The Rollout |
Alex Yakyma |
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The Age of Agile |
Stephen Denning |
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Kanban |
David Anderson |
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Making Work Visible |
Dominica DeGrandis |
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Lean UX |
Gothelf and Seiden |
Finance and Economics
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Title |
Author |
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Think And Grow Rich |
Napolean Hill |
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The Automatic Millionaire |
David Bach |
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Rich Dad Poor Dad |
Robert Kiyosaki |
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street |
Burton Malkiel |
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One Up on Wall Street |
Peter Lynch |
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The Death of Money |
Jim Rickards |
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The Intelligent Investor |
Benjamin Graham |
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The Science of Getting Rich |
Wallace Wattles |
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Thinking, Fast and Slow |
Daniel Kahneman |
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Principles |
Ray Dalio |
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Cashflow Quadrant |
Robert Kiyosaki |
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The Millionaire Next Door |
Thomas Stanley and William Danko |
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The Secret of Shelter island |
Alexander Green |
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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind |
T Harv Eker |
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Prosper |
Martenson and Taggart |
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The Richest Man in Babylon |
James Clauson |
Leadership and Personal Development
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Title |
Author |
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The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People |
Stephen Covey |
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As a Man Thinketh |
Robert Allen |
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The 4-Hour Workweek |
Timothy Ferriss |
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First Things First |
Stephen Covey |
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The Slight Edge |
Jeff Olson |
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Atomic Habits |
James Clear |
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How to Win Friends and Influence People |
Dale Carnegie |
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Turn The Ship Around |
David Marquet |
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The Seven Laws of Spiritual Success |
Deepak Chopra |
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Accelerate |
John Kotter |
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Now, Discover Your Strengths |
Marcus Buckingham |
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Go Put Your Strengths to Work |
Marcus Buckingham |
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Strengths Finder 2.0 |
Marcus Buckingham |
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Good to Great |
Jim Collins |
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The Tao of Leadership |
John Heider |
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Built to Last |
Jim Collins |
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First, Break all the Rules |
Marcus Buckingham |
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Flow |
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi |
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Smarter, Better, Faster |
Charles Duhigg |
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Influencer |
Grenny and Patterson |
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Leaders Eat Last |
Simon Sinek |
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Start With Why |
Simon Sinek |
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Leading Change |
John Kotter |
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Authentic Happiness |
Martin Seligman |
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Multipliers |
Liz Wiseman |
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Five Dysfunctions of a Team |
Patrick Lencioni |
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Team of Teams |
Stanley McChrystal |
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Dare to Lead |
Brene Brown |
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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership |
John Maxwell |
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Becoming a Person of Influence |
John Maxwell |
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Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership |
James Sipe and Don Frick |
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Mindset |
Carol Dweck |
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Drive |
Daniel Pink |
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Grit |
Angela Duckworth |
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Emotional Intelligence |
Daniel Goleman |
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It’s Your Ship |
Mike Abrashoff |
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The 360 Degree Leader |
John Maxwell |
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The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork |
John Maxwell |
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Radical Candor |
Kim Scott |
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Influence Without Authority |
Allan Cohen and David Bradford |
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The Culture Code |
Daniel Coyle |