Books

Reading is learning. The words on a page have the ability to transport you to other places and bring knowledge and perspective into your world. Every time I read a book, it astounds me how much it impacts my perspective, and that very impact is what keeps me reading.

I took the list of my favorite reads and listed them in order of my liking. The term "liking" is obviously subjective, and includes things like my enjoyment reading it, the amount it got me thinking about different perspectives, and more.

 Here is my list:

It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership by Colin Powell


https://a.co/d/11VkNVy


Rookie Smarts by Liz Wiseman
https://a.co/d/cnf69fU
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

https://a.co/d/8GDQjMF
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

https://a.co/d/5mEkhzh
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell 

https://a.co/d/gI3BiFR


The First 90 Days by Michael D Watkins

https://a.co/d/8WpkzBu


Leading Change by John P. Kotter


https://a.co/d/3kYndNR
Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds


https://a.co/d/fy8xqR8
Tilt by Niraj Dawar


https://a.co/d/iMiH3Ky

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The Small Big by Steve J. Martin, Noah J. Goldstein, and Robert B. Cialdini


https://a.co/d/56VSXFV

Manage iT by Neal Patterson


https://a.co/d/3mixTsm
Flatland… A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott


https://a.co/d/2GyTaQT
10% Happier by Dan Harris


https://a.co/d/jkFE5D0
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher


https://a.co/d/ePMMWXQ
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson


https://a.co/d/9NvRCht
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin


https://a.co/d/giMYc3Y
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson

https://a.co/d/fIcZ4oo
Leadership and the One Minute Manager by Ken Blachard


https://a.co/d/dtjWe8W

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