A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service
By: Robert M. Gates
4.15
Format: 384 pages, ebook
From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 best-selling memoir Duty,a char…
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1. The Lessons of History
By: Will Durant , Ariel Durant
4.07
Format: 119 pages, Hardcover
In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for th… read more
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"We must operate with partial knowledge, and be provisionally content with probabilities."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government, since it requires the widest spread of intelligence, and we forgot to make ourselves intelligent when we made ourselves sovereign."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In this view all economic history is the slow he…"-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
2. The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
By: Peter F. Drucker
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
What makes an effective executive? The measure of the executive, Peter F. Drucker reminds us, is th… read more
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3. Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
By: Richard Branson
3.77
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"Oh, screw it, let's do it." That's the philosophy that has allowed Richard Branson, in slightly mo… read more
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4. It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
By: D. Michael Abrashoff
4.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary insid… read more
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5. American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
By: Bryce G. Hoffman
3.67
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
THE INSIDE STORY OF THE EPIC TURNAROUND OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CEO ALAN MULA… read more
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6. The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't
By: Nate Silver
3.75
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7. A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service
By: Robert M. Gates
4.15
Format: 384 pages, ebook
From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 best-selling memoir Duty,a char… read more
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8. The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
By: Ori Brafman , Rod A. Beckstrom
3.87
Format: None pages,
If you cut off a spider's leg, it's crippled; if you cut off its head, it dies. But if you cut off … read more
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9. The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams
By: Sam Walker
3.00
Format: 1118 pages,
The former global sports editor of The Wall Street Journalprofiles the greatest teams in history an… read more
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10. Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
By: Seth Godin
3.96
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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11. History of the Peloponnesian War
By: Thucydides , Moses I. Finley , Rex Warner
3.94
Format: 648 pages, Paperback
Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the lo… read more
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"Friendship or enmity is everywhere an affair of time and circumstance"-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
12. Leading Change
By: John P. Kotter
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Audiobook
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13. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
By: Patrick Lencioni
4.33
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
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14. Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
By: L. David Marquet
4.05
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
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15. How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
By: John C. Maxwell
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Gather successful people from all walks of life-what would they have in common? The way they think!… read more
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16. The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone
By: Brian Merchant
3.44
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
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17. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
By: Amy Wallace , Ed Catmull
2.83
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
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18. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
By: Annie Duke
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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19. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
20. The Gospel Comes with a House Key
By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
4.31
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangel… read more
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21. Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)
By: Christopher Ruocchio
4.62
Format: 704 pages, Hardcover
The sixth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fan… read more
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"Your road will not be easy, nor your burden light." "That does not matter," I said. "It must be."-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)
"I was nothing at all. The barest drop in a limitless ocean. One photon against the infinite Dark."-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)
"You're a good man Albee. None of us is good lord. Edward said. It's for us to do good, despite ourselves."-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)
22. Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
By: Jim Mattis
4.30
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by … read more
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23. Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation
By: Jon Ward
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Jon Ward's life is divided in half: two decades inside the evangelical Christian bubble and two dec… read more
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24. Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual
By: Jocko Willink
4.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The ultimate guide on leadership from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Extreme Owners… read more
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25. Moriarty: The Devil's Game
By: Charles Kindinger
4.17
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Moriarty turns one of literature’s most famous rivalries on its head, recasting Professor James Mor… read more
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26. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)
By: William H. McRaven
4.42
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Make Your Bed —a short, inspirational book of advice and… read more
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27. Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
By: William H. McRaven
4.44
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of … read more
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"They were survivors. They didn't complain. They didn't blame others for their misfortune. They worked hard and expected the same from their children. They treasured their friendships. They fought for…"-William H. McRaven, Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
28. A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
By: Mark Dawidziak
3.62
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his my… read more
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"I have great faith in fools--self-confidence my friends will call it.' -- EDGAR ALLAN POE"-Mark Dawidziak, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
"The glow of the fireside poets failed to warm a world coping with the cold realities of a new century. Their light faded as we became less sure of comforting messages and more intrigued by Poe's trou…"-Mark Dawidziak, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
29. The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
By: Michael Lewis
3.99
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
“Brilliant. . . . Lewis has given us a spectacular account of two great men who faced up to uncerta… read more
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"Regret was the ham in the back of the deli that caused people to switch from turkey to roast beef."-Michael Lewis, The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
"Man is a deterministic device thrown into a probabilistic universe. In this match, surprises are expected."-Michael Lewis, The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
"The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours"-Michael Lewis, The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
"The way it feels to me,' he said, 'is that there were certain ideas that I was put on this earth to think. And now I can think them."-Michael Lewis, The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
30. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
By: Donald J. Robertson
4.36
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent.Roma… read more
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31. The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
By: Christian Brose
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For generations of Americans, our country has been the world's dominant military power. How the US … read more
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"Defense companies spent less money on research and development and more on armies of lawyers, lobbyists, accountants, and consultants to help them comply with the Pentagon's growing acquisition burea…"-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
"These were the very same systems that Marshall wrote in 1992 would be "progressively less central to military operations" because they would become large, vulnerable targets as US adversaries develop…"-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
