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| + | == Web / Tech == | ||
| + | * The Viral Loop - Adam L. Penenberg | ||
| + | * Rework - 37 Signals folks | ||
| + | * Marketing in the age of Google - Vanessa Fox | ||
| + | * Crush It - Gary Vaynerchuk | ||
| + | * Inbound Marketing - Brian Halligan, Dharmesh Shah | ||
| + | * What would Google do? - Jeff Jarvis | ||
| + | * The Four Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss | ||
| + | * [[HereComesEverybody.org|Here Comes Everybody]] - [[Shirky.com|Clay Shirky]] | ||
| + | * SuperCrunchers - Ian Ayers | ||
| + | * Designing for the social web - Joshua Porter | ||
| + | * [http://www.jjg.net/elements/ Elements of User Experience] - Jesse James Garrett | ||
* [[Smartmobs.com|Smartmobs]] [http://www.smartmobs.com/book/index.html book] by [[Rheingold.com|Howard Reingold]] | * [[Smartmobs.com|Smartmobs]] [http://www.smartmobs.com/book/index.html book] by [[Rheingold.com|Howard Reingold]] | ||
* Groundswell, Charlene Li | * Groundswell, Charlene Li | ||
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* The Search - [[BattelleMedia.com|John Battelle]] | * The Search - [[BattelleMedia.com|John Battelle]] | ||
* [[Cluetrain.com|The Cluetrain Manifesto]] | * [[Cluetrain.com|The Cluetrain Manifesto]] | ||
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** Purple Cow | ** Purple Cow | ||
** Tribes | ** Tribes | ||
| − | * | + | * The Wisdom of Crowds - James Surowiecki |
| + | * Emergence - [[StevenBerlinJohnson.com|Stephen Johnson]] | ||
| + | * Ruling the Root - Milton Mueller | ||
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| + | == How the Mind Works == | ||
| + | * Mindsight - Dan Siegel | ||
| + | * Linchpin - Seth Godin | ||
| + | * Drive - Daniel Pink | ||
| + | * The Three Laws of Performance - Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan | ||
| + | * Switch - Dan and Chip Heath | ||
| + | * Fooled by Randomness - Nassim Nicholas Taleb | ||
| + | * [[OnIntelligence.org|On Intelligence]], Jeff Hawkins (amazing book) | ||
| + | * Mind Wide Open - [[StevenBerlinJohnson.com|Steve Johnson]] | ||
| + | * Blink - Malcolm Gladwell | ||
| + | * Emotional Intelligence - Dan Goleman | ||
== Operational Excellence == | == Operational Excellence == | ||
| − | + | * What got you here won't get you there - Marshall Goldsmith | |
| − | + | * Who - Geoff Smart and Randy Street | |
| − | * | + | * Who's got your back - Keith Ferrazzi |
| − | * | + | * Getting Things Done - David Allen |
| − | * | + | * Mastering the Rockefeller Habits - [[Gazelles.com|Verne Harnish]] (The methods we use at AboutUs) |
| − | + | * [[JimCollins.com|Jim Collins]] | |
| − | + | ** Built to Last | |
| − | + | ** Good to Great - (a must read) | |
| − | * Mastering the Rockefeller Habits - [[Gazelles.com|Verne Harnish]] | + | ** Great, by Choice |
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* Inside Advantage - Robert Bloom | * Inside Advantage - Robert Bloom | ||
| + | * Leadership and Self Deception - The Arbinger Institute | ||
* [[TableGroup.com|Pat Lencioni]] (short fable style books) | * [[TableGroup.com|Pat Lencioni]] (short fable style books) | ||
| + | ** Getting Naked (for service folks) | ||
** 5 Temptations of a CEO | ** 5 Temptations of a CEO | ||
** Death by Meeting | ** Death by Meeting | ||
| − | ** 5 Dysfunctions of a team | + | ** 5 Dysfunctions of a team (Best of the group) |
| + | * Little Bets - Peter Sims | ||
| − | == | + | == Economics == |
| − | * | + | * [[FreakonomicsBook.com|Freakonomics]], Steven D. Levitt and [[StephenJDubner.com|Stephen J. Dubner]] |
| + | * The World is Flat - [[ThomasLFriedman.com|Thomas Friedman]] | ||
| + | * The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell | ||
| + | * Boomerang - Michael Lewis | ||
| − | == | + | == Politics == |
| − | * | + | * The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama |
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== Investigative Reporting == | == Investigative Reporting == | ||
| + | * [[ThreeCupsOfTea.com|Three Cups of Tea]] - Greg Mortenson (Northern Pakistan) | ||
* Jon Krakauer books: | * Jon Krakauer books: | ||
** Into Thin Air (Mt. Everest) | ** Into Thin Air (Mt. Everest) | ||
** Under the Banner of Heaven (Mormon Fundamentalism) | ** Under the Banner of Heaven (Mormon Fundamentalism) | ||
** Into the Wild (Alaska) | ** Into the Wild (Alaska) | ||
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* The New New Thing - Michael Lewis | * The New New Thing - Michael Lewis | ||
* Liars Poker - Michael Lewis | * Liars Poker - Michael Lewis | ||
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| + | == Biographical == | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.com/Genghis-Khan-Making-Modern-World/dp/0609610627 Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World] - Jack Weatherford | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.com/Snowball-Warren-Buffett-Business-Life/dp/0553805096/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226654292&sr=1-11 The Snowball - Warren Buffett and the Business of Life], Alice Schroeder | ||
| + | * The Motorcycle Diaries - Che Guavara | ||
| + | * Lessons: An Autobiography - An Wang (Wang Laboratories) | ||
| + | * The Ultimate Entrepreneur - Ken Olsen (DEC) | ||
| + | * The Winner Within - Pat Riley (Lakers, Knicks) | ||
== About Specific Businesses == | == About Specific Businesses == | ||
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* The Road Ahead - Bill Gates (Microsoft) | * The Road Ahead - Bill Gates (Microsoft) | ||
| − | == | + | == Happiness == |
| − | * | + | * Delivering Happiness - Tony Hsieh (Zappos guy) |
| − | + | * [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0465028020/bookstorenow600-20 The Happiness Hypothesis] - Jonathan Haidt (super book) | |
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| − | * [http://www.amazon.com/ | ||
== Self Help == | == Self Help == | ||
| + | * Unleashing the Soul of Money - Lynne Twist | ||
* The Power of Now - Eckhard Towle | * The Power of Now - Eckhard Towle | ||
== Fiction == | == Fiction == | ||
| − | + | * The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss | |
| − | + | * Disgrace - J.M. Coetzee | |
| − | + | * First Kyu - Sung-Hwa Hong | |
| − | * | + | * The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho |
| − | * | + | * The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga |
| − | * [http://www.amazon.com/ | + | * The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon) |
| − | + | * A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif | |
| − | + | * [http://www.amazon.com/Other-Rooms-Wonders/dp/0393068005/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254176618&sr=1-1 In other rooms other wonders] - Daniyal Mueenuddin (Great perspective on Pakistan) | |
| − | + | * Down and out in the Magic Kingdom - Cory Doctorow | |
* Curious incident of the dog in the nighttime | * Curious incident of the dog in the nighttime | ||
* Kite Runner | * Kite Runner | ||
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* Fountainhead | * Fountainhead | ||
* Dan Brown Books (ok I'll admit it) | * Dan Brown Books (ok I'll admit it) | ||
| + | ** The Lost Symbol | ||
** DaVinci Code (Best in my opinion) | ** DaVinci Code (Best in my opinion) | ||
** Angels and Demons | ** Angels and Demons | ||
** Digital Fortress | ** Digital Fortress | ||
** Deception Point | ** Deception Point | ||
| + | * Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield | ||
| − | == | + | == Science Fiction == |
| − | * | + | * Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler |
| − | + | * Daemon - Daniel Suarez | |
| − | + | * Freedom - Daniel Suarez | |
| − | + | * Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card | |
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