Reading

This list contains personal reading, business reading, and academic reading, self-help reading, recreational reading, faith based reading in a few sections, leadership-management reading in a few areas as well. To view the book listing on Amazon, click on the title and if there is an Amazon link, you will be brought to it. The Amazon links are also 'advertisement' links, which means if you buy the book from here, you help pay for my research and continuing education, and I thank you.

 

On this page, I give you access to some of my currently most appreciated books, and the lists changes so visit from time to time. .If you have some you would like to recommend or have include, fill out the form at the end of this page. Thank you, and I hope it makes your life better.

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." — Joseph Addison

Business Section

• Business
• Human Resources
• Economics
• Faith Based

Leadership Section

• General Leadership Books
• Team Building Books
• Faith Leadership Books

Self Development

Faith & Spirituality

Children's Books

The Classics

History Section

• Biography
• History
• Historical Fiction

Academic Section

• Academic Research
• Academic Business
• Academic Leadership

Recreational Section

• Sci-Fi
• Novels
• Science and Philosophy

Martial Arts

Social Justice Section

• General
• Women
• Ethnic and Race

Business Section

Business Books

Austin, J. E. (2010). The Collaboration Challenge:How Nonprofits and Businesses Succeed through Strategic Alliances. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.

Berger, J. (2016). Contagious: Why things catch on. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.

Collins, J. (2001). Good to great: Why some companies make the leap ... and others dont. London: Random House.

Friedman, T. L. (2012). The world is flat. Braunschweig: Diesterweg.

Maister, D. H., Green, C. H., & Galford, R. M. (2021). The trusted advisor. Simon & Schuster.

Morgan, G. (2014). Images of organization. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications. (Excellent book about metaphores, psychology, and business managment)

Peters, T. J. (2018). The excellence dividend meeting the tech tide with work that wows and jobs that last. New York: Vintage Books.

Human Resources

Kroeger, O., Thuesen, J. M., & Rutledge, H. (2002). Type talk at work: How 16 personality types determine your success on the job. New York: Dell Pub.

Economics

Brill, S. (2018). Tailspin: The people and forces behind Americas fifty-year fall--and those fighting to reverse it. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Coughlin, J. F. (2017). The longevity economy: Inside the worlds fastest-growing, most misunderstood market. New York: PublicAffairs.

Scharmer, O. & Kaeufer, K. (2013). Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies. Berrett-Koehler.

Smith, A. (2017/1776). The Wealth of Nations. CreateSpace.

Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism: The fight for the future at the new frontier of power. Profile Books.

Faith Based Business

Blanchard, K., Hodges, P., & Hendry, P. (2016). Lead like Jesus revisited: Lessons for everyone from the greatest leadership role model of all time. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson. ISBN: 9780718077259.

Greer, P. (2014). Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches. Bethany House.

Sherman, A. (2011). Kingdom calling: vocational stewardship for the common good. Bethany House.

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Leadership Section

General Leadership Books

Crowley, M. C. (2011). Lead from the heart: Transformational leadership for the 21st century. Bloomington: Balboa Press.

Heifetz, R. A. (2003). Leadership without easy answers. Cambridge: Belknap Press.

Ladkin, D., Gardiner, R. A., ONeill, C., Salovaara, P., & Switzer, T. (2020). Rethinking leadership a new Look at old questions. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

McKeown, G. (2014). Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less. New York: Crown Business.

Brafman, O., & Beckstrom, R. A. (2006). The starfish and the spider: The unstoppable power of leaderless organizaitons. London: Portfolio.

(Read the book review)

Team Building Books

Miller, B. C. (2007). More quick team-building activities for busy managers: 50 new exercises that get results in just 15 minutes. New York: AMACON.

Miller, B. C. (2015). Quick team-building activities for busy managers: 50 exercises that get results in just 15 minutes. New York: American Management Association.

Newstrom, J. W., & Scannell, E. (1998). The big book of team building games: Trust-building activities, team spirit exercises, and other fun things to do. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Faith Leadership Books

Greene, S. (2017). Love leads. Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House.

Maxwell, J. (2006). Talent Is Never Enough: Discover the Choices That Will Take You Beyond Your Talent. Nelson Business.

Woolfe, L. (2002). Leadership secrets from the Bible: From Moses to Matthew: Management lessons for contemporary leaders. New York: MJF Books Fine Communications.

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Self Development

DeBecker, G. (2000). The gift of fear. London: Bloomsbury.

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard. (2013). Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar: Random House US.

Ziglar, Z. (2017). Born to Win: Find Your Success. Ingram Pub Services.

Ziglar, Z. (1974). See you at the top. Gretna: Pelican Pub.

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Faith and Spirituality

The Bible.

Bonhoeffer, D. (2010). Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Brown, P. D. (1996). Learning to lead from your spiritual center. Nashville: Abingdon Press.

Cadbury, H. J. (1937). Peril of Modernizing Jesus. The Macmillian Co.

Eldredge, J. (2011). Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Mans Soul. Nelson Incorporated, Thomas.

Hendricks, H. G. (n.d.). Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive. Colorado Springs: Multnomah Press.

Carter, J. (2000). SOURCES OF STRENGTH: Meditations on scripture for a living faith. Place of publication not identified: WATERBROOK PR.

Hybels, B. (2009). Courageous leadership. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN: 9780310495956.

Keller, T., & Alsdorf, K. L. (2016). Every good endeavor: Connecting your work to Gods work. NY, NY: Penguin Books.

Kouzes, J. M. & Posner, B. Z. (eds.) (2004). Christian reflections on the leadership challenge. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 9780787983376.

Ledbetter, Banks, Greenhalgh. (2016). Reviewing Leadership. (2nd ed.). Baker Academic ISBN: 9780801036293

McCoy, A. B., & McCoy, P. G., III. (n.d.). Standing in the Storm - A Family's Story of Fighting Against the World with God. Amazon.

Richards, E. R., & O’Brien, B. J. (2012). Misreading scripture with western eyes: Removing cultural blinders to better understand the Bible. IVP Books.

Taylor, B. B. (2020). Holy envy: Finding God in the faith of others. New York: HarperOne.

Wind, R. (2002). Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A spoke in the wheel. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans.

For Book Review of A Spoke in the wheel Click Here

Shinen, B. (2020). The Christian entrepreneur: Dream, plan, execute, grow. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

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Books for Kids

Doerrfeld, C. (2020). The rabbit listened. London: Scallywag Press.

Franklin, A., Illidge, J., & Glenn, E. (2020). Not quite Snow White. Fairfax, VA: Library Ideas, LLC.

Harris, N. P., Azam, A., & Marlin, L. (2021). The Magic Misfits. Solon, OH: Findaway World, LLC.

Lewis, C. S. (2015). The chronicles of Narnia. London: HarperCollins Childrens Books.

Mackesy, C. (2021). The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. New York, NY: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins.

Montanari, S. M., & Parker, J. (2019). Goldilocks for dinner: A funny book about manners. New York: Schwartz and Wade Books an imprint of Random House Childrens Books.

Neuschwander, C., & Geehan, W. (2011). Sir Cumference and the first round table: A math adventure. United States: Charlesbridge.

Nhin, M. (2020). Gritty Ninja: A Children’s Book About Dealing with Frustration and Developing Perseverance. Grow Grit Press LLC

Riordan, R. (2018). The red pyramid. Farmington Hills, MI: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage company.

Stewart, T. L., & Ellis, C. (2021). The Mysterious Benedict Society. New York: Little, Brown and Company.

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Classics

Crane, S. (2020). Red Badge of Courage: ALMA Books.

Orwell, G., Nesti, F., & Kamoun, J. (2020). 1984. Paris: Grasset.

Tolstoy, L. (2018/1865). War and Peace. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

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History Section

Biography

Abrams, D., & Fisher, D. (2020). John Adams under fire: The founding fathers fight for justice in the Boston Massacre murder trial. Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Baime, A. (2018). The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World. Mariner Books.

Blumenson, M. (1994). Patton, the man behind the legend, 1885-1945. New York: Quill.

McRaven, W. H. (2020). Sea stories: My life in special operations. New York: Grand Central Publishing.

Schlesinger, A. M. (1965). A thousand days: John F. Kennedy in the White House. London: Andre Deutsch.

Sorensen, T. C. (2013). Kennedy: The classic biography. New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics.

Wallace, C. (2022). Countdown Bin Laden: The untold story of the 247 -day hunt to bring the mastermind of 9/11 to... justice. S.l.: AVID READER PR.

History

Amar, A. R., & Adams, L. (2015). The Bill of Rights Primer: A Citizens Guidebook to the American Bill of Rights. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing.

Cornwell, B. (2016). Waterloo: The history of four days, three armies and three battles. New York, NY: Harper.

Eckhertz, H. (2016). D Day through German eyes: Eyewitness accounts of German soldiers of June 6th 1944. United States: DTZ History Publications.

Friedman, M. J. (1999). (Plato's) Republic. New York, NY: Pocket Books.

Halberstam, D. (2015). The coldest winter America and the Korean War. New York: Hachette Books.

Machiavelli, N. (2020). The Prince: ARCTURUS Publishing.

Makos, A., & Alexander, L. (2014). A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II. New York: Berkley Caliber.

ODonnell, P. K. (2017). Washingtons immortals: The untold story of an elite regiment who changed the course of the Revolution. New York: Grove Press.

OToole, G. (2017). Hemingway Didnt Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations. Amazon Publishing.

Sheehan, N., Kenworthy, E. W., Butterfield, F., Smith, H., & Greenfield, J. L. (2017). The Pentagon papers: The secret history of the Vietnam War. NY, NY: Racehorse Publishing.

Shirer, W. L., & Rosenbaum, R. (2011). The rise and fall of the Third Reich: A history of Nazi Germany. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Sunzi. (2016). The art of war. Charleston, SC: Publisher not identified.

Tur, K. (2018). Unbelievable: My front-row seat to the craziest campaign in American history. New York, NY: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow.

Wallace, C. (2021). Countdown 1945: The extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the... world. S.l.: AVID READER PR.

Historical Novels

Bowen, R. (2017). In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II. Amazon Pub.

Clinton, B., & Patterson, J. (2018). The president is missing. New York: Little Brown &.

Greasley, H., & Scott, K. (2019). Do the birds still sing in hell?: A powerful story of love and survival. London: John Blake Publishing.

Harmon, A. (2016). From Sand and Ash. Seattle: Lake Union Publishing.

Johnson, K. (2017). Man of Legends. 47North.

McCain, J., & Salter, M. (2019). The restless wave: Good times, just causes, great fights, and other appreciations. Farmington Hills, Mich: Large Print Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Runyan, A. K. (2018). Daughters of the Night Sky. Seattle: Amazon Publishing.

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Academic Section

Academic Research

Creswell, J. W, & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Creswell, J. W., & Poth, C. N. (2018). Qualitative inquiry & research design: Choosing among five approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Deetjen, T. A. (2020). Published: A guide to literature review, outlining, experimenting, visualization, writing, editing, and peer review for your first scientific journal article. United States: Productive Academic.

Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (2017). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Oxon, London: Routledge.

Miles, M. B., Huberman, A. M., & Saldaña, J. (2020). Qualitative data analysis: A methods sourcebook. Los Angeles: SAGE.

Nelson, D. L. (2007). Positive organizational behavior. London: Sage Publications.

Northouse, P. G. (2019). Leadership: Theory and practice. (8th ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 9781506362311

Pallant, J. (2020). SPSS survival manual: A step by step guide to data analysis using IBM SPSS (7th ed.). Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Pyrczak, F., & Tcherni-Buzzeo, M. (2019). Evaluating research in academic journals: A practical guide to realistic evaluation (7th ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.

Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research & evaluation methods (3rd ed.). Sage Publications.

Renz, D. O., & Herman, R. D. (2016). The Jossey-Bass handbook of nonprofit leadership and management. Hoboken, NJ: Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley.

Rinehart, S. T. (1998). Upside down: The paradox of servant leadership. Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress. ISBN: 9781576830796.

Rost, J. C. (1993). Leadership for the twenty-first century. New York, NY: Praeger. ISBN: 9780275946104.

Scharmer, O., & Kaufer, K. (2013). Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Stangor, C. (2015). Research methods for the behavioral sciences. Australia: Cengage Learning.

Academic Business

Kotler, P., & Keller, K. L. (2016). Marketing management. Boston: Pearson.

Salvatore, D. (2019). Managerial economics in a global economy (9th ed.). New York: Oxford University Pres.

Senge, P. M. (2006). The fifth discipline: The art & practice of the learning organization (Rev. ed.). New York, NY: DoubleDay. ISBN: 9780385517256

Spector, B. (2013). Implementing organizational change: Theory into practice. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 9780132729840.

Academic Leadership

Blanchard, K., & Hodges, P. (2003). The servant leader: Transforming your heart, head, hands & habits. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson. ISBN: 9780849996597.

Blanchard, K. H., & Miller, M. (2014). The secret: What great leaders know and do (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ISBN: 9781626561984.

Bolman, L.G. and T.E. Deal (2013). Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice and leadership.(6th ed.). Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 9781119281818

Burns, J. M. (2004). Transforming leadership: The new pursuit of happiness. New York: Grove Press.

Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R., & McKee, A. (2013). Primal leadership: Unleashing the power of emotional intelligence (10th Anniversary ed.). Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press. ISBN: 9781422168035.

Greenleaf, R. K. (2002). Servant leadership: A journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness (25th anniversary edition). Mahwah, NJ: Paulis Press. ISBN: 9780809105540.

Kinicki, A., & Fugate, M. (2016). Organizational behavior: A practical, problem-solving. McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-10: 1259188418

Heifetz, R. A. (1994). Leadership without easy answers. Seoul: Thenan Publishing.

Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2017). The leadership challenge: How to make extraordinary things happen in organizations (6th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 9781118284315.

Ladkin, D. (2020). Rethinking leadership: A new look at old leadership questions. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2017). Leadership practices inventory (LPI) self starter package (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 9781119397519.

Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN: 9781483317533.

Wilkes, C. G. (1998). Jesus on leadership: Timeless wisdom on servant leadership. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers. ISBN: 9780842318631

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Recreational Section

Science Fiction/Fantesy

Bailey, R. (2015). Professor. Amazon Publishing.

Bova, B. (1973). The science fiction hall of fame. New York: Doubleday & Company.

Cornwell, P. D. (2019). Quantum: A Thriller. Amazon Pub.

Freeman, B. (2021). Thief River Falls. Thorndike, ME: Center Point Large Print.

Kent, M. (2020). When I was you: A thriller. Seattle, WA: Thomas & Mercer.

ONeal, B. (2019). When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel. Amazon Publishing.

Prescott, J. D. (2017). The Genesis conspiracy. Tyler, TX: Prescott Publishing.

Peper, E. (2018). Bandwidth. Amazon Pub.

Richards, D. E. (2012). Amped. Salt Lake City, UT: Paragon Press.

Richards, D. E. (2015). Split second. United States: Paragon Press.

Richards, D. E. (2017). Time frame. United States: Paragon Press.

Rowling, J. K., & Kay, J. (2020). Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban. London: Bloomsbury Childrens Books.

Wheeler, J. (2013). Wretched of muirwood. Amazon Publishing.

Tigner, T. (2019). The price of time. United States: Tim Tigner.

Tolkien, J. R. (1966). The fellowship of the ring: Being the first part of The lord of the ring. London: Allen and Unwin.

Tolkien, J. R. (2014). The hobbit: Or there and back again. London: HarperCollins.

Walker, R. (2015). Times divide. New York: Skyscape.

Novels

Bailey, R. (2015). Professor. Amazon Publishing.

Buchanan, T. (2020).Wall of silence. Seattle: Lake Union Publishing.

Freeman, B. (2021). Thief River Falls. Thorndike, ME: Center Point Large Print.

Kent, M. (2020). When I was you: A thriller. Seattle, WA: Thomas & Mercer.

ONeal, B. (2019). When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel. Amazon Publishing.

Peper, E. (2018). Bandwidth. Amazon Pub.

Wheeler, J. (2013). Wretched of Muirwood. Amazon Publishing.

Science and Philosophy

Christian, D. (2019). Origin story: A big history of everything. UK: Penguin Books.

Quammen, D. (2012). Spillover. London: The Bodley Head.

Moore, P. (2008). E=mc²: The great ideas that shaped our world. New York, NY: Metro Books.

Riddle, A. G. (2018). Genome. London: Head of Zeus.

Rutherford, A., & Mukherjee, S. (2018). A brief history of everyone who ever lived: The human story retold through our genes. New York: The Experiment, LLC.

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Martial Arts Section

Christensen, L. (2001). Fighters fact book: Over 400 concepts, principles and drills to make you a better fighter. Wethersfield, CT: Turtle.

Frazier, J., & Dettloff, W. (2006). Box like the pros. New York: HarperCollins.

Funakoshi, G. (1973). Karate-d¿ ky¿ han: The master text. Tokyo: Kodansha International.

Goodman, F. (2015). The ultimate book of martial arts: A step-by-step practical guide: Tae kwondo, karate, aikido, ju-jitsu, judo, kung fu, tai chi, kendo, iaido and shinto ryu. London: Hermes House.

Hochheim, W. H. (2009). Knife/counter-knife combatives: The knife vs. hand, stick, knife and gun threats. Allen, TX: Lauric Press.

Hwang, K. (1977). Tang soo do. Sŏul: Sung Moon.

Inokuma, I., & Satō, N. (2009). Best judo. Tokyo: Kodansha International.

Levine, D., & Whitman, J. (2016). Complete Krav maga: The ultimate guide to over 250 self-defense and combative techniques. Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press.

McLemore, D. C. (2013). The fighting Kukri: Illustrated lessons on the Gurkha combat knife. Boulder, CO: Paladin.

Miyamoto, M., Yoshiharu, A., Brant, R., & Miyamoto, M. (2006). The book of five rings: The classic text of Samurai sword strategy. New York: Barnes & Noble.

Parker, E. K. (1982). Ed Parkers infinite insights into Kenpo.(5 Vol. Set) Los Angeles, CA: Delsby Publications.
(THIS IS A MUST HAVE SET FOR DEDICATED ED PARKER KENPO STUDENTS)

Pang, C. S., & Hock, G. E. (1996). Tai chi: Ten minutes to health. Singapore: Times Books International.

Rooney, M. (2011). Training for Warriors: The Ultimate Mixed Martial Arts Workout. New York: William Morrow Paperbacks.

Scott, D. (2000). Boxing: The complete guide to training and fitness. New York: Perigee.

Sde-Or, I., & Yanilov, E. (2001). Krav maga: How to defend yourself against armed assault. Berkeley, CA: Frog.

Tegner, B. (1990). Self-defense nerve centers & pressure points for Karate, Jujitsu & Atemi-Waa. Ventura, CA: Thor Publ.

Yamashita, T., Lee, M., & Churchill, D. (2006). Advanced tonfa: Japanese weapon of self-defense. Place of publication not identified: Black Belt.

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Social Justice Section

General

Atwood, M. (2021). Handmaids Tale: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Gladwell, M. (2013). David and Goliath: Underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants. New York: Little, Brown.

Meacham, J. (2019). The soul of America the battle for our better angels. New York: Random House.

Women

Ammerman, C., & Groysberg, B. (2021). Glass half-broken shattering the barriers that still hold women back at work. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.

Jacob, K., Unerman, S., & Edwards, M. (2020). Belonging: The key to transforming and maintaining diversity, inclusion and equality at work. London ; Oxford ; New York ; New Delhi ; Sydney: Bloomsbury Business.

Ethnic and Race

Berry, M. F. (2018). History teaches us to resist: How progressive movements have succeeded in challenging times. Boston: Beacon Press.

Sage, J., & Kasten, L. (2008). Enslaved: True stories of modern day slavery. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

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