I've been asked a number of times about what books I read, what resources I value, and which people I follow for leadership and business advice.  Recently I put together a list and I thought I should share it with you.

These are just a few of the books that I appreciate.  Topics range from business to personal-growth, and I don't expect all of them to be for everyone.  Here they are, in no particular order:

1. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
2. Just Listen
3. Rework
4. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
5. Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All
6. The Practical Drucker: Applying the Wisdom of the World's Greatest Management Thinker*
7. The Company Culture Challenge (shameless plug!)
8. The Customer Service Revolution: Overthrow Conventional Business, Inspire Employees, and Change the World*
9. The Hope Quotient:  Measure It.  Raise It.  You'll Never Be The Same.
10. Mastering The Management Buckets:  20 Critical Competencies For Leading Your Business or Nonprofit
11. Your Brain at Work:  Strategies For Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, And Working Smarter All Day Long
12. Liespotting:  Proven Techniques to Detect Deception
13. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics*
14. Theodore Rex
15. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
16. John Adams
17. An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917 – 1963
18. NIV Life Application Study Bible (Costco regularly stocks a leather covered version of this – I like the notes on every page for context)
19. Wild at Heart Revised & Updated: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
20. Never Go Back: 10 Things You'll Never Do Again
21. Who Is This Man?  The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus

As I said, I don't imagine that everyone will appreciate these as much as I have.  However, I do believe that everyone can find something within each of these books that they can appreciate in their own way.