These books found me over the years. I refer to them regularly. They are in no particular order. My lesson is that I have come to understand how books are one of many frames of reference, and they should be respected as tools and companions on our personal journey of pursuing our noble vision.
Another lesson learned: it is okay to be vulnerable to the written word just as it is okay to be vulnerable to meaningful action.
- A Journal (Always start here; Write and reflect each day even if you scribble, “I have nothing to say today.”)
- Walking the Australian Crawl William Stafford (my mentor’s mentor)
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Start with Why Simon Sinek
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Leaders Eat Last Simon Sinek
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Senior Leadership Teams Wagemen, et. al.
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The End of College Kevin Carey
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Lord Dragon Fly William Heyen (my mentor)
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The Joy of Thinking Big Ernie Zelinski
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For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway
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Policy Paradox Deborah Stone
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Remaking College Michael Kirst and Michelle Stevens
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What the Best College Teachers Do Ken Bain
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What the Best College Students Do Ken Bain
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Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert Pirsig
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Give and Take Adam Grant
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The Bible
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Poems Walt Whitman
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The Art of War Sun Tzu
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The Essence of Buddhism David Tuffey
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War and Peace Leo Tolstoy
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Pterodactyl Rose William Heyen
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Invisible Man Ralph Ellison
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The Weary Blues Langston Hughes
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The Bhagavad Gita
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The Quran
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The Sound and the Fury William Faulkner
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On the Road Jack Kerouac
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What Work Is Philip Levine (Poems)
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The Emperor of all Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Mountain and Rivers without End Gary Snyder
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Built to Last James Collins & Jerry Porras
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The Tao of Coaching Max Landsberg
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The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells
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Renewing Organizations Robert Golembiewski
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The Speed of Trust Stephen Covey
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Good to Great Jim Collins
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Statistics without Tears Derek Rowntree
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Delivering Happiness Tony Hseih
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Stumbling on Happiness Daniel Gilbert
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The Art of the Personal Essay Phillip Lopate
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A History of American Life Arthur Schlesinger, Sr.
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Disrupting Class Clayton Christensen
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Action Learning in Action Michael Marquette
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Barrel Fever David Sedaris
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The Dance of Change Peter Senge
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Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership Lee Bolman & Terrence Deal
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Learning to Lean Warren Bennis
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Leadership as Service Kent Farnsworth
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Asking Questions Seymour Sudman & Norman Bradburn
— Dr. Ken Trzaska
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