Books

2010

 

• Too Big to Fail by Andrew Sorkin
• The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
• The Big Short by Michael Lewis
• Crisis Economics by Nouriel Roubini
• The Plundered Planet by Paul Collier
• This Time Is Different by Reinhart & Rogoff
• The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier
• Fault Lines by Raghuram Rajan
• The Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely

 

TR

• Expert Political Judgment (Philip Tetlock)
• The Hero and the Outlaw (Margaret Mark and Carl Pearson)
• The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs (Carmine Gallo)
• The Writer's Journey (Christopher Vogler)

 

Lists

Productivity

• The 4-Hour Workweek (Tim Ferris)
• Getting Things Done (David Allen)
• The Power of Less (Leo Babauta)
• Reality Check (Guy Kawasaki)

Communication

• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Chip Heath and Dan Heath)
• Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (John Medina)
• Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive (Robert B. Cialdini et al.)
• You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard, Updated Edition (Bert Decker)

Creativity

• The Creative Habit (Twyla Tharp)

Leadership and Community Building

• Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us (Seth Godin)

Framing

• Don't Think of An Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate (George Lakoff)
• Words that Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear (Frank Luntz)

Branding

• The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding (Al Ries & Jack Trout)
• The Brand Gap, Expanded Edition (Marty Neumeier)

Blink Impressions

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Malcolm Gladwell)

Marketing

• All Marketers Are Liars (Seth Godin)
• The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing (Al Ries & Jack Trout)

Negotiation

• Getting Past No (William Ury)

Success

• The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Ken Robinson)
• Outliers: The Story of Success (Malcolm Gladwell)

Presentation Design

• Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Garr Reynolds)
• Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations (Nancy Duarte)

Visual Thinking

• The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures (Dan Roam)

Data Display

• Information Design Handbook (Jenn and Ken Visocky O'Grady)
• The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Edward R. Tufte)
• Beautiful Evidence (Edward R. Tufte)

Writing

• The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White)
• On Writing (Stephen King)
• On Writing Well (William Zinsser)
• Simple and Direct (Jacques Barzun)