The White Donkey
The White Donkey: Terminal Lance by Maximilian Uriarte (Little, Brown, and Co. February 2016, 288 pages) This book is a well-chosen
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Battlegrounds
Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World by H.R. McMaster (Harper, Sept. 2020, 560 pages) When discussing national security and
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Inside the Mind of a Successful CEO
Inside the Mind of a Successful CEO by David V. Mastran Quite often, business books focus on specific aspects of
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Anchors: Ethical and Practical Maxims
Anchors: Ethical and Practical Maxims by Rafael C. Benitez (US Navy, January 1996) A concise and practical tool for leadership in
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Tribe of Mentors
Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World, by Timothy Ferris (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2017,
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Code Talker
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII, by Chester Nez
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The Admirals
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King: The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea by Walter R. Borneman
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Dragon’s Jaw: An Epic Story of Courage and Tenacity in Vietnam
Dragon’s Jaw: An Epic Story of Courage and Tenacity in Vietnam by Stephen Coonts and Barrett Tillman (Da Capo Press,
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The Dichotomy of Leadership
The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
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That Will Never Work
That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph (September 2019,
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Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower
Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower by James Wood Forsyth Jr, Mark Owen Yeisley, and Richard J. Bailey
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TOPGUN’s Top 10
TOPGUN’s Top 10: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit, by Guy M. Snodgrass (Center Street, September 2020, 192 pages) Building leadership skills
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Creativity, Inc: Overcoming theUnseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, by Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace (Random
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The Art of Command
The Art of Command: Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell, edited by Harry S. Laver and Jeffrey J.
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Solid Steps Through Shifting Sand
Lessons for life from Col. Mike Rauhut, US Army (Ret.) with his father Horst Rauhut Colonel Michael Rauhut (Ret.) is
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