I have read each book on this list at least twice to develop my Complex Problem Solving training. Each book on this list has contributed something to my training, and each team I work with inspires me to learn something new to assist my next client.
Reading List for Complex Problem Solving
David Olney
30 June, 2022
I have read each book on this list at least twice to develop my Complex Problem Solving training. Each book on this list has contributed something to my training, and each team I work with inspires me to learn something new to assist my next client.
Acemoglu , Daron and James A. Robinson (2012). Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. Random House, Audiobook Edition.
Acemoglu , Daron and James A. Robinson (2019). The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Achor, Shawn (May, 2015). The Happiness Advantage. Bolinda Publishing, Audiobook Edition.
Achor, Shawn (August, 2015). Before Happiness: Five Actionable Strategies to Create a Positive Path to Success. Bolinda Publishing, Audiobook Edition.
Adams, Marilee G. (2016). Change Your Questions, Change Your Life (3rd Edition). Berrett-Koehler, Kindle Edition.
Adams, Marilee G. (2019). Teaching That Changes Lives: 12 Mindset Tools for Igniting the Love of Learning. Berrett-Koehler, Audiobook Edition.
Aldrete, Gregory S. (2015). History’s Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach. The Great Courses, Audiobook Edition.
Allen, David (2001). Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. Simon & Schuster, Audiobook Edition.
Andreatta, Britt (2020). Wired to Resist: The Brain Science of Why Change Fails and a New Model for Driving Success. Britt Andreatta, Audiobook Edition.
Ariely, Dan (2016). Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. HarperCollins Publishers, Audiobook Edition.
Aristotle (2011). Nicomachean Ethics. University of Chicago Press, Kindle Edition.
Aurelius, Marcus (2007). The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Jimcin Recordings, Audiobook Edition.
Ball, Philip (2022). The Book of Minds: How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to Aliens. Macmillan, Audiobook Edition.
Banuri, Sheheryar (2020). Good Decisions for Strange Situations. Hodder & Stoughton, Audiobook Edition.
Bennis, Warren (2009). On Becoming a Leader. Basic Books, Kindle Edition.
Bertsch McGrayne, Sharon (2012). The Theory that Would not Die. Tantor Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Best, Joel (2012). Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists. Audible, Audiobook Edition.
Bingham, Dan (2021). Start at the End: How Reverse-Engineering Can Lead to Success. Welbeck Publishing Group, Audiobook Edition.
Birkholm, Molly (2019). Building Your Resilience: Finding Meaning in Adversity. The Great Courses, Audiobook Edition.
Blaber, Pete (2013). The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander. Blackstone Audiobooks, Audiobook Edition.
Blyth, Mark (2014). Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea. Audible Studios, Audiobook Edition.
Bolden, Richard, Jonathan Gosling, Beverley Hawkins, and Scott Taylor (2011). Exploring Leadership: Individual, Organisational, and Societal Perspectives. Oxford University Press.
Bowles, Samuel (2016). The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens (Castle Lectures Series). Yale University Press, Kindle Edition.
Boyd, John and Philip Zimbardo (2012). The Time Paradox: Using the New Psychology of Time to Your Advantage. Ebury Digital, Kindle Edition.
Bracken, Paul (2006). “Net assessment: a practical guide.” Parameters, Volume 36, Number 1, pp. 90-100. https://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/pubs/parameters/articles/06spring/bracken.pdf
Bregman, Rutger (2020). Humankind: A Hopeful History. Bloomsbury Publishing, Audiobook Edition.
Bremmer, Ian (2012). Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World. Penguin, Kindle Edition.
Bremmer, Ian (2018). Us vs. Them. Penguin Books, Audiobook Edition.
Brody-Waite, Michael (2020). Great Leaders Live Like Drug Addicts. Simon & Schuster Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Brown, Brene (2013). Daring Greatly. Portfolio Penguin, Kindle Edition.
Brown, Tim (2009). Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. HarperCollins e-books, Kindle Edition.
Browning, Christopher R. (2020). Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland. HarperAudio, Audiobook Edition.
Budiansky, Stephen (2013). Blackett’s War. Tantor Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Burger, Edward B. and Michael Starbird (2012). The Five Elements of Effective Thinking. Audible, Audiobook Edition.
Burger, Edward B. (2018). Making Up Your Own Mind: Thinking Effectively Through Creative Puzzle-Solving. Princeton University Press, Audiobook Edition.
Burken, Scott (2013). The Year Without Pants. Jossey-Bass, Kindle Edition.
Carlin, Dan (2019). The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses. HarperCollins Publishers, Audiobook Edition.
Carnegie, Dale (2016). Public Speaking for Success. Gildan Media, Audiobook Edition.
Carr, Nicholas (2011). The Shallows: How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember. Audible, Audiobook Edition.
Carr, Nicholas (2014). The Glass Cage: Automation and Us. Brilliance Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Chaleff, Ira (2009). The Courageous Follower. Berrett-Koehler, Audiobook Edition.
Chaleff, Ira (2015). Intelligent Disobedience. Berrett-Koehler, Audiobook Edition.
Chapman, Gary and Paul White (2019). The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People. Northfield Publishing, Kindle Edition.
Christakis, Nicholas A. (2019). Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society. Audible, Audiobook Edition.
Chua, Amy and Jed Rubenfeld (2014). The Triple Package: What Really Determines Success. Audible, Audiobook Edition
Chua, Amy (2018). Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations. Audible, Audiobook Edition.
Churchill, Winston S. (1897). THE SCAFFOLDING OF RHETORIC. https://winstonchurchill.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/THE_SCAFFOLDING_OF_RHETORIC.pdf
Cialdini, Robert (2020). Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Clear, James (2018). Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones. Random House, Audiobook Edition.
Cooke, Ed (2008). Remember, Remember: Learn the Stuff You Thought You Never Could. Penguin Books, Kindle Edition.
Cooper, Joel M. (2007). Cognitive Dissonance: 50 Years of a Classic Theory. Sage Publications, Kindle Edition.
Costa, Rebecca D. (2010). The Watchman’s Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction. Audible Inc., Audiobook Edition.
Coyle, Daniel (2010). The Talent Code: Greatness isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Cornerstone Digital, Kindle Edition.
Coyle, Daniel (2012). The Little Book of Talent. Cornerstone Digital, Kindle Edition.
Coyle, Daniel (2018). The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Audible, Audiobook Edition.
Cramer, Kathryn D. (2014). Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say, and Do. Audible Studios, Audiobook Edition.
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (2013). Flow: The Psychology of Happiness. Ebury Digital, Kindle Edition.
Curry, Oliver Scott (2018). Seven Moral Rules Found All Around the World. The Evolution Institute. https://evolution-institute.org/the-seven-moral-rules-found-all-around-the-world/
Damasio, Antonio (2021). Feeling and Knowing: Making Minds Conscious. Hachette Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Davey, Liane (2013). You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get along, and Get Stuff Done. Wiley, Kindle Edition.
de Crespigny, Richard (2018). Fly! Life Lessons from the Cockpit of QF32. Penguin Random House Australia, Audiobook Edition.
Dehaene, Stanislas (2019). How We Learn: The New Science of Education and the Brain. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
DeMartini, John (2013). The Values Factor: The Secret to Creating an Inspired and Fulfilling Life. Gildan Media, Audiobook Edition.
Desmet, Mattias (2022). The Psychology of Totalitarianism. Dreamscape Media, Audiobook Edition.
Diamandis, Peter H. and Steven Kotler (2012). Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think. Free Press, Kindle Edition.
Diamond, Jared (2019). Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis. Recorded Books, Audiobook Edition.
Dimsdale, Joel E. (2021). Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media. Tantor, Audiobook Edition.
Dispenza, Joe (2017). Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind. Tantor, Audiobook Edition.
Doidge, Norman (2008). The Brain that Changes Itself. Scribe, Kindle Edition.
Dosch, Vern (2015). Wired Differently. Makoche Studios, Audiobook Edition.
Duckworth, Angela (2016). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Random House Audiobooks, Audiobook Edition.
Duhigg, Charles (2012). The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change. . Cornerstone Digital, Kindle Edition.
Duhigg, Charles (2016). Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive. Random House Audiobooks, Audiobook Edition.
Dungy, Tony (2010). The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People & Teams That Win Consistently. Tyndale House Publishers, Audiobook Edition.
Dungy, Tony (2019). The Soul of a Team: A Modern Day Fable for Winning Teamwork. Recorded Books, Audiobook Edition.
Dutton, Kevin (2015). Flipnosis. W F Howes, Audiobook Edition.
Dweck, Carol (2009). Mindset. Gildan Media, Audiobook Edition.
Dyson, George (2012). Darwin Among the Machines. Penguin, Audible Edition.
Eagleman, David (2012). Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain. Canongate Books, Audiobook Edition.
Eagleman, David (2015). The Brain: The Story of You. Canongate Books, Audiobook Edition.
Easter, Michael (2021). The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self. Random House Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Ekman, Paul (2022). Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage. Tantor, Audiobook Edition.
Epictetus (2009). Manual for Living. Jimcin Recordings, Audiobook Edition.
Epictetus (2016). The Enchiridion & Discourses. Ukemi Productions, Audiobook Edition.
Epictetus (2021). The Discourses of Epictetus: As Reported by Arrian. Vox Stoica, Audiobook Edition.
Epstein, David (2019). Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Macmillan Digital Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Ericsson, Anders and Geoffrey Beevers (2016). Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise. Random House Audiobooks, Audible Edition.
Erixon, Fredrik and Bjorn Weigel (2017). The Innovation Illusion: How So Little Is Created by So Many Working So Hard. Vibrance Press, Audiobook Edition.
Everly Jr., George S. and Douglas A. Strouse (2015). Stronger: Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed. Gildan Media, Audiobook Edition.
Eyal, Nir and Julie Li (2019). Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Audible, Audiobook Edition.
Fabritius, Friederike and Hans W. Hagemann (2017). The Leading Brain: Neuroscience Hacks to Work Smarter, Better, Happier. TarcherPerigee, Kindle Edition.
Farnsworth, Ward (2018). The Practicing Stoic. Blackstone Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Feldman Barrett, Lisa (2016). How Emotions Are Made. Brilliance Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Ferguson, Niall (2017). The Square and the Tower. Penguin Books, Audiobook Edition.
Ferguson, Niall (2021). Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Ferrazzi , Keith and Noel Weyrich (2020). Leading Without Authority: Why You Don’t Need to Be in Charge to Inspire Others and Make Change Happen. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Fiennes, Ranulph (2016). Fear: Our Ultimate Challenge. Hodder & Stoughton, Audiobook Edition.
Foer, Joshua (2011). Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. Penguin Books, Audiobook Edition.
Fox, Jeffrey J. (2003). How to Be a Rainmaker: Unexpected Rules for Business and Personal Success. Nightingale Conant, Audiobook Edition.
Frankl, Viktor E. (2004). Man’s Search for Meaning. Blackstone Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Frankl, Viktor E. (2020). Yes to Life in Spite of Everything. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Freeman, R. Edward (2013). Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach. Cambridge University Press, Kindle Edition.
Friedman, Ron (2021). Decoding Greatness: The Hidden Strategy for Achieving Extraordinary Success. Simon & Schuster, Audiobook Edition.
Furedi, Frank (2018). How Fear Works: Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century. Bloomsbury Continuum, Kindle Edition.
Fussell, Chris and Charles Goodyear (2017). One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams. Macmillan, Kindle Edition.
Gardner, Daniel (2009). The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Should Not – and Put Ourselves in Great Danger. Gildan Media, Audiobook Edition.
George, Bill and David Gergen (2015). Discover Your True North (2nd Edition). Jossey-Bass, Kindle Edition.
Gigerenzer, Gerd (2008). Gut Feelings: Shortcuts to Better Decision Making. Penguin, Kindle Edition.
Gilbert, Sam (2021). Good Data: An Optimist’s Guide to Our Digital Future. Welbeck Publishing Group, Audiobook Edition.
Glasser, William (2014). Choice Theory. HarperAudio, Audiobook Edition.
Goggins, David (2018). Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds. Goggins Built Not Born, Audiobook Edition.
Gray, John (2015). The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry into Human Freedom. Penguin, Kindle Edition.
Green, Robert (2018). The Laws of Human Nature. Profile Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Greenleaf, Robert K. (2009). The Power of Servant Leadership. Audible Studios, Audiobook Edition.
Gregersen, Hal (2018). Questions Are the Answer: A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Problems at Work and in Life. HarperCollins Publishers, Audiobook Edition.
Greitens, Eric (2011). The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL. Tantor Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Greitens, Eric (2015). Resilience: Hard-won Wisdom for Living a Better Life. Macmillan Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Hadfield, Chris (2013). An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth. Pan Macmillan, Audiobook Edition.
Haidt, Jonathan (2012). The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. Penguin, Kindle Edition.
Haidt, Jonathan and Greg Lukianoff (2018). The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. Penguin, Kindle Edition.
Hammond, Claudia (2012). Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception. Canongate Books, Kindle Edition.
Hansen , Morten T. and Jim Collins (2011). Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All. HarperCollins, Audiobook Edition.
Harasta, Joseph (2016). The Fundamentals of Public Relations: What It Is and How to Do It Well. Redwood Audiobooks, Audiobook Edition.
Harford, Tim (2020). How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers. Hachette Audio UK, Audiobook Edition.
Hari, Johann (2018). Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions. Audible, Audiobook Edition.
Heath, Dan (2020). Upstream: How to Solve Problems Before They Happen. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Heinberg, Richard (2011). The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality. Tantor Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Heine, Steven J. (2017). DNA Is Not Destiny. HighBridge, Audiobook Edition.
Hickel, Jason (2020). Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Hoffman, Bryce G. (2017). Red Teaming: Transform Your Business by Thinking Like the Enemy. Little Brown Book Group, Audiobook Edition.
Holiday, Ryan (2014). The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph. Tim Ferriss, Audiobook Edition.
Holiday, Ryan and Stephen Hanselman (2016). The Daily Stoic. Tim Ferriss, Audiobook Edition.
Hollingsworth, John R. and Silvia E. Ybarra (2017). Explicit Direct Instruction (2nd Edition). Corwin, Kindle Edition.
Horowitz, Ben (2019). What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture. HarperCollins Publishers, Audiobook Edition.
Huettel, Scott (2013). Behavioral Economics: When Psychology and Economics Collide. The Great Courses, Audiobook Edition.
Hunter, James C. (2004). The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader. Crown Business, Kindle Edition.
Iny, Danny (2018). Leveraged Learning: How the Disruption of Education Helps Lifelong Learners, and Experts with Something to Teach. Danny Iny, Audiobook Edition.
Irvine, William B. (2013). A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. Audible Studios, Audiobook Edition.
Jacobsen, Annie (2015). The Pentagon’s Brain: An Uncensored History of Darpa. Hachette Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Jaku, Eddie (2020). The Happiest Man on Earth. Macmillan, Audiobook Edition.
Jha, Amishi (2021). Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day. Hachette Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Joseph, Stephen (2012). What Doesn’t Kill us: A guide to overcoming adversity and moving forward. Piatkus, Kindle Edition.
Kagan, Robert (2018). The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World. Random House Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Kahneman, Daniel (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. Penguin Books, Audiobook Edition.
Kahneman , Daniel, Olivier Sibony , and Cass R. Sunstein (2021). Noise. HarperCollins, Audiobook Edition.
Kallman, Meghan and Rachele Dini (2016). A Macat Analysis of Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. Macat, Audiobook edition.
Kapleau, Roshi Philip (2017). The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment. Tantor Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Kasparov, Garry (2017). Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins. Hachette Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Kaufman, Josh (2013). The First 20 Hours: How to learn anything … fast. Worldly Wisdom Ventures, Audible Audiobook.
Kaufman, Scott Barry (2020). Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Kelly, Lynne (2016). The Memory Code. Audible Studios, Audiobook Edition.
Kelly, Lynne (2019). Memory Craft. W. F. Howes, Audiobook Edition.
King, Cynthia and William Irvine (2011). Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings. CreateSpace, Kindle Edition.
Klein, Gary (2011). StreetLights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making. A Bradford Book, Kindle Edition.
Klein, Gary (2014). Seeing What Others Don’t: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights. Brilliance Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Klotz, Leidy (2021). Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less. Macmillan Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Knapp, Jake and John Zeratsky (2016). Sprint: How to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days. Random House Audiobooks, Audiobook Edition.
Kotler, Steven (2014). The Rise of Superman. Brilliance Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Kotler, Steven and Jamie Wheal (2017). Stealing Fire. HarperCollins Publishers, Audiobook Edition.
Kotler, Steven (2019). Mapping Cloud Nine: Neuroscience, Flow, and the Upper Possibility Space of Human Experience. Sounds True, Audiobook Edition.
Krepinevich , Andrew and Barry Watts (2015). The Last Warrior: Andrew Marshall and the Shaping of Modern American Defense Strategy. Blackstone Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Krogerus, Mikael and Roman Tschäppeler (2017). The Decision Book: Fifty models for strategic thinking (New Edition). Profile Books, Kindle Edition.
Kropotkin, Pyotr (2019). Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution. Ukemi Productions, Audiobook Edition.
Kuhn, Thomas S. and Ian Hacking (2012). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition. University of Chicago Press, 4th Edition, Kindle Edition.
Lakoff, George (2008). Philosophy In The Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought. Basic Books, Kindle Edition.
Lakoff, George (2014). The All New Don’t Think of an Elephant. Chelsea Green, Kindle Edition.
Lave, Jean and Etienne Wenger (1991). Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge University Press, Kindle Edition.
Leslie, Ian (2020). Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It. Quercus Editions, Audiobook Edition.
Levitin, Daniel (2015). The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload. Penguin, Audiobook Edition.
Levitin, Daniel (2016). A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics: A Neuroscientist on How to Make Sense of a Complex World. Penguin Random House, Audiobook Edition.
Levitin, Daniel (2017). Weaponized Lies: How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era. Viking, Kindle Edition.
Levitt, Steven D. and Stephen J. Dubner (2014). Think Like a Freak: Secrets of the Rogue Economist. Penguin, Kindle Edition.
Livio, Mario and Jeff Cummings (2013). Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein. Brilliance Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Lordan, Grace (2021). Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Career You Want. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Mackey, John and Raj Sisodia (2014). Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business. Highbridge, Audiobook Edition.
Mackey, John, Steve Mcintosh, and Carter Phipps (2020). Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Madsbjerg, Christian (2017). Sensemaking: What Makes Human Intelligence Essential in the Age of the Algorithm. Hachette Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Marcus, Aubrey (2018). Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimised Practices for Waking, Working, Learning, Eating, Training, Playing, Sleeping and Sex. HarperCollins Publishers, Audiobook Edition.
Marquet, L. David (2020). Leadership Is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don’t. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Marquet, L. David (2021). Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Martin, Roger L. (2009). The Opposable Mind. Harvard Business Review Press, Kindle Edition.
Mazzucato, Mariana (2015). The Innovative State: Governments Should Make Markets, Not Just Fix Them. Audible, Audiobook Edition.
McChrystal, Stanley, David Silverman, Tantum Collins, and Chris Fussell (2016). Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World. Penguin, Kindle Edition.
McChrystal, Stanley, Jason Mangone, and Jeff Eggers (2018). Leaders: Myth and Reality. Penguin Books, Audiobook Edition.
McFate, Sean (2019). Goliath: Why the West Doesn’t Win Wars. And What We Need to Do About It. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
McGonigal, Kelly (2015). The Upside of Stress: Why stress is good for you (and how to get good at it). Ebury, Kindle Edition.
McKeown, Greg (2015). Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Random House Audiobooks, Audiobook Edition.
McRaney, David (2011). You are not so Smart. Gildan Media, Audiobook Edition.
Meadows, Donella H. (2012). Limits to Growth: The Thirty Year Update. Chelsea Green Publishing, Kindle Edition.
Meadows, Donella H. (2018). Thinking in Systems: A Primer. Chelsea Green Publishing, Audiobook Edition.
Medina, John J. (2014). Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. John J. Medina, Audiobook Edition.
Middleton, Ant (2018). First Man In: Leading from the Front. HarperCollins, Audiobook Edition.
Middleton, Ant (2019). The Fear Bubble: How to Harness Fear and Live Without Limits. HarperCollins, Audiobook Edition.
Milton, Giles (2016). The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: Churchill’s Mavericks Plotting Hitler’s Defeat. John Murray Press, Audiobook Edition.
Mlodinow, Leonard (2016). Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behaviour. Audible Studios, Audiobook Edition.
Morgenthaler, Jill (2015). The Courage to Take Command. McGraw-Hill Digital, Audiobook Edition.
Mueller, Jennifer (2016). Creative Change: Why We Resist It … How We Can Embrace It. Brilliance Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Murden, Fiona (2020). Mirror Thinking: How Role Models Make Us Human. Bloomsbury, Audiobook Edition.
Murphy, Jason (2019). Incentivology: The Forces That Explain Tremendous Success and Spectacular Failure. W. F. Howes, Audiobook Edition.
Newberg, Andrew and Mark Robert Waldman (2012). Words Can Change Your Brain. Avery, Kindle Edition.
Newberg, Andrew (2014). The Metaphysical Mind: Probing the Biology of Philosophical Thought. Kindle Edition.
Newport, Cal (2016). Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. Hachette Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Norman, Andy (2021). Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. HarperCollins Publishers, Audiobook Edition.
Novella, Steven (2012). Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills. The Great Courses, Audiobook Edition.
Nye, Joseph (2011). The Future of Power: Its Changing Nature and Use in the Twenty-first Century. Gildan Media, Audiobook Edition.
Oakley, Barbara (2021). A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra). Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Olney, David (2017). Marginal Losses: An Explanation of Suboptimal Institutional and System Performance. https://davidolney.com.au/marginal-losses-an-explanation-of-suboptimal-institutional-and-system-performance/
Parrish, Shane (2019). The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts. Audible Originals, Audiobook Edition.
Patterson, Kerry, Joseph Grenny , Ron McMillan , and Al Switzler (2011). Crucial Conversations, Second Edition. Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High. McGraw Hill, Audiobook Edition.
Peters, Steve (2012). The Chimp Paradox. Random House AudioGo, Audiobook Edition.
Peters, Steve (2018). The Silent Guides. Bonnier, Audiobook Edition.
Peterson, Jordan B. (2018). 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Penguin Books, Audiobook Edition.
Pigliucci, Massimo (2017). How To Be A Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living. Ebury Digital, Kindle Edition.
Pink, Daniel H. (2011). Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us. Canongate, Audiobook Edition.
Pinker, Steven (2021). Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Pollard, Tim (2016). The Compelling Communicator: Mastering the Art and Science of Exceptional Presentation Design. Conder House Press, Kindle Edition.
Powell, Colin (2012). It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership . Harper Collins Publishers, Audiobook Edition.
Price, David (2020). The Power of Us: How We Connect, Act and Innovate Together. Thread, Audiobook Edition.
Pronk, Dan (2019). Average 70kg D—khead: Motivational Lessons from an Ex-Army Special Forces Doctor. Dan Pronk, Audiobook Edition.
Pronk, Dan, Ben Pronk , and Tim Curtis (2021). The Resilience Shield. Macmillan Australia Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Pyle, James O. and Maryann Karinch (2014). Find Out Anything from Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning from a Veteran Interrogator. Gildan Media, Audiobook Edition.
Pyle, James O. and Maryann Karinch (2018). Control the Conversation: How to Charm, Deflect, and Defend Your Position Through Any Line of Questioning. Blackstone Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Ralston Saul, John (1997). Unconscious Civilization. Free Press.
Rendon, Jim (2015). Upside: The New Science of Post-Traumatic Growth. Touchstone, Kindle Edition.
Ridley, Matt (2011). Nature via Nurture: Genes, experience and what makes us human. Harper Perennial, Kindle Edition.
Ridley, Matt (2015). The Evolution of Everything: How Small Changes Transform Our World. Fourth Estate, Kindle Edition.
Ridley, Matt (2019). How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time. Fourth Estate, Audible Edition.
Ringer, Robert (2020). Winning through Intimidation How to Be the Victor, Not the Victim, in Business and in Life. Tantor, Audiobook Edition.
Roberts, Andrew (2019). Leadership in War: Lessons from Those Who Made History. Penguin Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Robertson, Donald (2019). How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. MacMillan Audio, Audiobook Edition.
Robson, David (2019). The Intelligence Trap: Revolutionise your Thinking and Make Wiser Decisions. Hodder & Stoughton, Audiobook Edition.
Romesha, Clinton (2016). Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valour. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing, Audiobook Edition.
Rosenbaum, David A. (2014). It’s a Jungle in There: How Competition and Cooperation in the Brain Shape the Mind. Audible Studios, Audiobook Edition.
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Rottenberg, Jonathan (2014). The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic. Gildan Media, Audiobook Edition.
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