Recommended Reading List
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn the more places you'll go."
- Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel (1904-1991)
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn the more places you'll go."
- Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel (1904-1991)
I have been extremely fortunate to encounter a number of books over the years that have had a transformational impact on my mindset with respect to my passions in life: coaching, educating, technology, and my never-ending quest to being a lifelong learner. Some of these books I stumbled upon during my own journey, others were recommended to me by friends and colleagues, and even more of them are the result of my formal studies over the years.
For me, it always seemed that I would be reading a book about a specific topic and then see references to another book - a book that I would then purchase and dig into to continue my learning. This endless cycle of inquiry, discovery, and learning still continues to this day. One thing that all these books have in common is that they have changed, in some small or large way, how I view the world around me.
My goal and hope in sharing this list of books is that you too encounter that which you are looking for on your journey:
For me, it always seemed that I would be reading a book about a specific topic and then see references to another book - a book that I would then purchase and dig into to continue my learning. This endless cycle of inquiry, discovery, and learning still continues to this day. One thing that all these books have in common is that they have changed, in some small or large way, how I view the world around me.
My goal and hope in sharing this list of books is that you too encounter that which you are looking for on your journey:
Education & Learning:
Argyris, C. (2008). Teaching smart people how to learn. Harvard Business Press.
Bateson, M. C. (1994). Peripheral visions. Learning along the way. Harper.
Berger, W. (2014). A more beautiful question. Bloomsbury.
Bernstein, R. J. (2010). The pragmatic turn. Polity Press.
Blum, S. D. (2020). Ungrading. Why rating students undermines learning. West Virginia University Press.
Brookfield, S. D. (2006). The skillful teacher. Jossey-Bass.
Campbell, P. & Burnaby, B. (2001). Participatory practices in adult education. Laurence Earlbom Associates, Inc.
Cranton, P. (1994). Understanding and promoting transformative learning. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Csikszentmihalyi, M., Rathunde, K. & Whalen, S. (1993). Talented teenagers. The roots of success & failure. Cambridge
University Press.
Cuban, L. (2001). Oversold & underused. Computers in the classroom. Harvard University Press.
de Charms, R. (1968). Personal causation. The internal affective determinants of behavior. Academic Press.
de Charms, R. (1976). Enhancing motivation. Change in the classroom. John Wiley & Sons.
Deci, E. L. (1995). Why we do what we do. Understanding self-motivation. Penguin Books.
Dewey, J. (n.d.). How we think. Author.
Dewey, J. (1960). On experience, nature, and freedom. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.
Dewey, J. (1990). The school and society. The University of Chicago Press.
Dewey, J. (1990). The Child and the Curriculum. The University of Chicago Press.
Dewey, J. (2019). Studies in logical theory. Anados Books.
Finkel, D. L. (2000). Teaching with your mouth shut. Boynton/Cook Publishers.
Gardner, H. (2011). Frames of Mind. The theory of multiple intelligences. Basic Books.
Gardner, H. (2011). Truth, beauty, and goodness reframed. Basic Books.
Habermas, J. The theory of communicative action. Volume one. Beacon Press.
Hattie, J. (2009). Visible learning. A synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement. Routledge.
Merriam, S. B. & Brockett, R. G. (2007). The profession and practice of adult education. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Meyerson, D. E. (2008). Rocking the boat. How to effect change without making trouble. Harvard Business Press.
Mezirow, J., Darkenwald, G. G. & Knox, A. B. (1975). Last gamble on education. Adult Education Association of the U.S.A.
Piaget, J. (1950). The psychology of intelligence. Routledge.
Pink, D. H. (2005). A whole new mind. Why right-brainers will rule the future. Riverhead Books.
Robinson, K. (2017). Out of our minds. The power of being creative. Capstone.
Robinson, K. (2015). Creative Schools. Penguin.
Varol, O. (2020). Think like a rocket scientist. PublicAffairs.
Argyris, C. (2008). Teaching smart people how to learn. Harvard Business Press.
Bateson, M. C. (1994). Peripheral visions. Learning along the way. Harper.
Berger, W. (2014). A more beautiful question. Bloomsbury.
Bernstein, R. J. (2010). The pragmatic turn. Polity Press.
Blum, S. D. (2020). Ungrading. Why rating students undermines learning. West Virginia University Press.
Brookfield, S. D. (2006). The skillful teacher. Jossey-Bass.
Campbell, P. & Burnaby, B. (2001). Participatory practices in adult education. Laurence Earlbom Associates, Inc.
Cranton, P. (1994). Understanding and promoting transformative learning. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Csikszentmihalyi, M., Rathunde, K. & Whalen, S. (1993). Talented teenagers. The roots of success & failure. Cambridge
University Press.
Cuban, L. (2001). Oversold & underused. Computers in the classroom. Harvard University Press.
de Charms, R. (1968). Personal causation. The internal affective determinants of behavior. Academic Press.
de Charms, R. (1976). Enhancing motivation. Change in the classroom. John Wiley & Sons.
Deci, E. L. (1995). Why we do what we do. Understanding self-motivation. Penguin Books.
Dewey, J. (n.d.). How we think. Author.
Dewey, J. (1960). On experience, nature, and freedom. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.
Dewey, J. (1990). The school and society. The University of Chicago Press.
Dewey, J. (1990). The Child and the Curriculum. The University of Chicago Press.
Dewey, J. (2019). Studies in logical theory. Anados Books.
Finkel, D. L. (2000). Teaching with your mouth shut. Boynton/Cook Publishers.
Gardner, H. (2011). Frames of Mind. The theory of multiple intelligences. Basic Books.
Gardner, H. (2011). Truth, beauty, and goodness reframed. Basic Books.
Habermas, J. The theory of communicative action. Volume one. Beacon Press.
Hattie, J. (2009). Visible learning. A synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement. Routledge.
Merriam, S. B. & Brockett, R. G. (2007). The profession and practice of adult education. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Meyerson, D. E. (2008). Rocking the boat. How to effect change without making trouble. Harvard Business Press.
Mezirow, J., Darkenwald, G. G. & Knox, A. B. (1975). Last gamble on education. Adult Education Association of the U.S.A.
Piaget, J. (1950). The psychology of intelligence. Routledge.
Pink, D. H. (2005). A whole new mind. Why right-brainers will rule the future. Riverhead Books.
Robinson, K. (2017). Out of our minds. The power of being creative. Capstone.
Robinson, K. (2015). Creative Schools. Penguin.
Varol, O. (2020). Think like a rocket scientist. PublicAffairs.
Leisure:
Borges, J. L. (1998). Collected Fictions. Penguin Books.
Brown, B. (2010). The gifts of imperfection. Your guide to a wholehearted life. Hazeldon Publishing.
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. (1986). The adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha. Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Eger, Edith E. (2017). The Choice. Scribner.
Eidens, A. (2018). Big Life Journal. Eidens, Inc.
Ellifritz, G. (2020). Choose adventure. Safe travel in dangerous places. Author.
Emmons, R. A. (2016). The little book of gratitude. Gaia Books.
Fallon, A. (2020). The Power of Writing it Down. Zondervan Thrive.
Firestein, S. (2016). Failure. Oxford University Press.
Goldstein, J. & Kornfield, J. (1995). The path of insight meditation. Shambhala Publications, Inc.
Heath, C. & Heath, D. (2008). Made to Stick. Why some ideas survive and other die. Random House.
Hesse, H. (1943). The glass bead game. Henry Hold & Company.
Holiday, R. (2021). Courage is calling: Fortune favors the brave. Penguin Random House LLC.
Holiday, R. (2019). Stillness is the key. Penguin Random House LLC.
Holiday, R. (2014). The Obstacle is the Way. Penguin.
Honnold, A. (2018). Alone on the wall. W. W. Norton & Company.
Huxley, A. (1932). Brave New World. HarperPerennial.
Irvine, W. B. (2009). A guide to the good life. Oxford University Press.
Johnson, S. (2002). Who moved my cheese? G. P. Putnam's Son.
Kant, I. (2007). Critique of pure reason. Penguin Books.
Kapuscinski, R. (2001). The shadow of the sun. Vintage International.
Kotler, S. (2021). The art of impossible. HarperCollins.
Lewke, T. (2018). Empty, empty. Happy happy. The essential teachings of a simple monk. Author.
McCoy, B. (2017). The glass factory. Author.
McCutcheon, G. B. (n.d.). Brewster's millions. Loki's Publishing.
Ortega Y Gasset, J. (1990). La rebelión de las masas. Alianza Editorial, S. A.
Pasricha, N. (2016). The happiness equation. G. P. Putnam's Son.
Pitch, A. S. (1998). The burning of Washington. The British invasion of 1814. Naval Institute Press.
Pressfield, S. (2004). The virtues of war. A novel of Alexander the Great. Random House.
Smith, A. (2009). The theory of moral sentiments. Penguin Books.
Solzhenitsyn, A. (1963). One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich. New American Library.
Stephenson, N. (1999) Cryptonomicon. Avon Books.
Stephenson, N. (2008). Anathem. Harper Perennial.
Sullivan, M. (2017). Beneath a scarlet sky. Lake Union Publishing.
Tharp, T. (2003). The creative habit. Learn it and use it for life. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Varty, B. (2019). The lion tracker's guide to life. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Waitley, D. (n.d.). The psychology of winning. Penguin.
Willink, J. & Babin, L. (2018). The dichotomy of leadership. St. Martin's Press.
Borges, J. L. (1998). Collected Fictions. Penguin Books.
Brown, B. (2010). The gifts of imperfection. Your guide to a wholehearted life. Hazeldon Publishing.
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. (1986). The adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha. Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Eger, Edith E. (2017). The Choice. Scribner.
Eidens, A. (2018). Big Life Journal. Eidens, Inc.
Ellifritz, G. (2020). Choose adventure. Safe travel in dangerous places. Author.
Emmons, R. A. (2016). The little book of gratitude. Gaia Books.
Fallon, A. (2020). The Power of Writing it Down. Zondervan Thrive.
Firestein, S. (2016). Failure. Oxford University Press.
Goldstein, J. & Kornfield, J. (1995). The path of insight meditation. Shambhala Publications, Inc.
Heath, C. & Heath, D. (2008). Made to Stick. Why some ideas survive and other die. Random House.
Hesse, H. (1943). The glass bead game. Henry Hold & Company.
Holiday, R. (2021). Courage is calling: Fortune favors the brave. Penguin Random House LLC.
Holiday, R. (2019). Stillness is the key. Penguin Random House LLC.
Holiday, R. (2014). The Obstacle is the Way. Penguin.
Honnold, A. (2018). Alone on the wall. W. W. Norton & Company.
Huxley, A. (1932). Brave New World. HarperPerennial.
Irvine, W. B. (2009). A guide to the good life. Oxford University Press.
Johnson, S. (2002). Who moved my cheese? G. P. Putnam's Son.
Kant, I. (2007). Critique of pure reason. Penguin Books.
Kapuscinski, R. (2001). The shadow of the sun. Vintage International.
Kotler, S. (2021). The art of impossible. HarperCollins.
Lewke, T. (2018). Empty, empty. Happy happy. The essential teachings of a simple monk. Author.
McCoy, B. (2017). The glass factory. Author.
McCutcheon, G. B. (n.d.). Brewster's millions. Loki's Publishing.
Ortega Y Gasset, J. (1990). La rebelión de las masas. Alianza Editorial, S. A.
Pasricha, N. (2016). The happiness equation. G. P. Putnam's Son.
Pitch, A. S. (1998). The burning of Washington. The British invasion of 1814. Naval Institute Press.
Pressfield, S. (2004). The virtues of war. A novel of Alexander the Great. Random House.
Smith, A. (2009). The theory of moral sentiments. Penguin Books.
Solzhenitsyn, A. (1963). One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich. New American Library.
Stephenson, N. (1999) Cryptonomicon. Avon Books.
Stephenson, N. (2008). Anathem. Harper Perennial.
Sullivan, M. (2017). Beneath a scarlet sky. Lake Union Publishing.
Tharp, T. (2003). The creative habit. Learn it and use it for life. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Varty, B. (2019). The lion tracker's guide to life. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Waitley, D. (n.d.). The psychology of winning. Penguin.
Willink, J. & Babin, L. (2018). The dichotomy of leadership. St. Martin's Press.
Mindfulness, Mindset, Spirituality, & Yoga:
Adele, D. (2009). The yamas & niyamas. Exploring yoga's ethical practice. On-Word Bound Books, LLC.
Andrews, A. (2017). The little things. W Publishing Group.
Andrews, A. (2002). The traveler's gift. W Publishing Group.
Chödrön, P. (2019). Welcoming the unwelcome. Shambhala.
Chödrön, P. (2015). Fail, fail again, fail better. Sounds True.
Dass, R. (1990). Journey of awakening. Bantam Books.
de Mello, A. (1990). Awareness. Image Books.
de Mello, A. (1991). The way to love: The last meditations of Anthony de Mello. Image Books.
Dweck, C. S. (2016). Mindset: The new psychology of success. Random House.
Goggins, D. (2018). Can't hurt me. Lioncrest Publishing.
Krishnamurti, J. (1969). Freedom from the known. Harper Collins Publishers.
Rohr, R. (2011). Falling upward. Jossey-Bass.
Suzuki, S. (2020). Zen mind, beginner's mind. Shambhala.
Adele, D. (2009). The yamas & niyamas. Exploring yoga's ethical practice. On-Word Bound Books, LLC.
Andrews, A. (2017). The little things. W Publishing Group.
Andrews, A. (2002). The traveler's gift. W Publishing Group.
Chödrön, P. (2019). Welcoming the unwelcome. Shambhala.
Chödrön, P. (2015). Fail, fail again, fail better. Sounds True.
Dass, R. (1990). Journey of awakening. Bantam Books.
de Mello, A. (1990). Awareness. Image Books.
de Mello, A. (1991). The way to love: The last meditations of Anthony de Mello. Image Books.
Dweck, C. S. (2016). Mindset: The new psychology of success. Random House.
Goggins, D. (2018). Can't hurt me. Lioncrest Publishing.
Krishnamurti, J. (1969). Freedom from the known. Harper Collins Publishers.
Rohr, R. (2011). Falling upward. Jossey-Bass.
Suzuki, S. (2020). Zen mind, beginner's mind. Shambhala.
Network Engineering & Technology:
Ammous, S. (2018). The Bitcoin Standard. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Bourne, S. R. (1983). The UNIX system. Addison-Wesley.
Cheswick, W. R., Bellovin, S. M. & Rubin, A. D. (2003). Firewalls and Internet security. Addison-Wesley.
Coffeen, T. (2015). IPv6 address planning. Designing an address plan for the future. O'Reilly.
Davie, B. & Rekhter, Y. (2000). MPLS technology and applications. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
de Ghein, L. (2007). MPLS fundamentals. A comprehensive introduction to MPLS theory and practice. Cisco Press.
Gordon, J. (2009). The shark and the goldfish. Wiley.
Halle, E. A. (2000). Internet Core Protocols. O'Reilly.
Lewis, M. (2023). Going Infinite. W. W. Norton & Company.
Massé, M. (2012). Rest API. O'Reilly.
Osborne, E. & Simha, A. (2003). Traffic engineering with MPLS. Cisco Press.
Pepelnjak, I & Guichard, J. (2001). MPLS and VPN architectures. Cisco Press.
Reagan, J. (2002). CCIP MPLS study guide. Sybex.
Santos, O. (2021). Cisco CyberOps Associate. Official Cert Guide. Cisco Press.
van Beijnum, Iljitsch. (2002). BGP. O'Reilly.
Ammous, S. (2018). The Bitcoin Standard. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Bourne, S. R. (1983). The UNIX system. Addison-Wesley.
Cheswick, W. R., Bellovin, S. M. & Rubin, A. D. (2003). Firewalls and Internet security. Addison-Wesley.
Coffeen, T. (2015). IPv6 address planning. Designing an address plan for the future. O'Reilly.
Davie, B. & Rekhter, Y. (2000). MPLS technology and applications. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
de Ghein, L. (2007). MPLS fundamentals. A comprehensive introduction to MPLS theory and practice. Cisco Press.
Gordon, J. (2009). The shark and the goldfish. Wiley.
Halle, E. A. (2000). Internet Core Protocols. O'Reilly.
Lewis, M. (2023). Going Infinite. W. W. Norton & Company.
Massé, M. (2012). Rest API. O'Reilly.
Osborne, E. & Simha, A. (2003). Traffic engineering with MPLS. Cisco Press.
Pepelnjak, I & Guichard, J. (2001). MPLS and VPN architectures. Cisco Press.
Reagan, J. (2002). CCIP MPLS study guide. Sybex.
Santos, O. (2021). Cisco CyberOps Associate. Official Cert Guide. Cisco Press.
van Beijnum, Iljitsch. (2002). BGP. O'Reilly.
Youth Sport Coaching:
Balyi, I., Way, R. & Higgs, C. (2013). Long-term athlete development. Human Kinetics.
Bell, G. (2009). Water the bamboo: Unleashing the potential of teams and individuals. Three Star Publishing.
Coakley, J. (2015). Sport in society. Issues and controversies. McGraw Hill Education.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1996). Creativity. Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention. Harper Perennial.
Davids, K., Button, C., & Bennett, S. (2008). Dynamics of skill acquisition. A constraints-led approach. Human Kinetics.
Ehrmann, J. (2011). InSideOut coaching: How sports can transform lives. Simon & Schuster.
Lickona, T. (2004). Character matters. A Touchstone Book.
Loehr, J. E. (1982). Mental toughness training for sports. A Plume Book.
Loehr, J. E. (2012). The only way to win. Hyperion.
Mack, G. (2001). Mind gym. An athlete's guide to inner excellence. McGraw-Hill.
Medcalf, J. (2015). Chop wood cary water. How to fall in love with the process of becoming great. Author.
Medcalf, J. & Jadin, L. (2020). Win in the dark. Author.
Moawad, T. (2020). It takes what it takes. Harper One.
Silva III, J. M. & Stevens, D. E. (2002). Psychological foundations of sport. Allyn and Bacon.
Thompson, J. (2003). The double-goal coach. Quill.
Rowland, T. W. (2005). Children's exercise physiology. Human Kinetics.
Zigarelli, M. (2011). The Messiah Method. Xulon Press.
Balyi, I., Way, R. & Higgs, C. (2013). Long-term athlete development. Human Kinetics.
Bell, G. (2009). Water the bamboo: Unleashing the potential of teams and individuals. Three Star Publishing.
Coakley, J. (2015). Sport in society. Issues and controversies. McGraw Hill Education.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1996). Creativity. Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention. Harper Perennial.
Davids, K., Button, C., & Bennett, S. (2008). Dynamics of skill acquisition. A constraints-led approach. Human Kinetics.
Ehrmann, J. (2011). InSideOut coaching: How sports can transform lives. Simon & Schuster.
Lickona, T. (2004). Character matters. A Touchstone Book.
Loehr, J. E. (1982). Mental toughness training for sports. A Plume Book.
Loehr, J. E. (2012). The only way to win. Hyperion.
Mack, G. (2001). Mind gym. An athlete's guide to inner excellence. McGraw-Hill.
Medcalf, J. (2015). Chop wood cary water. How to fall in love with the process of becoming great. Author.
Medcalf, J. & Jadin, L. (2020). Win in the dark. Author.
Moawad, T. (2020). It takes what it takes. Harper One.
Silva III, J. M. & Stevens, D. E. (2002). Psychological foundations of sport. Allyn and Bacon.
Thompson, J. (2003). The double-goal coach. Quill.
Rowland, T. W. (2005). Children's exercise physiology. Human Kinetics.
Zigarelli, M. (2011). The Messiah Method. Xulon Press.
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