Commander Recommended Reading List

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  • By Staff Sgt Stacy Jonsgaard

Col. Houston Cantwell, 49th Wing commander, shares his first recommended reading list with Airmen Sept 19, 2017 here.

 

The 20 books on the reading list are as follows:

 

AIRPOWER

Predator, By Richard White

Masters of the Air, By Donald L. Miller

I Could Never Be So Lucky Again, By General James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle with Carroll V. Gaines

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed The Art of War, By Robert Coran

Creech Blue, By Lt. Col. James C. Slife

 

 

COMMUNICATION/ SELF UNDERSTANDING

The Power of Habit, By Charles Duhigg

How to Win Friends & Influence People, By Dale Carnegie

Getting To Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, By Roger Fisher and William Ury

How To Lie With Statistics, By Darrell Huff

Crucial Conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high, By Al Switzler, Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, and Ron McMillan

 

INNOVATION/ TECHNOLOGY

Steve Jobs, By Walter Issacson

Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century, by P.W. Singer

Future Crimes, By Marc Goodman

The Innovator's DNA, By Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen and Clayton M. Christensen

The Innovator's Dilemma, By Clayton M. Christensen

 

 

LEADERSHIP

Washington, By Ron Chernow

Lincoln on Leadership, By Donald T. Phillips

Wooden on Leadership, John Wooden with Steve Jamison

Forget Success!!, By Roger A. Brady

Leadership in Action, By John Cantwell