“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” – J.K. Rowling
Living in the Moment and Being Here
- Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment, by Ariel and Shya Kane, 2007
- Being Here…Too: Short Stories of Modern Day Enlightenment, by Ariel and Shya Kane, 2018
- Practical Enlightenment, by Ariel and Shya Kane, 2015
- Working on Yourself Doesn’t Work: The 3 Simple Ideas That Will Instantaneously Transform Your Life, by Ariel and Shya Kane, 2008
Kaizen, Small Steps, and Addressing Fear
- One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way, Robert Maurer, 2014
- Mastering Fear: Harnessing Emotion to Achieve Excellence in Work, Health and Relationships, Robert Maurer, 2016
- Leap Year: How small steps can make a giant difference, Helen Russell, 2016
Games, Game Design, Gamification
- The Game Inventor’s Guidebook: How to Invent and Sell Board Games, Card Games, Role-playing Games & Everything in Between!, by Brian Tinsman, 2008
- Theory of Fun for Game Design, by Raph Koster, 2013
- Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, by Jane McGonigal, 2011
- Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards, by Yu-kai Chou, 2015
- Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play, by Mitchel Resnick, 2017
Giving, Sharing, Being of Service
- The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea, by Bob Burg and John David Mann, 2010
- The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea, by Bob Burg and John David Mann, 2018
- The Go-Giver Leader: A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business, by Bob Burg and John David Mann, 2016
- Go-Givers Sell More, Bob Burg and John David Mann, 2010
- The Recipe: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Ingredients of Greatness, by Charles M. Carroll and John David Mann, 2018
Living Profoundly and Taking Responsibility
- The Latte Factor: Why You Don’t Have to Be Rich to Live Rich, by David Bach and John David Mann, 2019 (Find my review here.)
Great Fiction
- To Night Owl From Dogfish, by Holly Goldberg-Sloan and Meg Wolitzer, 2019 (Find my review here.)