Coast Guard Commandant's Reading List

(source) The reading list provides recommended books related to leadership. The list is not all-inclusive; the goal is to provide a starting point or expand existing knowledge and skills. The list is updated annually and released in August to coincide with Coast Guard Day. The reading list provides a tool for individual leadership growth, taking into account that responsibility for leadership development rests on each individual, his or her unit, and the organization.

This list was revised about 1 year ago.

Leader of Leaders

Leadership Is an Art

Max Depree

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Creating We: Change I-Thinking to We-Thinking and Build a Healthy, Thriving Organization

Judith E. Glaser

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Leading in a Culture of Change

Michael Fullan

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A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign

Edward J. Larson

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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Marcus Luttrell

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Contemporary Issues

In The Age Of The Smart Machine: The Future Of Work And Power

Shoshana Zuboff

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Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer (Second Edition)

Paul Freiberger

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Chaos: Making a New Science

James Gleick

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Disappearing Through the Skylight: Culture and Technology in the Twentieth Century

Jr. O. B. Hardison

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Employee's Survival Guide to Change

Jeffrey M. Hiatt

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EPIC Change: How to Lead Change in the Global Age

Timothy R. Clark

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Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands (The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More than 60 Countries)

Terri Morrison

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Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means

Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

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The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

Mark Williams

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Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital

Heidi Squier Kraft

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"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity

Beverly Daniel Tatum

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The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey

Spencer Wells

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Leadership

Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life

Sissela Bok

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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

Patrick M. Lencioni

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From Boomers To Bloggers: Success Strategies Across Generations

Misti Burmeister

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How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom

Garry Kasparov

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Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World

Margaret J Wheatley

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Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman

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Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work

David Rock

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The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations

Ori Brafman

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Coast Guard History and Culture

LUCKY THIRTEEN: D-Days in the Pacific with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II

Ken Wiley

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The Metal Life Car: The Inventor, the Imposter, and the Business of Lifesaving

George E. Buker

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Mind the Light, Katie: The History of Thirty-Three Female Lighthouse Keepers

Mary Louise Clifford

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Two Tankers Down: The Greatest Small-Boat Rescue in U.S. Coast Guard History

Robert Frump

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