The initial USMC (Civilian) reading list included the following books:

The 5 Essential People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts in the 'Mentoring' section.

Conversational Power in the 'Mentoring' section.

Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring: How to Facilitate an Effective Mentoring Process, Revised Edition in the 'Mentoring' section.

The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Rules & Tools for Leaders in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Corps Business: The 30 Management Principles of the U.S. Marines in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Feeding Mars: Logistics In Western Warfare From The Middle Ages To The Present in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Winning the Cost War: Applying Battlefield Management Doctrine to the Management of Government in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Military Leadership: In Pursuit of Excellence in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

The Leadership Challenge in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Leading Change in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Executive Leadership: A Practical Guide to Managing Complexity (Developmental Management) in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

Leading in a Culture of Change in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

The Leadership Moment: 9 True Stories of Triumph & Disaster & Their Lessons for US All in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

First Things First in the 'Leadership & Management' section.

25 Ways to Win with People: How to Make Others Feel Like a Million Bucks in the 'Mentoring' section.

Competitive Frontiers: Women Managers in a Global Economy in the 'Acculturation' section.

Julian Nava: My Mexican-American Journey (Hispanic Civil Rights) in the 'Acculturation' section.

International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior in the 'Acculturation' section.

Organizational Culture and Leadership (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership) in the 'Acculturation' section.

Man's Search for Meaning in the 'Mentoring' section.

The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion in the 'Acculturation' section.

The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror in the 'Acculturation' section.

The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War in the 'Acculturation' section.

The Arab Mind in the 'Acculturation' section.

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century in the 'Acculturation' section.

"China and the New World Order: How Entrepreneurship,Globalization, and Borderless Business Are Reshaping China and the World" in the 'Acculturation' section.

Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 in the 'Acculturation' section.

Russia's Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed in the 'Acculturation' section.

The Just War: An American Reflection on the Morality of War in Our Time in the 'Acculturation' section.

The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present in the 'Acculturation' section.

The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy in the 'Acculturation' section.

Acts of War: Behavior of Men in Battle in the 'Acculturation' section.

Flyboys: A True Story of Courage in the 'Acculturation' section.

The Armed Forces Officer in the 'Acculturation' section.

Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground in the 'Acculturation' section.

Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command: The Classic Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan Reconsidered (Woodrow Wilson Center Press) in the 'Acculturation' section.

Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II in the 'Acculturation' section.

Don't Bunch Up: One Marine's Story in the 'Acculturation' section.

Flags of Our Fathers in the 'Acculturation' section.

A Message to Garcia: And Other Classic Success Writings in the 'Acculturation' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps in the 'Acculturation' section.

The Gift of Valor: A War Story in the 'Acculturation' section.

Keeping Faith: A Father-Son Story About Love and the United States Marine Corps in the 'Acculturation' section.

From Beirut to Jerusalem in the 'Acculturation' section.

Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa in the 'Acculturation' section.

Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950 in the 'Acculturation' section.

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa in the 'Acculturation' section.

The Bridge at Dong Ha in the 'Acculturation' section.

The Little Book of Coaching: Motivating People to Be Winners in the 'Mentoring' section.

Crisp: Coaching and Counseling, Third Edition: A Practical Guide for Managers and Team Leaders (50 Minute Books) in the 'Mentoring' section.

Listen Up: Hear What's Really Being Said (Ami How-To) in the 'Mentoring' section.

Your Attitude Is Showing (12th Edition) in the 'Mentoring' section.