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“The Alchemist”
- by Paulo Coelho
“The Alchemist is my favorite; just a story about a shepherd boy in search of his personal destiny.”
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“Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People”
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- by Mahzarin R. Banaji
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“Blind Spot is written by the people who helped develop the implicit association tests (implicit.Harvard.edu) and shows the research behind how our brains have blind spots and how this impacts our own biases.”
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“The Four Agreements” - by Miguel Ruiz “This book is a little different than the typical ones you may find on self- and leadership-development shelves, but it’s a good one for grounding principles that can be used as a sounding board in all situations. It is a short read, inspired by “the happiest culture in the world,” the Toltecs. Learn what the four agreements mean to you and how to use them to free yourself and live your best life.” RECOMMENDED BY
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Chairman’s Top 10 Recommendations from CALF Board Chairman Mike Young (35). “The saying ‘leaders are readers’ is for me a living term. Reading opens doors to new skills and worlds beyond my own. A lifelong reader’s learning never stops. Just as the program taught us about ourselves and how we can take our skills to be better leaders of our families, industries and communities, reading can greatly enhance those skills and take us all to a new level.” -Mike Young
14 HORIZONS MAGAZINE WINTER 2021
1 “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James
Brown. Nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
6 “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson. Murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America.
2 “Love Does” by Bob Goff. Discover a secretly
7 “Tattoos on the Heart” by Gregory Boyle. The power of boundless compassion.
3 “Leadership and Self-Deception” by the
8 “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand. A World War II story of survival, resilience and redemption.
4 “The River of Doubt” by Candice Millard.
9 “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand. A philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller.
incredible life in an ordinary world.
Arbinger Institute. The key to leadership lays not in what we do, but in who we are. Theodore Roosevelt’s darkest journey.
5 “Educated” by Tara Westover. A memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, goes on to earn a Ph.D.
10 “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi. A powerful look at a stage IV lung cancer diagnosis through the eyes of a neurosurgeon.
