This post is a little later than I wanted it to be. But, as the old saying goes–it’s better late than never, right?
What follows is the list of books that I read in the second half of last year ordered by impact. For an explanation of why I chose to rank by impact and a definition of what impact means to me visit this post.
Please feel free to leave a comment with any questions or thoughts that you’d like to share about these titles!
- If You Want to Write: A Book about Independence, Art and Spirit by Brenda Ueland
- The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music by Victor L. Wooten
- Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- My American Journey by Colin Powell
- The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack
- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
- A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Being a Better Leader by Ari Weinzweig
- Start With Why by Simon Sinek
- Wild Rice and the Ojibway People by Thomas Vannum, Jr.
- The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World’s Greatest Teams by Sam Walker
- Smart Growth: Critical Choices for Business Continuity and Prosperity by Ernesto J. Poza
- Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby
- Wishin’ and Hopin’ by Wally Lamb
- The Lupanarium by Adele Leigh
- Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- Under a Wing: A Memoir by Reeve Lindbergh
- A Life Full of Glitter by Anna O’Brien
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high
- Cross-Functional Teams: Working with Allies, Enemies, and Other Strangers by Glenn M. Parker
- Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin
- Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
- 1984 by George Orwell
- The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
- The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg
- The Good Neighbor: The Life and Times of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
