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How Will You Measure Your Life?
Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon
Digital Cities: The Internet and the Geography of Opportunity
Karen Mossberger
Positive Linking
Paul Ormerod
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How Will You Measure Your Life?
Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon
Digital Cities: The Internet and the Geography of Opportunity
Karen Mossberger
Positive Linking
Paul Ormerod
April 2013
03
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The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life
One of the best books I have ever read about how to be a good leader. Great in terms of personal growth too.
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
High recommendation from Ethan Zuckerman
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The White Tiger: A Novel
My favourite book so far this year. Not as incredible a feat of imagination as something like Wolf Hall but such an amazing ...
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Off By Heart (BBC TV Companion)
Best collection of poetry I have come across anywhere for reading to my kids. Loaded with classic poems that kids can relate...
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Because a Fire Was in My Head: 101 Poems to Remember
Second best book I have come across for reading poetry to my kids.
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
An epic and convincing argument about why some nations prosper and others fail. A strong editor could have made this an even...
December 2012
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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Eric Ries
October 2012
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Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
October 2012
4
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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt
September 2012
04
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Should be mandatory reading for entry into adulthood.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
May 2012
17
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Carol S. Dweck
March 2012
31
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Where Good Ideas Come From
Steven Johnson
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Everything Is Obvious: How Common Sense Fails Us
Duncan J. Watts
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Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science
Michael Nielsen
May 2011
19
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Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
Clay Shirky
January 2011
23
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Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy
Historical fiction meets bodice-ripper with predictable results. A pleasant occasionally vaguely embarrassing diversion.
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Winter of the World
Ken Follett
November 2010
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the lacuna: a novel (PS)
Barbara Kingsolver
October 2010
3
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Wired for Innovation: How Information Technology Is Reshaping the Economy
Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Saunders
September 2010
8
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Night Soldiers, Dark Star, The Polish Officer, The World at Night, Red Gold, Kingdom of Shadows, Blood of Victory, Dark Voyage, The Foreign Correspondent, The Spies of Warsaw, & Spies of The Balkans (Alan Furst Espionage Novels, 1 thru 11)
Alan Furst
August 2010
4
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Divisadero
Michael Ondaatje
April 2010
04
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Wolf Hall: A Novel (Man Booker Prize)
An absolutely staggering work of imagination. The casual meticulousness with which Mantel slips in elements of detail gives ...
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Hilary Mantel
April 2010
02
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Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism
Recommended by John Smith - CPSquare
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The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
Dan Roam
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slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
Nancy Duarte
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Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism
Tim Jordon
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Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
Tim Brown
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Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion
Stuart A. Kauffman
March 2009
4
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Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Clay Shirky
January 2009
19
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Garr Reynolds
January 2009
12
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Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
Steven Johnson
October 2008
22
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First Among Sequels
Jasper Fforde
September 2008
01
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Spook Country
Reading William Gibson is a treat that I save up. Really enjoyed Spook Country although not as good as Pattern Recognition w...
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Spook Country
William Gibson
August 2008
17
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The Cellist of Sarajevo
Steven Galloway
August 2008
6
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The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
July 2008
28
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The Origin of Wealth: The Radical Remaking of Economics and What it Means for Business and Society
Eric D. Beinhocker
April 2008
18
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A Partisan's Daughter
Louis de Bernieres
January 2005
1
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Pattern Recognition
William Gibson
July 2003
01
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Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas and Activities
A super-practical book for beginner and experienced facilitator alike. Lots of good ideas and it helps you not to forget the...
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Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas and Activities
Robert Chambers