A Global Reading Project to Discover & Share the Most Thought Provoking and Influential Books on our Planet
Tweet Check out the most influential books in the life of Donald John Roberts: Stanford University’s John H. Schully Professor of Economics, Strategic Management, and International Business. John is also the Director of the Center for Global Business and the Economy, Codirector of the Executive Program in Strategy and Organization, and Faculty Director of the […]
Tweet Check out the most influential books in the life of Peter Bregman | Author, Consultant, and CEO of Bregman Enterprises, Inc: During the 2011 Ski Season at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Peter Bregman showed up at the Nordic Center for a cross country skiing session and talked books with John Luff of The Most […]
Tweet Germain Boer is the Director of the Owen Entrepreneurship Center and Professor of Accounting at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He serves as an advisor to startup’s in the Nashville area and has provided consulting services for companies such as General Electric, Chase Manhattan Bank, the National Heart and Lung Institute, as well as Magnetek. In 2003 Germain […]
Tweet Allen Grossman – Harvard Professor of Business Administration and past President & CEO of Outward Bound shares his favorite and most influential books: The Age of Discontinuity by Peter Drucker “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker “Long recognised in business circles as a voice to listen to” […]
Tweet Check out the favorite and most influential books in the life of Dr. Richard Morrison – Retired International Executive at Eli Lilly and Company and Professor of International Business at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. One of the largest global pharmaceutical companies in the world: The Holy Bible “A thorough knowledge of the […]
Tweet Most influential books in the life of Bob McKnight – Chief Executive Officer of the international surfing empire Quiksilver. Check out the thought provoking titles on this surfing businessman’s reading list: Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi “What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel […]
Tweet Ali Howard’s 610km swim of the Skeena River in 2009 was an incredible endeavor that was the focus of Andrew Eddy’s recent film Awakening the Skeena. The film is an amazing inspiration to the rest of the world to take a step in the right direction in order to protect the Sacred Headwaters and […]
Tweet Check out the most influential and favorite books of Benjamin L. Cardin – US Senator of Maryland. Senator Cardin currently serves on the Environment and Public Works (EPW), Finance, Foreign Relations, Budget and Small Business & Entrepreneurship committees. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown “I consider myself a student of many religions. […]
Tweet Check out the most influential books in the life of Tom Morris – Past Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, author of many great books, Chairman of the Morris Institute of Human Values, and the world’s happiest philosopher: The Republic by Plato “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools […]
Tweet Dr. Mike Roberts – Executive Director of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard shares the name of the book that he has found most influential and thought provoking in his life: Adaptation to Life by George Vaillant Why do some of us cope so well with the portion life offers us, […]
Tweet CEO of Patagonia – Casey Sheahan shares his favorite and most influential books. Check out the top 2 recommended books on his reading list below: Green Plans: Blueprint for a Sustainable Earth by Huey Johnson “In drawing on his environmental policymaking in California and his work with the Dutch and New Zealand governments, […]
Tweet Check out the most influential book in the life of A. Michael Spence – Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science, Stanford Graduate School of Business Dean Emeritus, Economics Professor, and Chairman of the Commission on Growth and Development: The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone “Art is […]
Tweet Check out the favorite and most influential books in the life of Dr. Richard Morrison – Retired International Executive at Eli Lilly and Company and Professor of International Business at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. One of the largest global pharmaceutical companies in the world: The Holy Bible “A thorough knowledge of the […]
Tweet Check out the most influential and favorite books of Benjamin L. Cardin – US Senator of Maryland. Senator Cardin currently serves on the Environment and Public Works (EPW), Finance, Foreign Relations, Budget and Small Business & Entrepreneurship committees. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown “I consider myself a student of many religions. […]
Tweet Check out the most influential book in the life of A. Michael Spence – Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science, Stanford Graduate School of Business Dean Emeritus, Economics Professor, and Chairman of the Commission on Growth and Development: The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone “Art is […]
