1. "Rule #1 Don't Be #2" by Daniel Milstein, Gold Star Publishing
2. "Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas" by Steven Poole, Scribner Book Company
3."The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative" by Florence Williams, W. W. Norton & Company
4. "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating" by Alan Alda, Random House
5. "What to Do When Machines Do Everything: How to Get Ahead in a World of AI, Algorithms, Bots, and Big Data" by Malcolm Frank, Ben Pring and Paul Roehrig, Wiley
6. "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth, Scribner Book Company
7. "The Together Teacher: Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time!" by Maia Heyck Merlin, Jossey-Bass
8. "Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less" by Tiffany Dufu, Flatiron Books
9. "The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy" by Jon Gordon, John Wiley & Sons
10. "One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams" by Chris Fussell and C. W. Goodyear, Portfolio
11. "One Buck at a Time: An Insider's Account of How Dollar Tree Remade American Retail" by Macon Brock and Earl Swift, Beachnut Publishing
12. "Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future" by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson, W. W. Norton & Company
13. "The New One Minute Manager" by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, William Morrow & Company
14. "What's Wrong with Damn Near Everything!: How the Collapse of Core Values Is Destroying Us and How to Fix It" by Larry Winget, Wiley
15. "No B.S. Guide to Powerful Presentations: The Ultimate No Holds Barred Plan to Sell Anything with Webinars, Online Media, Speeches, and Seminars" by Dan S. Kennedy and Dustin Mathews, Entrepreneur Press
16. "Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction" by Derek Thompson, Penguin Press
17. "Becoming the Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership" by Harry M. Kraemer, Jossey-Bass
18. "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Others Don't" by Jim Collins, HarperBusiness
19. "Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy" by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant, Knopf Publishing Group
20. "Fearless Leadership: High-Performance Lessons from the Flight Deck" by Carey D. Lohrenz, Greenleaf Book Group
21. "Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office" by Bill McDermott, Simon & Schuster
22. "Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It" by Dorie Clark, Portfolio
23. "Stop Talking, Start Communicating: Counterintuitive Secrets to Success in Business and in Life" by Geoffrey Tumlin, McGraw-Hill
24. "Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World" by Rachel Ignotofsky, Ten Speed Press
25. "The Leadership Mind Switch: Rethinking How We Lead in the New World of Work" by D. A. Benton and Kylie Wright Ford, McGraw-Hill Education