#DEFBooks (65 books)

A Suggested Reading List from #DEF2014. There are some articles not included on Goodreads, but listed below.

The article "Toward a Theory of Public Entrepreneurship" by Peter G Klein, Joseph Mahoney, Anita McGahan, & Christos Pitelis, which may be found here: http://web.missouri.edu/~kleinp/paper....

The article "Destruction and Creation" by John R. Boyd, which can be found here: http://tobeortodo.com/wp-content/uplo....

The article "The Innovator’s DNA" by Jeffrey H. Dyer, Hal B. Gregersen, & Clayton M. Christensen, which can be found here: http://hbr.org/2009/12/the-innovators....

The article "The Problem With Positive Thinking" by Gabriele Oettingen, which can be found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/opi....

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1	On War by Carl von Clausewitz 3.96 avg rating — 14,563 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better by Clive Thompson 3.94 avg rating — 2,490 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel 4.15 avg rating — 400,749 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	21st Century Mahan: Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era (21st Century Foundations) by Benjamin Armstrong (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy by Joseph A. Schumpeter 3.99 avg rating — 2,954 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Conceal Reveal: The Space between Entrepreneurs and the Defense Industry by Julie Willis 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Head Strong: How Psychology is Revolutionizing War by Michael D. Matthews (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman 4.15 avg rating — 47,688 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World by Rupert Smith 3.93 avg rating — 927 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness by T.R. Fehrenbach 4.18 avg rating — 4,290 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism by Hernando de Soto 3.89 avg rating — 429 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman 4.18 avg rating — 84,936 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler 3.84 avg rating — 94,872 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee 4.27 avg rating — 24,472 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Leading Change by John P. Kotter (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 23,072 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer 4.19 avg rating — 11,981 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal 3.79 avg rating — 8,356 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Connected Company by Dave Gray (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 617 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 15,534 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results by Bill Jensen (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 245 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky 3.83 avg rating — 5,768 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon Gertner (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 8,896 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship by Ben Horowitz (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 110,032 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Brute: The Life of Victor Krulak, U.S. Marine by Robert Coram 4.18 avg rating — 742 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle by Dan Senor 4.11 avg rating — 12,624 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by David Whyte (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,203 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? by Seth Godin 4.08 avg rating — 19,306 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation by Tim Brown 3.89 avg rating — 11,021 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why by Richard E. Nisbett (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 3,664 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Changing Your Company from the Inside Out: A Guide for Social Intrapreneurs by Gerald F. Davis 3.61 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City by Brad Feld (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,021 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, then Ignored, the First Personal Computer by Douglas K. Smith 3.90 avg rating — 226 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace, 1986 to 2012 by Jason Healey (Editor) 3.77 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Fire: How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained, and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation by Dan Ward (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 185 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change by David L. Cooperrider 3.85 avg rating — 656 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 270,079 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Accidental Admiral: A Sailor Takes Command at NATO by James G. Stavridis (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 247 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Fallujah Redux: The Anbar Awakening and the Struggle with Al-Qaeda by Daniel R. Green 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Fire on the Water: China, America, and the Future of the Pacific by Robert Haddick 4.17 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Logic of Failure: Recognizing and Avoiding Error in Complex Situations by Dietrich Dörner 3.92 avg rating — 1,018 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 318,833 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 6,231 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	21st Century Sims: Innovation, Education, and Leadership for the Modern Era (21st Century Foundations) by Benjamin Armstrong (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict by Erica Chenoweth really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 712 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp 3.83 avg rating — 2,108 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley by Victor W. Hwang (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 238 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas by Warren Berger (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 6,471 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Superiority by Arthur C. Clarke 3.69 avg rating — 329 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed by Ray Kurzweil 3.96 avg rating — 7,803 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves by W. Brian Arthur 3.95 avg rating — 851 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Men, Machines, and Modern Times by Elting E. Morison 3.87 avg rating — 183 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 122,053 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by Tom Kelley 3.97 avg rating — 14,231 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	How Many Friends Does One Person Need? by Robin I.M. Dunbar 3.50 avg rating — 641 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning: Reconceiving Roles for Planning, Plans and Planners by Henry Mintzberg 3.81 avg rating — 232 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 4.28 avg rating — 351,197 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Mastery by Robert Greene (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 49,127 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 243,381 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin 3.83 avg rating — 46,486 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity by Tina Seelig 3.85 avg rating — 1,206 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Lying by Sam Harris 3.88 avg rating — 22,491 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits by Debbie Millman 3.86 avg rating — 885 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon 4.05 avg rating — 1,212 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 14,364 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One by Stanley Fish 3.48 avg rating — 3,349 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars