Mark’s Reading

The list I have appended below reflects those books that I have substantially finished.  The list is far from complete, so as I have time I will make additions.

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Business and Entrepreneurship

1. Steve Jobs: A Biography by Walter Isaacson
2. Cold, Hard Truth by Kevin O’Leary
3. Start withWhy by Simon Sinek
4. The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America by Burton W. Folsom
5. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni
6. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
7. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
8. Winning by Jack Welch
9. Flight Path: How WestJet Is Flying High in Canada’s Most Turbulent Industry by Paul Gresco
10. Straight from the Top: The Truth About Air Canada by Robert A. Milton and John Lawrence Reynolds
11. Trip of a Lifetime by Paul Grescoe
12. Good to Great by Jim Collins
13. Built to Last by Jim Collins
14. Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani
15. The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell by Oren Harari
16. Titans by Peter C. Newman
17. Inside the Tornado by Geoffrey A. Moore
18. Jimmy An Autobiography by Jimmy Pattison and Paul Grescoe
19. The Bombardier Story by Larry MacDonald
20. Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang
21. Jack Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch
22. The Frog and the Prince by Darcy Rezac
23. The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
24. The Mavericks: Lessons from the West`s Winning Entrepreneurs by Paul Grescoe
25. The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle
26. You Need to Be a Little Crazy: The Truth About Starting and Growing Your Business by Barry J. Moltz

Politics and Economics

1. Fearful Symmetry: The Fall and Rise of Canada’s Founding Values by Brian Lee Crowley
2. The Spirit of Freedom: Essays in American History by Burton W. Folsom
3. Canadian Political Party Systems by R.K. Carty
4. The Reigns of Power by J. Terence Morley et. al.
5. The Friendly Dictatorship by Jeffrey Simpson
6. Kicking Ass in Canadian Politics by Warren Kinsella
7. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
8. The Warren Buffet Way: Investment Strategies of the World`s Greatest Investor by Robert G. Hagstrom, Jr.

Investing

1. The Wealthy Barber Returns by David Chilton
2. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
3. The Wealthy Barber: The Common Sense Guide to Successful Financial Planning by David Chilton
4. Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell
5. Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan
6. The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley
7. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

General Pleasure

1. American Assassin by Vince Flynn
2. The Litigators by John Grisham
3. What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
4. The Third Option by Vince Flynn
5. Decision Points by George W. Bush
6. Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn
7. Term Limits by Vince Flynn
8. The Appeal by John Grisham
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
10. The National Dream, The Great Railway 1871 – 1881, Pierre Burton
11. Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
12. Rowboat in a Hurricane by Julie Angus
13. SS Atlantic, The White Star Line’s First Disaster at Sea by Greg Cochkanoff and Bob Chaulk
14. Mighty Fitz by Michael Schumacher
15. Fourteen Minutes: The Last Voyage of the Empress of Ireland by James Croall
16. The Associate by John Grisham