What Am I Reading...
Randy Hall
Innovative Organizational Transformation Leader | IT Operations Leader | In Pursuit of Understanding the Human OS
Hi Everyone ??,
I was recently asked about my reading habits. Now, full disclosure: I'm not your typical bookworm, but I love diving into audiobooks on #Audible.
While you won’t find much fiction on my list, I gravitate toward books that enhance my personal growth, enrich my role in society, or boost my professional acumen.
Every now and then, when I need a breather from the relentless influx of information, I switch gears to the classics or delve into biographies. It's fascinating how even these "breaks" often turn into unexpected lessons in self-improvement—so maybe they’re not just for fun after all!
Below is a compilation of the audiobooks I’ve enjoyed over the past few years. Also, if a book proves itself as a valuable reference, I make it a point to snag a physical copy for my personal library.
Happy reading (or listening)!
Currently Reading: The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Have Read:
??1984 - George Orwell
??A Radical Enterprise - Matt K. Parker
??A Republic Under Assault - Tom Fitton
??Accelerate - Nicole Forsgren
??All You Need to Know About the Music Business - Donald S. Passman
??Altered Traits - Daniel Goleman
??American Hemp Farmer - Doug Fine
??Anthem: Rush in the 70s - Martin Popoff
??Armageddon - Dick Morris
??As You Wish - Cary Elwes
??Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
??Atomic Habits - James Clear
??Beyond the Phoenix Project - Gene Kim
??Bioshock - John Shirley
??Brave New Work - Aaron Dignan
??Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
??Common Sense - Glenn Beck
??Confronting the Presidents - Bill O’Reilly
??Dark Psychology - Jonathan Mind
??Delta Blues - Ted Gioia
??DevOps for the Modern Enterprise - Micro Hering
??DevOps Handbook - Gene Kim
??Driven: Rush in the 90s - Martin Popoff
??Eastern Body Western Mind - Anodea Judith
??Emotional Alchemy - Tara Bennett-Goleman
??Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink
??Food Truck Business - Martin Hawks
??Freemasons for Dummys - Christopher Hodapp
??Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing - Matthew Perry
??George Washington - Laurie Calkhoven
??Getting Naked - Patrick Lencioni
??Good to Great - Jim Collins
??Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey
??Hacking the Unconscious - Rory Sutherland
??Hashimoto’s Protocol - Izabella Wentz
??Hillbilly Elegy - J. D. Vance
??How the Internet Happened - Brian McCollough
??How To Analyze People with Dark Psychology - Liam Robinson
??How to Change Your Mind - Michael Pollan
??Intellectuals and Society - Thomas Sowell
??Jefferson - John B. Boles
??Key Person of Influence - Daniel Priestly
??Killing Kenedy - Bill O’Reilly
??Killing Lincoln - Bill O’Reilly
??Killing Patton - Bill O’Reilly
??Killing the Deep State - Jerome R. Corsi
??Killing the Rising Sun - Bill O’Reilly
??Leading the Transformation - Tommy Mouser
??Lean Procurement and Supply Chain Management - Ade Asefeso
??Leon Russel - Bill Janovitz
??Liberal Privilege - Kimberly Guilfoyle
??Limelight: Rush in the 80s - Martin Popoff
??Loonshots - Safi Bahcall
??Lost in the Jungle - Yhossi Ghinsberg
??Loving Frank - Nancy Horan
??Making Money as a Music Producer - Dan Fur
??Marxism - Thomas Sowell
??Measure What Matters - John Doerr
??Mind - Daniel J. Siegel
??Mindfulness and the Brain - Jack Kornfield
??Mindsight - Daniel J. Siegel
??Moonwalking with Einstein - Joshua Foer
??My Father Frank Lloyd Wright - John Lloyd Wright
??My Stroke of Insight - Jill Bolte Taylor
??Neurosculpting for Stress Relief - Lisa Wimberger
??Neville Goddard - Nevill Goddard
??Nine Minutes on Monday - James Robbins
??Nudge - Richard H. Thaler
??Oneness vs the 1% - Vandana Shiva
??Opening the Akashic Records - Maureen J. St. Germain
??Orchestrating Transformation - Michael Wade
??Originals - Adam Grant
??Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
??Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lencioni
??Peak - Robert Pool
??Pick Three - Randi Zuckerberg
??Playing to Win - Roger L. Martin
??Project to Product - Mik Kersten
??Rainbow in the Dark - Ronnie James Dio
??Rapture - Dustin Brubaker
??Real Magic - Dean Radin
??Room Full of Mirrors - Charles R. Cross
??Running a Food Truck for Dummies - Richard Myrick
??Shacketon’s Way - Margot Morell
??Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars - Patrick Lencioni
??Silva Mind Control Method - Jose’ Sliva
??South - Sir Ernest Shackleton
??Start with Why - Simon Sinek
??Start Your Music Business - Audrey K. Chisholm
??Stealing Fire - Steven Kotler
??Stop Caretaking the Border Line or Narcissist - Margalis Fjelstad
??Success Built to Last - Jerry Porras
??Switch on Your Brain - Dr. Caroline
??Leaf TED Talks - Chris Anderson
??The 36-Hour Day - Nancy L. Mace
??The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety - Timothy R. Clark
??The 6 Types of Working Genius - Patrick Lencioni
??The Advantage - Patrick Lencioni
??The Art of Insubordination - Todd B. Kashdan
??The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - Benjamin Franklin
??The Autoimmune Solution - Amy Myers
??The Bartender’s Tale - Ivan Doig
??The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk
??The Brain that Changes Itself - Norman Doidge
??The Brain’s Way of Healing - Norman Doige
??The Coaching Habit - Michael Bungay Stanier
??The Courage to Teach - Parker J. Palmer
??The Creative Act - Rick Rubin
??The Culture Code - Daniel Coyle
??The Culture Engine - S. Chris Edmonds
??The Death and Life of Great American Cities - Jan Jacobs
??The Digital Transformation Play Book - David L. Rogers
??The Drucker Lectures - Peter F. Drucker
??The Emotional Life of Your Brain - Richard J. Davidson
??The Essential Demming - W. Edwards Deming
??The Federalist Papers - Alexander Hamilton
??The Field - Lynne McTaggart
??The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lencioni
??The Goal - Eliyahu M. Goldratt
??The Happiness Factor - Lori-Ann Duguay
??The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz
??The Heart of Buddha’s Teaching - Rene’ Ruiz
??The Highly Sensitive Person - Naida White
??The Innovators - Walter Isaacson
??The Machine Stops - B. J. Harrison
??The Machine Stops - Carey Mulligan
??The Most Wonderful Tales of the Year - Jonathan Davis
??The Mountain is You - Brianna Wiest
??The New Economics - W. Edwards Deming
??The Phoenix Project - Gene Kim
??The Power of Bad - John Tierney
??The Power of Eight - Lynne McTaggart
??The Power of Now - Eckhard Tolle
??The Princess Bride - William Goldman
??The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel
??The Subtle Are of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson
??The Three Signs of a Miserable Job - Patrick Lencioni
??The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
??The Trumpet of the Swan - E.B. White
??Third Circle Theory - Pejman Ghadimi
??This House of Sky - Ivan Doig
??Turn the Ship Around - L. David Marquet
??Traction - Gino Wickman
??Triggered - Donald J. Trump Jr.
??Understand Alzheimer’s - Calistoga Press
??Unlocking Lyme - William Rawls
??Walden - Henry David Thoreau
??Washington’s Masonic Correspondence - George Washington
??What Color is Your Parachute - Richard N. Bolles
??What The Heck is EOS - Gino
??Wickman Who - Geoff Smart
??Who Moved my Cheese - Spencer Johnson
??Wiring the Winning Organization - Gene Kim
??Wizard: Nikola Tesla - Marc J. Seifer
??World War Z - Max Books
That's quite a list, my friend. Your suggestions for me to read/listen to several books helped me increase my understanding of my work life and day to day life back when we were working together - thank you (in case I forgot to thank you then).
Accounting, People, Process | Servant Leader | By Grace, through Faith
2 周I just finished The Fifth Mountain, by Paulo Coehlo. My biggest takeaway: Fear reaches only to the point where the unavoidable begins; from there on, it loses its meaning. Highly, highly, highly recommend Paulo Coehlo when you are taking a break from your regular reading. He is amongst my favorite introspective authors (we even had an excerpt from the Alchemist read at our wedding as part of our vows).