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Commander's Reading List

Why is the maritime arena, and in turn, the United States Navy, so important to the world? Take a historic and present tour of the seven oceans and learn why from one of the Navy’s great recent senior leaders.

Discover how the Navy fought, lost, and then learned to win in the early stages of the War in the Pacific during World War II. Just as important, this book provides some of the most realistic accounts of what war at sea is like.

One of the great combat memoirs from an enlisted Marine's perspective during the Battles of Peleliu and Okinawa.

We all need to understand what motivates each other in the modern work place. Pink concludes that most of us desire autonomy, mastery, and purpose, i.e., we don’t want to be micro-managed, we desire to excel, and we want to live for something greater than ourselves.

Every day, people with extraordinary talent fail rather than succeed. Dr. Carter Cast, formerly a highly successful corporate leader and now a renowned business professor, helps us discover how to play to our strengths without falling prey to our weaknesses.

In an era where individualism and personal branding have become a way of life, author Ryan Holiday demonstrates that true high achievers must conquer their own egos and vanity to truly achieve greatness.

Every leader needs to be able to tell their story and communicate their vision. The Heath brothers share secrets about how to make your ideas “stick" as you lead and learn.

Inspired by one of the most viewed TED videos of all time, Simon Sinek challenges the reader to start with Why. In the Navy, we exist to protect the Nation and if called upon, to conduct prompt and sustained combat operations from the sea, but each one of us as a Sailor, Marine and human being, needs to answer, “Why?"

A strike group is one of the ultimate team of teams and General Stanley McChrystal takes the reader on a journey on how   we combine the agility of a small team with a large organization.

A self-improvement and personal excellence classic for a reason. Steven Covey, one of the great personal improvement writers of the last century, provides the reader seven habits that will put the reader on a path to excellence and effectiveness.