Cunningham Library &
Reading List
The Cunningham Center has a library of leadership and sales development books available for the use of our clients and associates. The library is available on the 3rd floor of the Cunningham Center and is accessible via a checkout system through the receptionist.

The Cunningham Center recommends reading as a way to further develop sales and leadership skills. Recommended reading lists are as follows:

Leadership Reading List:
  • Army Leadership, FM 22-100. HQ, Department of the Army. 1999.
  • Badaracco, Joseph L. Leading Quietly: An Unorthodox Guide to Doing the Right Thing. 2002.
  • Bennis, Warren and Robert Thomas. Leading for a Lifetime: How Defining Moments Shape Leaders of Today and Tomorrow.
  • Bennis, Warren. On Becoming a Leader. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1989.
  • Bennis, Warren. Why Leaders Can't Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990.
  • Bernstein, Peter. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk.
  • Blanchard, Ken. Whale Done! The Power of Positive Relationships. New York: FREE PRESS, 2002
  • Bolt, James. Executive Development. New York: Harper Business, 1989.
  • Boyztzis, Richard and McKee, Annie. Resonant Leadership.
  • Carté, Penny and Fox, Chris. Bridging the Culture Gap. Philadelphia, PA: Kogan Page USA, 2004.
  • Conger, Jay. Learning to Lead. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
  • Covey, Stephen R. The 8th Habit. New York: Free Press, 2004.
  • Ellis, Lee. Leading Talents, Leading Teams. Chicago: Northfield Publishing. 2003.
  • Friedman, Thomas L. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. Farrar, Strauss, Giroux. New York, 2005
  • Friedman, Thomas L. Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2008
  • Fulmer, Robert M. and Conger, Jay A. Growing Your Company's Leaders. New York: AMACOM, 2004.
  • Gingrich, Newt. Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World that Works. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2008
  • Hughes, Patterson, and James. Emotional Intelligence In Action. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer, 2005
  • Galford, Robert and Maruca, Regina Fazio. Your Leadership Legacy: Why Looking Toward the Future Will Make You Better Today.
  • Gladwell, Malcolm. Blink. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
  • Gladwell, Malcolm. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. New York: Black Bay Books, 2002
  • Goffee, Robert and Jones, Gareth. Why Should Anyone Be Led By YOU?: What It Takes to Be an Authentic Leader.
  • Halberstam, David. The Best and the Brightest. 1972.
  • Kidder, Rushworth M. Moral Courage. 2005.
  • Kotter, John P. A Force for Change. New York: Free Press, 1990.
  • Kotter, John P. A Sense of Urgency. Massachusetts: Harvard Business Press, 2008
  • Kotter, John P. Leading Change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.
  • Krass, Peter. The Book of Leadership Wisdom. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1998.
  • Levitt, Steven D., Dubner, Stephen J. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. Harper Collins. New York, 2005.
  • Lewis, Michael. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.
  • Lundin, Stephen C. Fish! A Remarkable Way to Build Morale and Improve Results. New York: Hyperion, 2000.
  • Maxwell, John C. and Dornan, Jim. Becoming a Person of Influence. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. 1997.
  • Maxwell, John C. Developing the Leader Within You. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. 1993.
  • Maxwell, John C. The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. 1999.
  • Maxwell, John C. The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization.
  • Philbrisk, Nathaniel. In the Heart of the Sea. New York: The Penquin Group. 2000.
  • Pink, Daniel. A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. New York: Penguin Group (USA, Inc., (hardcover) 2005, (paperback) 2006.
  • Roberto, Michael. Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus. 2005.
  • Shaara, Michael. The Killer Angels. 1974.
  • Shineseki, Eric K. Be* Know* Do*; Adapted from the Official Army Leadership Manual: Leadership the Army Way. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco, 2004.
  • Studer, Quint. Hardwiring Excellence, Fire Starter Publishing, 2003
  • Useem, Michael, The Leadership Moment, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998
  • Welch, Jack and Welch, Suzy. Winning.
  • Ziglar, Zig. See You at the Top. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company. 1995.

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