The books selected represent current leadership literature and scholarship and draw from a review of approximately 5,500 books.

To reduce the number of books to a workable size, the following criteria, or grid, has been employed:

• The authors/editor will have written at least one book on leadership within the past five years.
• To guarantee a high level of scholarship, where possible, the author will have earned a Ph.D.
• The author/editor will have produced recognized leaders.
• He will have worked both nationally and internationally in the field of leadership.
• He will be recognized, by his peers, as an expert in the field of leadership.
• In areas where values and worldview are discussed, the authors/editors chosen write from the historic, Judeo-Christian religion.

1. Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know.

Author: Dr. John Maxwell

2. The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

Author: Dr. John H. Maxwell. 160 pages.

3. Post-Modernism 101

Author: Dr. Heath White. 165 pages.

4. Why Great Men Fail

Author: Dr. Wayne Goodall. 160 pages.

5. How Successful People Think

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 128 pages.

6. The Leadership Challenge (4th Edition)

Authors: Dr. James M. Kouzes and Dr. Barry Z. Posner. 389 pages.

7. Leadership is an Art

Author: Max DePree. 176 pages.

8. The Effective Executive

Author: Dr. Peter Drucker. 175 pages.

9. The Soul of a Leader

Author: Margaret Benefiel. 192 pages.

10. The Secrets to Becoming a Leader: Discover a Lifetime of Lessons Learned on and off the field

Author: Tom Osborne. 128 pages.

11. Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations

Author: Dr. Bernard Bass. 224 pages.

12. Reflections on Leadership: How Robert K. Greenleaf's Theory of Servant-Leadership Influenced Today's Top Management Thinkers

Author: Dr. Larry Spears. 338 pages.

13. The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

Authors: Dr. Jim Loehr and Dr. TonySchwartz. 256 pages.

14. The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make

Author: Dr. Hans Frizel. 256 pages.

15. Mentoring 101

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 96 pages.

16. Failing Forward

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 237 pages.

17. Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 262 pages.

18. Worldview: The History of a Concept

Author: Dr. David K. Naugle. 356 pages.

19. Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 224 pages.

20. The Leadership Wisdom of Solomon: 28 Essential Strategies for Leading with Integrity

Authors: Pat Williams and Jim Denny. 208 pages.

21. The Trust Edge

Author: Dr. David Horsager. 331 pages.

22. Unshakeable Foundations

Authors: Dr. Norman Geisler and Dr. Peter Bocchino. 403 pages.

23. Come, Let Us Reason: An Introduction to Logical Thinking

Authors: Dr. Norman L. Geisler and Dr. Ronald Brooks. 232 pages.

24. Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success: Building Blocks for a Better Life

Authors: John Wooden and Jay Carty

25. Winning with People: Discovering the People Principles that Work for You Every Time

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 272 pages.

26. Leading from the Inside Out

Author: Dr. Samuel D. Rima. 256 pages.

27. Organizational Change through Effective Leadership

Author: Dr. Robert H. Guest. 240 pages.

28. Visionary Leadership

Author: Dr. Burt Nanus. 240 pages.

29. The Mentor Leader

Authors: Tony Dungy and Nathan Whitaker. 229 pages.

30. Make Today Count: The Secret of Your Success is Determined by Your Daily Agenda

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 128 pages.

31. The Leader as Communicator: Strategies and Tactics to Build Loyalty, Focus Effort, and Spark Creativity

Authors: Dr. Robert Mai and Dr. Alan Akerson. 272 pages.

32. Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge

Author: Dr. Warren G. Bennis. 256 pages.

33. Top Performance: How to Develop Excellence in Yourself and Others (Revised Edition)

Authors: Zig Ziglar, Krish Dhanam, and Bryan Flanagan. 240 pages.

34. The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today

Authors: Dr. Ken Blanchard and Dr. Mark Muchnick. 112 pages.

35. Executive Values: A Christian Approach to Organizational Leadership

Author: Dr. Kurt Senske. 166 pages.

36. Character all Leaders Must Have

Author: Dr. Frank Damazio. 112 pages.

37. In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

Author: Dr. Tom Peters. 360 pages.

38. Reviewing Leadership: A Christian Evaluation of Current Approaches

Authors: Dr. Robert J. Banks and Dr. Bernice M. Ledbetter. 240 pages.

39. The Heart of Mentoring: Ten Proven Principles for Developing People to their Fullest Potential

Authors: Dr. David A. Stoddard and Dr. Robert Tamasy. 224 pages.

40. The Military Leadership Handbook

Authors: Bernd Horn and Robert W. Walker. 560 pages.

41. Mentoring Leaders: Wisdom for Developing Character, Calling and Competency

Author: Carson Pue. 240 pages.

42. Leadership Beyond Reason: How Great Leaders Succeed by Harnessing the Power of Their Values, Feelings, and Intuition

Author: Dr. John Townsend. 224 pages.

43. The Longview: Lasting Strategies for Rising Leaders

Author: Dr. Roger Parrott. 224 pages.

44. Trust: The One Thing That Makes or Breaks a Leader

Author: Dr. Less T. Csorba. 304 pages.

45. Thinking About Leadership

Author: Dr. Nannerl O. Keohane. 192 pages.

46. The Influential Leader: 12 Steps to Igniting Visionary Thinking

Author: Dr. John Edmund Haggai. 256 pages.

47. The Master Leader: Revealing Conversations with 30 Leadership Greats

Authors: Dr. George Barna and Dr. Bill Dallas. 227 pages.

48. The 10 Laws of Enduring Success

Author: Maria Bartiromo. 286 pages.

49. A New Breed of Leader: 8 Leadership Qualities that Matter Most in the Real World

Author: Dr. Sheila Murray Bethel. 374 pages.

50. Leading at a Higher Level

Author: Dr. Ken Blanchard. 384 pages.

51. People Skills: How to Assess Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts

Author: Dr. Robert Bolton. 280 pages.

52. The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do

Author: Dr. Ken Blanchard. 144 pages.

53. Focus on Leadership: Servant-Leadership for the 21st Century

Editors: Dr. Larry C. Spears and Dr. Michele Lawrence. 416 pages.

54. Leadership: 50 Points of Wisdom for Today's Leaders

Author: General Rick Hillier. 272 pages.

55. Built on Values

Author: Ann Rhoades. 256 pages.

56. Conversations on Leadership

Editor: Lan Liu. 272 pages.

57. Winston Churchill, CEO: 25 Lessons for Bold Business Leaders

Author: Alan Axelrod. 288 pages.

58. Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge

Author: Dr. Warren G. Bennis. 256 pages.

59. The Choice is Yours: Today's Decisions for the Rest of Your Life

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 137 pages.

60. Your Road Map for Success: You Can Get There from Here

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 256 pages.

61. Truth or Consequences: The Promise and Perils of Postmodernism

Author: Dr. Millard J. Erickson. 288 pages.

62. The One Minute Manager

Authors: Dr. Ken Blanchard and Dr. Spencer Johnson. 112 pages.

63. Listening and Caring Skills

Author: Dr. John Savage. 150 pages.

64. Rethink Your Life

Author: Stan Toler. 288 pages.

65. The Making of a Mentor: Nine Essential Characteristics of Influential Christian Leaders

Authors: Dr. Ted W. Engstrom and Dr. Ron Jenson 304 pages.

66. Words that Work

Author: Dr. Frank Luntz. 320 pages.

67. Understanding Leadership

Author: Dr. Thom Marshall. 224 pages.

68. Derailed: Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Failures of Leadership

Author: Dr. Timothy Irwin. 240 pages.

69. A Master Plan for Leaders: A Biblical Perspective

Author: Dr. Gilbert A. Peterson.

70. Leadership Mastery: How to Challenge Yourself and Others to Greatness

Author: Dale Carnegie Training. 256 pages.

71. Relationships 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know

Author: Dr. John C Maxwell. 96 pages.

72. The Right to Lead: Learning Leadership Through Character and Courage

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 122 pages.

73. The Servant-Leader Within: A Transformative Path

Author: Dr. Robert K. Greenleaf. 272 pages.

74. The Painful Side of Leadership: Moving Forward Even When it Hurts

Author: Dr. Jeff Jorg. 288 pages.

75. Servant-Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness

Author: Dr. Robert K. Greenleaf. 369 pages.

76. Building Leaders the West Point Way: Ten Principles from the Nation's Most Powerful Leadership Laboratory

Author: Major General Joseph P. Franklin. 224 pages.

77. Leading in a Culture of Change

Author: Dr. Michael Fullam. 176 pages.

78. High-Performance Ethics: 10 Timeless Principles for Next-Generation Leadership

Authors: Dr. Wes Wantrell and Dr. James R. Lucas 250 pages.

79. Next Generation Leaders

Author: Andy Stanley. 163 pages.

80. The Winner's Manual

Author's: Jim Tressel and Chris Fabry. 308 pages

81. Leadership Smarts: Inspiration and Wisdom from the Heart of a Leader

Author: Dr. Ken Blanchard. 160 pages.

82. The Little Book of Coaching

Authors: Don Shula and Dr. Ken Blanchard. 144 pages.

83. Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration

Author: Dr. Warren Bennis. 256 pages.

84. The Future of Leadership: Today's Top Leadership Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow's Leaders

Authors: Dr. Warren Bennis, Dr. Gretchen M. Spreitzer, and Dr. Thomas C. Cummings. 352 pages.

85. Churchill on Leadership

Author: Steven Hayward. 224 pages.

86. Leader to Leader: Enduring Insights on Leadership from the Drucker Foundation's Award-Winning Journal

Editors: Dr. Francis Hesselbein and Dr. Paul M. Cohen. 416 pages.

87. The Leader of the Future: New Visions, Strategies, and Practices, for the Next Era

Editors: Dr. Francis Hesselbein, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, and Dr. Richard Beckard. 352 pages.

88. Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House

Editors: James Taranto and Leonard Leo. 320 pages.

89. Black Leadership in America

Author: Dr. John White. 240 pages.

90. Coaching Your Kids to Be Leaders: The Keys to Unlocking Their Potential

Author: Pat Williams. 277 pages.

91. The Dream Cycle: Leveraging the Power of Personal Growth

Author: Dr. Steve Moore. 224 pages.

92. Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, and Why People Demand It

Authors: Dr. James M. Kouzes and Dr. Barry Z. Posner. 384 pages.

93. Followership: How Followers are Creating Change and Changing Leaders

Author: Dr. Barbara Kellerman. 305 pages.

94. The Art of Followership: How Great Followers Create Great Leaders and Organizations

Author: Dr. Ronald E. Riggio and Dr. Ira Chaleff. 416 pages.

95. Encouraging the Heart

Authors: Dr. James M. Kouzes and Dr. Barry Z. Posner. 240 pages.

96. The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching: 50 Top Executive Coaches Reveal Their Secrets

Editors: Dr. Howard Morgan, Dr. Phil Harkins and Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. 304 pages.

97. Beyond Talent

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 304 pages.

98. Collaborative Leadership and Global Transformation: Developing Leaders and High-Synergy Organizations

Author: Dr. Timothy Stagich. 264 pages.

99. Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management

Author: Dr. John Kotter. 192 pages.

100. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't

Author: Dr. Jim Collins. 320 pages.

101. My Dream Map

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 196 pages.

102. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow them and People Will Follow You

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 231 pages.

103. Ethics 101: There's Only One Rule for Making Decisions

Author: Dr. John C. Maxwell. 160 pages.