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Junior Enlisted
Leading Petty Officer
Division Leader
Department Head / Command Leader
Senior Leader
Junior Enlisted
Leadership
Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times  Donald T. Phillips
Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein
Naval and Military Heritage
A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy Thomas J. Cutler
Life in Mr. Lincoln's Navy Dennis J. Ringle
Joint and Combined Warfare
Flags of Our Fathers James Bradley
D Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II Stephen E. Ambrose
Regional and Cultural Awareness
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
A Passage to India E.M. Forster
Critical Thinking
The Declaration of Independence and Other Great Documents of American History 1775-1865 John Grafton
Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1) Orson Scott Card
Management and Strategic Thinking
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey
Time Management from the Inside Out, second edition: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule--and Your Life Julie Morgenstern
 

Leading Petty Officer
Critical Thinking
The Caine Mutiny: A Novel Herman Wouk
The Sheriff: America's Defense of the New World Order Colin S. Gray
Naval and Military Heritage
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour James D. Hornfischer
To the Shores of Tripoli: The Birth of the U.S. Navy and Marines A. B. C. Whipple
Joint and Combined Warfare
Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda Sean Naylor
Victory at Yorktown: The Campaign That Won the Revolution Richard M. Ketchum
Regional and Cultural Awareness
The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror Bernard Lewis
The Sand Pebbles Richard McKenna
Leadership
Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer Margot Morrell
Billy Budd and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) Herman Melville
Management and Strategic Thinking
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Malcolm Gladwell
American Government Robert A Heineman
 

Division Leader
Leadership
Two Souls Indivisible James S. Hirsch
The Good Shepherd C. S. Forester
Naval and Military Heritage
The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers Paul Stillwell
White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War: Volume Five (Melville) Herman Melville
Joint and Combined Warfare
Shield and Sword: The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf War Edward J. Marolda
The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power Max Boot
Regional and Cultural Awareness
On the Origins of War: And the Preservation of Peace Donald Kagan
Recognizing Islam: Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East Michael Gilsenan
Critical Thinking
The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Thomas L. Friedman
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Dava Sobel
Management and Strategic Thinking
Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Dava Sobel
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business Clayton M. Christensen
 

Department Head / Command Leader
Leadership
Master and Commander (Aubrey Maturin Series) Patrick O'Brian
Leadership: The Warrior's Art Barry R. McCaffrey
Naval and Military Heritage
Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805 Joseph Wheelan
One Hundred Years of Sea Power: The U. S. Navy, 1890-1990 George Baer
Joint and Combined Warfare
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan Ronald Spector
Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond Robert D. Kaplan
Regional and Cultural Awareness
From Beirut to Jerusalem Thomas L. Friedman
The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair Martin Meredith
Critical Thinking
Thinking In Time : The Uses Of History For Decision Makers Richard E. Neustadt
The Cruel Sea Nicholas Monsarrat
Management and Strategic Thinking
Implementing Diversity Marilyn Loden
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done Larry Bossidy
 

Senior Leader
Leadership
Leadership Rudolph W. Giuliani
The Second World War, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm Winston Churchill
Naval and Military Heritage
1776 David McCullough
The Pursuit of Victory: The Life And Achievement of Horatio Nelson R. J. B. Knight
Joint and Combined Warfare
Rethinking the Principles of War Anthony Mc Ivor
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War William Manchester
Regional and Cultural Awareness
Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism Robert Pape
The Great Wall at Sea: China's Navy Enters the Twenty-First Century Bernard D. Cole
Critical Thinking
The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World Peter Schwartz
Scenarios: The Art of Strategic Conversation Kees van der Heijden
Management and Strategic Thinking
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Michael Lewis
The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning Henry Mintzberg
 

 

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