#DEFBooks
2. 
Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better
by:
Clive Thompson
3.94 avg rating — 2,484 ratings 3. 
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by:
Peter Thiel
4.15 avg rating — 381,774 ratings 4. 
21st Century Mahan: Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era (21st Century Foundations) 3.76 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Conceal Reveal: The Space between Entrepreneurs and the Defense Industry
by:
Julie Willis
4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
by:
Rupert Smith
3.93 avg rating — 915 ratings 
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty 4.28 avg rating — 23,741 ratings
16. 
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
by:
Eric Hoffer
4.20 avg rating — 11,543 ratings 17. 
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
by:
Jane McGonigal
3.79 avg rating — 8,270 ratings 
19. 
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
by:
Steven Johnson
3.99 avg rating — 15,388 ratings 20. 
21. 
Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
by:
Clay Shirky
3.83 avg rating — 5,774 ratings 22. 
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
by:
Jon Gertner
4.20 avg rating — 8,529 ratings 23. 
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
by:
Ben Horowitz
4.21 avg rating — 105,266 ratings 
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Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
by:
Dan Senor
4.11 avg rating — 12,440 ratings 26. 
Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity
by:
David Whyte
4.26 avg rating — 1,176 ratings 
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Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
by:
Tim Brown
3.89 avg rating — 10,905 ratings 29. 
The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why 3.82 avg rating — 3,556 ratings
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Changing Your Company from the Inside Out: A Guide for Social Intrapreneurs
by:
Gerald F. Davis
3.61 avg rating — 38 ratings 31. 
Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City
by:
Brad Feld
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,859 ratings 32. 
Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, then Ignored, the First Personal Computer
by:
Douglas K. Smith
3.88 avg rating — 223 ratings 33. 
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Fire: How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained, and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation
by:
Dan Ward
3.92 avg rating — 182 ratings 
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by:
Simon Sinek
4.10 avg rating — 257,755 ratings 
38. 
Fallujah Redux: The Anbar Awakening and the Struggle with Al-Qaeda
by:
Daniel R. Green
3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings 39. 
Fire on the Water: China, America, and the Future of the Pacific
by:
Robert Haddick
4.16 avg rating — 69 ratings 40. 
The Logic of Failure: Recognizing and Avoiding Error in Complex Situations
by:
Dietrich Dörner
3.92 avg rating — 1,004 ratings 
42. 
The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
by:
Ori Brafman
3.83 avg rating — 6,198 ratings 43. 
21st Century Sims: Innovation, Education, and Leadership for the Modern Era (21st Century Foundations) 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
44. 
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
by:
Erica Chenoweth
4.01 avg rating — 623 ratings 
46. 
The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley
by:
Victor W. Hwang
4.06 avg rating — 233 ratings 47. 
A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
by:
Warren Berger
3.96 avg rating — 6,344 ratings 
49. 
How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
by:
Ray Kurzweil
3.97 avg rating — 7,715 ratings 50. 
The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves
by:
W. Brian Arthur
3.96 avg rating — 821 ratings 
53. 
Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
by:
Tom Kelley
3.98 avg rating — 14,023 ratings 
55. 
The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning: Reconceiving Roles for Planning, Plans and Planners
by:
Henry Mintzberg
3.82 avg rating — 226 ratings 
58. 
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by:
Brené Brown
4.29 avg rating — 236,443 ratings 
