Air Force Chief of Staff Reading List 2015

Fellow Airmen,

This year, I reached out to you to recommend books for the CSAF Reading List and your response was amazing! Over the 10 days in which we accepted recommendations, we heard from over 1,700 of you – all passionately advocating for books and movies that have affected your lives and the way you serve.

The books and movies you recommended could fill a library…and fill it well with amazing fictional, historical, and biographical works, along with fascinating ideas about personal and organizational values, growth, and success.

Ultimately, each selection for 2015 tells an important story about the Profession of Arms or our Air Force Core Values. It was tough for Chief Cody and I to pick just a few, but we hope you’ll find inspiration and value in our recommended list.

Thanks for all you do…and enjoy!

Mark A. Welsh III
General, USAF
Chief of Staff

1. Air Commanders
Published in 2012 by John Andreas Olsen

2. No Place to Hide
Published in 2014 by W. Lee Warren, M.D.

3. Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know
Published in 2014 by P.W. Singer and Alan Friedman

4. Beer, Bacon and Bullets
Published in 2010 by Gal Luft

5. The Mission, the Men, and Me
Published in 2008 by Pete Blaber

6. Once an Eagle
Published in 1968 by Anton Myrer

7. Team of Rivals
Published in 2005 by Doris Kearns Goodwin

8. The Boys in the Boat
Published in 2014 by Daniel James Brown

9. The Power of Professionalism
Published in 2011 by Bill Weirsma

10. Leadership and Self-Deception
Published in 2000 by The Arbinger Institute

11. Focus: The Hidden Driver of Exellence
Published in 2013 Daniel Goleman

12. Linchpin: Are You Indispensible?
Published in 2010 by Seth Godin

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