Episode 30 - Influential Books

By CMC

Summary:

In this CMC Podcast our school instructors Craig McClure, John McKently, LeRoy Harbach, and Jason Ilowite hold a roundtable discussion about the books, aside from technical manuals, that have been influential in their lives and careers.

Craig Mcclure: https://www.cmcpro.com/craig-mcclure/

Jason Ilowite:https://www.cmcpro.com/jason-ilowite/

John McKently: https://www.cmcpro.com/john-mckently/

Leroy Harbach: https://www.cmcpro.com/leroy-harbach/

Books mentioned:

“The Mission, The Men, and Me” By Pete Blaber

“Up the Organization” by Robert Townsend

“Young Men and Fire” by Norman MacLean

“Green Eggs and Ham, Oh the Places you’ll Go” by Dr Suess

“Deadliest Seas” by Caley Thompson

“Damn Lucky” by Kevin Lawer

“We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance”
by David Howarth

“Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

“Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun” by Wes Roberts

“Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts” by Annie Duke

“The Ashley Book of Knots” by Clifford W. Ashley

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