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Our Readers' Top 30 Books

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In January 2003, we surveyed our readers with questions about books, news sources, and successful use of email. This short feature is the first result of that survey. When we asked our readers what book most influenced their work last year, we got hundreds of titles. But of those, these thirty received more than one vote.

-- Michael C. Gilbert
 

1. The Artful Journey, by William Sturtevant
2. The Bible (Those who recommended it did not agree on which version.)
3. Boards that Make a Difference, by John Carver
4. Bowling Alone, by Robert Putnam
5. Built to Last, by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras
6. The Cathedral Within, by Bill Shore
7. The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life, by Michael Roach, Geshe Michael Roach
8. Don't Make Me Think, by Steve Krug
9. The Fifth Discipline, by Peter M. Senge
10. Filthy Rich: How to Turn Your Nonprofit Fantasies into Cold, Hard Cash, by Richard, Dr. Steckel, et al
11. First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently, by Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman
12. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz
13. Fundraising for Social Change, by Kim Klein
14. Fundraising on the Internet: The ePhilanthropyFoundation.org's Guide to Success Online, by Mal Warwick, Ted Hart, Nick Allen (Editors)
15. Good to Great, by Jim Collins
16. Grassroots Grants: An Activist's Guide to Proposal Writing, by Andy Robinson
17. The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations, by John P. Kotter, Dan S. Cohen
18. How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation, by Anthony Mancuso
19. How To Write Successful Fundraising Letters, by Mal Waarwick
20. John Adams, by David McCullough
21. Longitudes and Attitudes, by Tom Friedman
22. Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration, by Patricia Ward Biederman, Warren G. Bennis
23. Raising More Money, by Terry Axelrod
24. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey
25. Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook, by Michael Allison, Jude Kaye (Authors)
26. Stupid White Men, by Michael Moore
27. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell
28. Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads, by Gil Bailie
29. When Corporations Rule the World, by David C. Korten
30. Who Moved My Cheese?, by Spencer, M.D. Johnson, Kenneth H. Blanchard

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