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The Thiel Leadership Development Institute is multifaceted and it strives to offer leadership education based on a variety of disciplines and on relevant sources. Furthermore, information is an important element of leadership effectiveness. Therefore, student-leaders are encouraged to expand their knowledge in all possible disciplines, broadening their world views through readings, documentaries, etc. To facilitate student-leaders' acquisition of knowledge, each Leadership Development Seminar has been inspired on a number of sources, including, but not limited to, the books listed bellow.

Barnes, R., et al. (2002). Let your leadership speak: How to lead and be heard. Central Plains Book

     Publishing.

Bolman, L. & Deal, T. (1995). Leading with soul: An uncommon journey of spirit. Jossey-Bass.

Burns, J. M. (1978). Leadership. Harper Torchbooks.

Burns, J. M. (2004). Transforming leadership: A new pursuit of happiness. Grover Press.

De Pree, M. (1992). Leadership jazz. Dell Publishing.

De Pree, M. (1997). Leading without power: Finding hope in serving community. Jossey-Bass.

De Pree, M. (2004). Leadership is an art. Currency.

Freire, P. (2000) – Ramos, B. G. (translator). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Continuum.

Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of freedom: Ethics, democracy, and civic courage. Rowman & Littlefield

     Publishers, Inc.

Gostick, A. & Telford, D. (2003). The integrity advantage. Gibbs-Smith.

Greenleaf, R. K. (2003). Servant leadership: A journey into the nature of legitimate power and

     greatness. Paulist Press.

Josephson, M. (2002). Making ethical decisions: The basic primer on using the Six Pillars of

     Character to make better decisions, and a better life. Josephson Institute of Ethics.

Kidder, R. M. (2003). How good people make tough choices: Resolving the dilemmas of ethical

     living. Quill.

Kidder, R. M. (2005). Moral courage. William Morrow.

Komives, S., Lucas, N., & McMahon, T. R. (1998). Exploring Leadership: For college students who

     want to make a difference. Jossey-Bass.

Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2003). The leadership challenge (3rd ed.). Jossey-Bass.

Lappé, F. M, & DuBois, P. M. (1994). The quickening of America: Rebuilding our nation, remaking

     our lives (1st ed.). Jossey-Bass.

Northouse, P. G. (2004). Leadership: Theory and practice (3rd ed.). Sage Publication, Inc.: Thousand

     Oaks, CA.

Peck, M. S. (1987). The different drum: Community making and peace. Touchstone.

Starratt, R. J. (2004). Ethical Leadership. Jossey-Bass.

Other relevant books:

Coles, R. (1993). The call of service. Houghton Mifflin.

Covey, S. (1990). Principle-centered leadership. Free Press.

Denney, N. H. (2004). How to Zing! your life & leadership: 21 insights on maximizing your

     influence. Viaticum Press.

Fromm, E. (1994). Escape from freedom. Owl Books edition.

Fromm, E. (1990). The sane society. Owl Books edition.

Gardner, J. W. (1989). On leadership. Free Press.

Gladwell, M. (2002). The tipping point: How little things can make a big difference. Back Bay Books.

Goleman, D. (2004). Primal leadership: Learning to lead with emotional intelligence. Harvard

     Business School Press.

Helgesen, S. (1990). The female advantage. Doubleday, New York.

Kouzes, J. & Posner, B. (1999). Encouraging the heart. Jossey-Bass.

Maxwell, J. C. (1998). The 21 irrefutable laws of leadership. Nelson Business.

Morgan, G. (1997). Images of organizations (2nd ed.). Sage Publications, Inc.

Morrison, A. M. (1996). The new leaders: Leadership diversity in America. Jossey-Bass.

Rhode, D. L. (2003). The difference “difference” makes: Women and leadership. Stanford University

     Press.

Walters, R. W., & Smith, R. C. (1999). African American leadership. State University of New York

     Press.