Favorite Books: Jason Fertig

Jason FertigUniversity of Southern Indiana assistant professor of management

FICTION

  1. Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
  2. The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
  3. Brain Droppings, George Carlin
  4. Napalm & Silly Putty, George Carlin
  5. In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy, Adam Carolla
  6. Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business, Patrick Lencioni
  7. The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees), Patrick Lencioni
  8. Separation of Power, Vince Flynn
  9. Act of Treason, Vince Flynn
  10. Consent to Kill, Vince Flynn

NON-FICTION

  1. The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America, William J. Bennett & John T.E. Cribb
  2. Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction. Adele Westbrook & Oscar Ratti
  3. Happiness is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual, Dennis Prager
  4. Free to Choose: A Personal Statement, Milton & Rose Friedman
  5. God and Man at Yale, William F. Buckley
  6. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey
  7. First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently, Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman
  8. Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
  9. The Millionaire Next Door: Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy, Thomas Stanley & William Danko
  10. The Theory of Education in the United States, Albert Jay Nock

Jason Fertig is an assistant professor of management at the University of Southern Indiana and a regular contributor to the NAS web page.

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