- How We Got Here: A Slightly Irreverent History of Technology and Markets by Andy Kessler
- Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score by Andy Kessler
- Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business by Rana Foroohar
- Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein
- The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson and Joseph Grenny
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William L. Ury
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life by Stuart Diamond
- Understanding Context: Environment, Language, and Information Architecture by Andrew Hinton