Vern Gambetta’s 2021 reading recommendations

In 2021 I have read 151 books. I never set out to read a certain number, rather I just enjoy reading. I total the number at the ned of the year out of curiosity. I read for professional development, intellectual growth and pleasure. Holding a real book and turning the pages is a great felling.

My two favorite books of the year were Think Again by Adam Grant and The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul.

Also pictured below are the other books that I thought were outstanding. Check out the next GAINcast (https://thegainnetwork.com/)where I will talk about about each of the books.

• The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
• The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer by Steven Kotler
• The Creative Habit: Learn In and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp
• How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills by Rob Gray
• The Good American: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government’s Greatest Humanitarian by Robert Kaplan
• The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America by Bradford Pearson
• Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal by George Packer
• Physical Intelligence: The Science of How the Body and the Mind Guide Each Other Through Life by Scott Grafton
• The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making–and Unmaking–of the World’s Greatest Soccer Club by Simon Kuper
• Framers: Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil by by Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, and Francis de Véricourt
• Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding by Daniel Liberman
• Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature by Richard Rhodes
• The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
• The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer
• The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance by Rich Diviney