The Leader’’s Bookshelf: 25 Great Books and Their Readers

This is a book about reading as a source of ideas and inspiration for a well-lived life. From adventure stories to scholarly studies of the workings of evolution, books are the intuition pumps that often drive innovation and progress. Here, the powerful alchemy of 25 books and some of their best known readers is explored and celebrated.

Martin Cohen is an author, editor and philosopher who has written many popular books in philosophy and social science including 101 Philosophy Problems, 101 Ethical Dilemmas, Mind Games, Philosophical Tales and Wittgenstein’s Beetle, all enthusiastically reviewed and widely translated. He has also written key reference works for the for Dummies series on Critical Thinking Skills and Philosophy. He is currently Visiting Lecturer in English at the University of Pau in France.