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Food for the mind and soul
The Tao of Physics (Flamingo)The Tao of Physics (Flamingo) by Fritjof Capra
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The best introduction to our true Reality
The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable LivingThe Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living by Fritjof Capra
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What to do with this "true Reality"
Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for  a Complex World with CD-ROMBusiness Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World with CD-ROM by John Sterman
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The Bible of business dynamics - not for the faint-hearted !
The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human WorldThe Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram
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Unusual book on the connections between language and sensory experience
Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western ThoughtPhilosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought by George Lakoff
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Enlightening enough to make Descartes turn in his grave
Metaphors We Live byMetaphors We Live by by G Lakoff
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Where our mental categories come from
A Language Older Than WordsA Language Older Than Words by Derrick Jensen
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An extremely raw account of our modern disconnect with Nature
Story of BStory of B by Daniel Quinn
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Controversial yet thought-provoking essay on modern civilisation
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Manager's Guide to Applying Systems ThinkingSeeing the Forest for the Trees: A Manager's Guide to Applying Systems Thinking by Dennis Sherwood
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Very readable introduction to Systems Thinking
The New Pioneers: Men and Women Who are Transforming the WorkplaceThe New Pioneers: Men and Women Who are Transforming the Workplace by Thomas Petzinger
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Tales of unusual entrepreneurship - a must read !
Socrates Cafe: Tales of the Examined LifeSocrates Cafe: Tales of the Examined Life by C Phillips
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Wish I could one day emulate this format in business consulting
Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other AnimalsStraw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals by John Gray
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In case you thought Human Beings were special
SiddharthaSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
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A fictional account of the Buddha's life - for the soul
The Fear of Freedom (Routledge Classics)The Fear of Freedom (Routledge Classics) by Erich Fromm
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To understand the barriers we create for ourselves
Letters to a Young PoetLetters to a Young Poet by R M Rilke
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An encouragement to self-expression and authenticity
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingBlink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
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Very original and truth-resounding take on decision-making
The Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human UnderstandingThe Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding by Humberto Maturana Rumesin
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A primer of cognitive science
The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first CenturyThe Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century by James Howard Kunstler
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Crash down to reality !
The Limits to Growth: The 30-year UpdateThe Limits to Growth: The 30-year Update by D.H. Meadows
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Why we need to endorse Principles of Sustainability
A Short History of Nearly EverythingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
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Quirky, funny but well-researched
Dangerous Company: Consulting Powerhouses and the Companies They Save and RuinDangerous Company: Consulting Powerhouses and the Companies They Save and Ruin by James O'Shea
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This will make "small" consultants smile
CryptonomiconCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
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A page-turner for those interested in the birth of Information Science
The Quantum Self: Human Nature and Consciousness Defined by the New PhysicsThe Quantum Self: Human Nature and Consciousness Defined by the New Physics by Danah Zohar
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A more realistic definition of Consciousness
The Devil's Cup: Coffee, the Driving Force in HistoryThe Devil's Cup: Coffee, the Driving Force in History by Stuart Lee Allen
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Fascinating history of the consultant's usual mode of subsistence
The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That MatterThe World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter by Ph.D Juanita Brown
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Love to converse, but I'm incapable of small talk