Reference Books
The following list is a selection of books, encyclopedias, and handbooks that have proven very helpful to students in the past. For your convenience, they are divided into several groups, according to the aspect they put light on. All books with Ref. in their call numbers are shelved in the Reference Area
Leadership Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Leadership Challenge / by Kouzer, James M. and Posner, Barry Z. |
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Jossey-Bass |
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HD 57.7 K68 1987 |
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The authors demystify the idea of a guiding vision and what it means to empower people, without trivializing these vital concepts. This is at once a practical book and an inspiring one (Foreword, p.xii). |
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Developing the Leader Within You / by John C. Maxwell |
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Thomas Nelson |
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HD57.7 M394 1993 |
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This book examines how to be effective in the highest calling of leadership by understanding the five characteristics that set “leader managers” apart from “run-of-the-mill managers” (see covers) |
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Multiple Intelligence and Leadership / edited by Riggio, Ronald E., Murphy, Susan E., and Francis J. Pirozzolo |
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Lawrence Erlbaum Associates |
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HD 57.7. K733 1990 |
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This volume brings together well-known researchers from the field of intelligence and renowned leadership scholars who are exploring the role that multiple intelligence play in effective leadership (see An Overview, p.1) |
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Mastering self-leadership: empowering yourself for personal excellence / Charles C. Manz, Christopher P. Neck. |
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2004. |
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HD57.7 .M387 2004 |
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It is a comprehensive self-help guide that provides the tools foe leading yourself to personal excellence (see the cover) |
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Handbook of leadership; a survey of theory and research [by] Ralph M. Stogdill. |
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New York, Free Press [1974] |
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HM141 .S83 1997 |
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Includes concepts and theories of leadership; traits of leadership and personal attributes of leaders; development, education, and training for leadership and management; improving leadership and leadership research. |
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Finding your voice: learning to lead-- anywhere you want to make a difference / Larraine R. Matusak ; foreword by Andrew J. Young. |
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San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1997. |
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HM141 .M29 1997 |
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Gives pathways to effective leadership and practicing effective communication |
Leadership History
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The leader’s companion: insights on leadership through the ages / edited by J. Thomas Wren. |
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New York : Free Press, c1995. |
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HM141 .L375 1995 |
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Includes different perspectives on leadership changing through the ages from Plato to famous philosophers of the XX century. |
Leadership: Religious aspects
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Leading with soul: an uncommon journey of spirit / Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal. |
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San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2001 |
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HD57.7 .B64 2001 |
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This book addresses such current issues as the changing nature of work, and the greater need for an infusion of soul in the workplace. Real-life stories are also included. |
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Leadership: Women
Title: Women in World History / edited by Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer
Publisher: The Gale Group
Call Number: Ref. HQ 1115. W6 1999
Summary: This encyclopedia “represents an attempt on the part of historians from around the world to bring to light the individual achievements made by women of every age and to bolster the cumulative effect that these achievements, once revealed, can have on future generations” (Introduction, p.vii)
Title: Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics/ edited by Laura van Assendelft and Jeffrey D. Schultz
Publisher: Oryx Press
Call Number: Ref. HQ 1236.5. U6 E53 1999
Summary: The work contains over 700 entries “that cover every women who has served in a political capacity, and biographies of leaders of the suffrage movement, as well as feminists and anti-feminists” (Preface, p.xi)
Title: Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women / edited by Christine Fauré
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
Call Number: Ref. HQ 1236.5. E85 E52 2003
Summary: This work describes the position of women changing through the ages: from medieval times to the present.
Leadership: Psychological Aspects
Title: Encyclopedia of Human Behavior / edited by V.S. Ramachandran
Publisher: Academic Press
Call Number: Ref. BF 31. E5 1994 v.3
Summary: The volume 3 contains an entry on leadership which includes glossary, historical review and contemporary approaches to different issues in leadership.
Title: Encyclopedia of Psychology / edited by Alan E. Kazdin
Publisher: American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press
Call Number: Ref. BF 31. E52 2000 v.4
Summary: The entry on leadership in the volume 4 includes various theories, trends and approaches to leadership in psychology.
Leadership: Biography
Title: American National Biography / edited by Paul Betz and Mark C. Carnes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Call Number: Ref. CT 213. A68 2002
Summary: “designed to provide as broad coverage as possible of notable figures in American history, from the earliest recorded contact of Europeans in North America to very nearly the present.” (Preface, p. vii)
Title: Encyclopedia of American Biography / edited by John A. Garraty
Publisher: Harper & Row
Call Number: Ref. CT 213. G37 1974
Summary: “includes more than 1,000 notable Americans who have contributed to our history and culture from Columbus to the present” (Introduction, p. v)
Title: Great Lives from History: American Series / edited by Frank N. Magill
Publisher: Salem Press
Call Number: Ref. CT 214. G74 1987
Summary: “This initial five-volume set . . . includes articles on 456 individuals whose lives have had a distinct impact on American society and culture.” (Publisher’s note, p. v)
Title: Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives / edited by Jackson, Kenneth T., Markoe, Arnold and Markoe, Karen E.
Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Call Number: Ref. CT 213. S37 1998
Summary: “It provides the careers and achievements of persons who have made significant contributions to our national past.” (Preface, p. vii)