Title	Author	Short Summary	Topics	Rating	ISBN
Call Sign Chaos Learning to Lead	Jim Mattis and Bing West	Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis's storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking.	Leadership, Mindset, Organisations	10 / 10	978-0-8129-9683-8
Extreme Ownership	Jocko Willink, Leif Babin	Extreme Ownership emphazises the responsibility of everyone to take ownership during challenging situations and approach these challenges. J. Willink and L. Babin define characteristics of an optimal team and define the necessary values to achieve such team. Furthermore, both explain their experiences as a leader and show options for leaders to build such a optimal and empowered team. The core is the delegation of decision making power to the team to strengthen the ability to act of a team.	Self-help, Leadership, Personal development	10 / 10	978-1250067050
Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior	Ric Prado	In his biography R. Prado reflects his escape from Cuba during the sixties, his integration to the USA and his military career. Prado emphazises how much he was searching for an advanture and found this opportunity in the CIA. During his career Prado was deployed in nearly all countries as an officer and supported rebellions or identified foreign agents. The book is special because Prado reflects every period of his life critically, identifies improvements and explains every decision	Leadership, Personal development, War, Biography	9 / 10	978-1250271846
The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win	Jocko Willink, Leif Babin	In Dichotomy of Leadership J. Willink and L. Babin further explain their hypothesis from Extreme Ownership and define the ultimate dichotomy in the military context. This dichotonmy is the binding of a leader to his unit and soliders even though he has to make decisions that may risk their lives to achieve strategic goals. Both authors verify their their thesis with their experiences during the Iraq war where both were leaders as part of the Navy Seals. This book is a recommendation as the defined principles can be applied to a civil context and influence the decision making process.	Self-help, Leadership, Personal development	7 / 10	978-1250195777