List of books I like:

• Diffusion of Innovations

Diffusion of innovation is a theory of how, why, and at what rate new ideas and technology spread through cultures. Everett Rogers introduced it in his 1962 book, Diffusion of Innovations, writing that "Diffusion is the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system.

Citation:

Rogers, Everett M. (2003).Diffusion of Innovations, 5th ed.. New York, NY: Free Press.

• Transforming Enterprise

Through an examination of structural change, this breakthrough text considers the implications of this change from a balanced, post-bust perspective, and analyzes the use of information and communication technology to reshape economy and society.

Citation:

Dutton, William H., Brian Kahin, Ramon O’Callaghan, and Andrew W. Wyckoff (eds). Transforming Enterprise. The MIT Press. 2005

• Leading with Character: Stories of Valor and Virtue and the Principles They Teach

Including examples, anecdotes, and guidelines, this book provides stories about 25 famous leaders from business, history and pop culture that offer an in-depth look at how character and virtue form the moral fiber of authentic transformational leadership.

Citation:

Sosik, John J.. Leading with Character: Stories of Valor and Virtue and the Principles They Teach. Information Age Publishing. 2006

• Leading Change

An eight-step process for leaders to create permanent transformation in their organizations.

Citation:

Kotter, John P.. Leading Change. Harvard Business Press. © 1996.

• Wealth of Networks

With the radical changes in information production that the Internet has introduced, we stand at an important moment of transition, says Yochai Benkler in this thought-provoking book. The phenomenon he describes as social production is reshaping markets, while at the same time offering new opportunities to enhance individual freedom, cultural diversity, political discourse, and justice. But these results are by no means inevitable: a systematic campaign to protect the entrenched industrial information economy of the last century threatens the promise of today’s emerging networked information environment.

Yochai Benkler - 2006

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/wealth_of_networks/index.php?title=Download_PDFs_of_the_book 

• What Works in Distance Learning: Sample Lessons Based on Guidelines by Harold F. O'Neil (ed)

Containing cases and partially worked examples to accompany each lesson, this book creates a robust and clear set of design guidelines and example lessons to support the next generation of distance learning systems.

• Adult Education in Academia: Recruiting and Retaining Extraordinary Facilitators of Learning, Second Edition by Bahaudin G. Mujtaba and Robert C. Preziosi 

Offering practical techniques, tips and guidelines for the creation of an extraordinary learning environment, this guide provides roadmaps and tools for responding effectively to the changing needs of learners, educators, trainers, and administrators.