Recommended Reading

Dan is proud to be a lifelong reader and has read on average one book per week since 1991! Dan recommends all of the classic novels, including Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner, The Odyssey by Homer, Leaves of Grass by Whitman, Treasure Island by Stevenson, The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Don Quixote by Cervantes, Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky, Rhetoric and On Poetics by Aristotle, Moby Dick by Melville, Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, all of Twain, Thoreau, Dickens, Steinbeck, Hemingway, all of Greek Mythology, the histories of all wars and revolutions, that we may learn from our past, and Poe.

As a consummate professional speaker, Dan believes he must read what his customers and corporate audience members are reading so he begins each day by reading USA Today and changes every other day from the Wall Street Journal to the New York Times. Dan also begins each month with the current Time and Business Week issues and for interesting conversation, Sports Illustrated and Entertainment Weekly. 

The following short list contains books by authors he personally knows or by souls who have passed on whom he admires and misses. Although short, this list will sufficiently change your life forever!

	Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
	The Sky's the Limit and The Power of Intentions by Dr. Wayne Dyer
	The Power Principle by Blaine Lee (the best leadership trainer in North America!)
	Power of Focus by Les Hewitt (the best personal success coach in the world!)
	Power of Focus for Women by Fran Hewitt
	Power of Focus for College Students by Andrew Hewitt
	Influence : The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
	Beyond Survival by Capt. Gerry Coffee (former Vietnam POW, also a fantastic speaker!)
	Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by James C. Collins and Jerry Porras
	Good to Great by Jim Collins
	The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack
	The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
	Decision in Philadelphia by Christopher James Collier
	Crisis of Islam by Bernard Lewis
	The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge
	Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers by Robert Kriegel
	Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
	Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
	Leadership is an Art by Max Depree
	The Mirages of Marriage by Lederer and Jackson
	The Five Plateaus of Progress by Gerry Madigan
	Some Miracles Take Time by Art E. Berg
	Happily Forever After and The Stillwater Buckskin by Kim Nelson (also the perfect marriage/relationship counselor and speaker!)
	Attitude is Everything : A Tune-Up to Enhance your Life by Keith Harrell (also an extraordinary speaker!)
	Living Proof and Commitment to Love by Clebe and Deanna McClary (Clebe is a war hero, both fabulous speakers!)
	Permission to Win by Ray Pelletier
	Positively Page by Diamond Dallas Page (former professional wrestler, also an amazing speaker!)
	Kissing a Frog by Sharlene Wells Hawks (former Miss America, also a tremendous speaker!)
	Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
	Playing From the Heart by Roger Crawford (also an unbelievable speaker!)
	Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
	Chicken Soup- A Second Helping, Mother's Soul, Woman's Soul, Sport's Fans Soul, Surviving Soul, Christian Soul, and Teenage Soul II by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
	The Self Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter
	All of Zig Ziglar's books (the superstar of all speakers!)
	All of Dave Pelzer's books
	All of Harvey MacKay's books
	All of Og Mandino's books
	All of Joe Calloway's books (an amazing speaker!)
	Authorized Biographies/Autobiographies on George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Generals Douglas MacCarthur and George Patton
	All books by General (Ret.) Hal Hornburg (also a powerful speaker!)
	Great American Speeches by Suriano