1. Disaster by Choice: How Our Actions Turn Natural Hazards into Catastrophes by Ilan Kelman

"This book gives an entertaining and light introduction to how people can either, as sadly is often the case, contribute to allowing natural hazards to become disasters or help prevent them."- Axel Ronaldo Lemus Rodas (2020 MPP)

2. Girls, Step Forward! Women, Ambition, and Leadership (사실은 야망을 가진 당신에게) by Eunhyung Lee (2001 PhD) & Jaekyung Yoo

"Timely and hopeful advice by our role models conveyed to female colleagues who are struggling in their positions."-Min Young Seo (2014 PhD)

3. Grassroots Innovations (Minds on the Margin are not Marginal Minds) by Anil K. Gupta

"This book tells what is grassroots innovation? How innovation can happen without expensive R&D?"-Syed Nadeem Hussain (2020 MIPD)

4. How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World’s Most Dynamic Region by Joe Studwell

"Offers a compelling account of how the Asian miracle came about, how Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, and China acieved rapic economic transformation, and why some of their neighbors could not. A must for development and public policy practitioners."-Socrates John Luseka (2019 MDP)

5. Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison by Ahmet T. Kuru

"This book explain why Muslim majority countries currently show low levels of socio-economic development, while in its early history, Islam gave influential science and social-economic development to the world for more than 1000 years."-Yanuar Imbiyono (2015 MPP)

6. Leaving the Tarmac: Buying a Bank in Africa by Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede

"This book is a financial thriller ？ it’s about how one of the most successful banks in Nigeria came to be. It provides a detailed blueprint on how to create and run a sustainable business in a difficult regulatory environment."-Olabanji Samuel Ogunjobi (2018 MPP)

7. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman & Noam Chomsky

"The authors demonstrated how the mass media serves the interest of dominant elites in the West (the United States and its allies) by systemically managing content, emphasis, tone, and coverage, among other things using the ''Propaganda Model.''"-Yohannes Teshome Zeleke (2019 MPP)

8. Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century by Tim Higgins, Will Damron, et al.

"It gives a fascinating account of how Tesla Motor Company overcame the challenges faced by Elon Musk, paving way for future leaders."--Muditha Chathuranga Amarasinghe (2015 MPM)

9. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

"The book gives you insights about economic aspect of your life."-Neru Mahmadzoda (2015 MPP)