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General & Patient Library: CNO's Professional Reading List

The CNO-Professional Reading Program consists of 12 books, and is a mix of writing genres including fiction, non-fiction, military, strategy, management, and technology, among others. The goal of the program is to contribute to a culture dedicated to warfighting and learning, while simultaneously supporting the personal and professional development of Sailors beyond that of their primary designator or rating.

A learning mindset is essential to accelerating our warfighting advantage.  A Navy that learns, adapts, and improves the fastest will be the most successful. Knowledge sharing is essential to creating a learning culture.  We are driving a fleet-wide campaign of self-improvement and we must foster an organization that supports and empowers Sailors to have an independent quest for knowledge through reading and information sharing. What you know and how fast you learn is relevant in this era of strategic competition.

M. M. Gilday
Admiral, U.S. Navy
Chief of Naval Operations

                                                                                                             

Many titles on this list are available in print in our General Library or they are available as e-books and audiobooks through the OverDrive site where you can download them to your personal devices. To access a specific e-book click on the title or to browse go directly to OverDrive.

To Rule the Waves

A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy

Not One Inch

Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

Fortune Favors Boldness

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors

Dare to Lead

Ashley's War

China as a 21st Century Naval Power

The Sailor's Bookshelf: Fifty Books to Know the Sea

World War II at Sea: A Global History

Mindset

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