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Here are the books that I made note of this year.
From The Keynotes
 
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Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3 to 1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, University of North Carolina Discusses the impacts that genuinely positive attitudes can have on you and those around you |
 
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97 Things Every Programmer Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts Kevlin Henney Very entertaining keynote. Recommended by a colleague. |
 
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Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas Linda Rising, Mary Lynn Manns Patterns for driving change in organizations |
 
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Carol Dweck, Stanford University How your mindset can limit or expand your possibilities. Lots of lessons for me as I raise my kids. |
 
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Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development
Carol Dweck, Stanford University How people see themselves and how this influences and motivates behaviour |
From The Sessions
in the queue.
and I expect this one to be just as good
and have been meaning to read this one too
From Conversations
 
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Patrick M. Lencioni This series has been recommended by both people at the conference and at work |
 
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Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box Arbinger Institute Leadership is who we are and not what we do. Promises to make me feel a little uncomfortable as it points out the ways that I have justified positions in the past. |
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Running Lean Ash Maurya Another highly recommended, boots-to-the-ground book from the Lean Startup community |
 
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Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-based Management Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford University Evidence-based discussion about common management practices and where they fall down |
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