The Learning Guild has created an interesting list of 56 books which have been recommended by members of the learning and development (L&D) community. The creation of this list wasn't scientific and there is no indication of how many people contributed suggestions. Still any list of favorite books - especially for trainers - can be a good starting point and I do like the questions used for its creation.
The executive summary begins:
In August 2021, we asked L&D practitioners via social channels about their favorite work-related books. We were not interested in what they happened to be reading recently, but the “desert island” books they would want to keep with them above all others, or would suggest for colleagues. We asked questions like: What have you found useful in executing your work or in navigating your career? What is dog-eared? What do you still pull off the shelf? What do you quote? What books did you find influential and kept from college or grad school that you feel contributed to your practice? Contributors were asked to include a sentence or two about why they recommended a particular title.
The resultant list is divided by topics and with brief statement about why the work is treasured.
You need to register (free) to download the entire report. I suspect any trainer or educator will find something of interest on this list. The list might be especially valuable to someone who is new to the field. Of course, I expect some will disagree with this list and I hope those people will create and publish a list of their own.
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