What The General Is Reading

General Martin E. Dempsey is expected to be nominated by the president as the next head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  So what is General Dempsey reading?  The New York Times (Army's Leader Is Expected to Be Chosen to Head the Joint Chiefs of Staff) listed three books today - -

1. Managing the Unexpected: Resilient Performance in an Age of Uncertainty by Karl E. Weick and Kathleen M. Sutcliffe.
2. The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom.
3. Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power by Robert D. Kaplan.