[woody]

Lots of great books in this thread. I guess I'll throw in a few of my own:

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Read the book, watch the video...

Rocket Boys After I watched October Sky, I read several of Homer Hickham's memoirs. It's a fantastic book about dreaming and overcoming obstacles.

1984 by George Orwell. It's a classic, and it's a great warning of where we might end up if we surrender our history and subsequently our liberty to anyone.

Fahrenheit 451. In my mind, a great counterpart to 1984. Probably one of the best (and most well known) criticisms of censorship out there.

Launching a Leadership Revolution by Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady. All about developing yourself as a leader, and then helping others to do the same. A must read for any FIRST mentor, and should be required of students too!

Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright. It's less on "leadership" in the traditional sense and more on developing the attitude and culture of a team to promote excellence. Teams like 148, 217, 1114, 111, etc. stand out as shining examples of some of the principles in this book. If that's not enough of a reason, just talk to IKE. He'll convince you : )

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. I saw this mentioned earlier in this thread, and I'm actually on my third time reading it right now. It is a fantastic book that covers everything from belief, to attitude, to developing positive habits. This is one of the best "personal development" type books ever written. If you read this and actually apply even some of the principles he discusses, you will be amazed with how much you can change your outlook and your results.