The eLearning Coach’s Connie Malamed has kindly put together her LIST and rationale for five “books that pack a powerful punch.” 

• Agile for Instructional Designers by Megan Torrance
• Fully Compliant: Compliance Training to Change Behavior by Travis Waugh
• Microlearning: Short and Sweet by Karl M. Kapp and Robyn A. Defelice
• An Overview of Training and Development: Why Training Matters by Saul Carliner and Margaret Driscoll
• Shock of the New: The Challenge and Promise of Emerging Learning Technologies by Chad Udell and Gary Woodill