"The Myths of Innovation" (O'Reilly, 192 pages hardcover), by Scott Berkun, is an excellent, quick read that busts some major myths. Like the fact that there are no "Eureka!" moments in innovation and that innovations are the products of years of work, often by many people and sometimes in different locations. This is not a "don't innovate" book. It's an "innovate intelligently" book. A good read for anyone on or about to set sail on the sea of change.

 -- Review by Content Ninja  

Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (Penguin, 336 pages, hardcover): Author Clay Shirky is one of the better known academics in new media. He's a prolific writer, and while his essays (find them online) are better edited than his books, this is still a must-read. Shirky makes a compelling case for why the digital changes in our world are no less significant than the Industrial Revolution. Social media/new media tools make it possible for people anywhere to organize and take action as a group, he says, changing traditional power/control structures in the process.

-- Content Ninja