Asset Management; an anatomy
The IAM

The first Asset Management text anyone should read. 
This short publication takes the GFMAM 39 Subject Model and adds some useful guidance.  
Its well-written, easy to understand and will only take a couple of hours to read.  

The International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM)
IPWEA

Probably the first core text of asset management, this document is still a go-to reference for infrastructure owners and consultants worldwide. Recently updated for ISO 5500x. Every organisation should have one! 

Case Studies in Asset Management V1 and V2
Edited by Chris Lloyd

ISBN: 0000727757393

Asset Management Insights: Phases, Practices, and Value 
By Celso de Azevedo

ISBN: 0831136448, 9780831136444

Asset Management: Transforming asset dependent businesses, Second edition
Edited by Chris Lloyd and Michael Corcoran

ISBN: 9780727761439

Building an Asset Management Team

By Lou Cripps, Senior Manager, RTD Asset Management Division & Ruth Wallsgrove, Principal Consultant, AMCL

This is a practical guide for organisations interested in building or improving existing Asset Management Teams. It answers some of the most common questions regarding competencies, recruitment, selection and leadership for effective Asset Management in simple straightforward terms and using helpful case studies from the authors’ wide range of experience.    
This guide is exactly what people need – it’s accessible and, above all, helpful.

Download a free PDF copy of Building and Asset Management Team (4.5MB)
 

Meltdown, why our systems fail and what we can do about it 

By Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik

ISBN: 9780735222632

Synopsis - we build (management) systems in response to complexity and risk, those systems sometimes fail or create their own risks and contribute to failures.  

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Thinking, Fast and Slow 

By Daniel Kahneman

ISBN: 9780141033570

Synopsis - humans have basically two ways of thinking, reactive and analytical.  Its about understanding which mode you are and should be using. 

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

By Nassim Nicholas Taleb

ISBN: 978-1400063512 (U.S.) 978-0713999952 (U.K.)

Synopsis - humans aren’t equally good at assessing all risk types.

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game 

By Michael Lewis 

ISBN: 978-0-393-05765-2

The true story of how Billie Bean built a baseball team that won the world series on a budget by using statistics and not gut feel. This is basically both a real world example of thinking fast and slow and a modern day parable for asset managers.