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10 GOOD READS EXPAND YOUR SKILLS, GAIN INSIGHT, AND GET INSPIRED WITH THESE TOP PICKS Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits By Kevin Roose Every year, thousands of new recruits flock to its hallowed grounds, looking for a chance to make it big, and more importantly to become rich. e book, Young Money, doesn't catalogue the trials and pains of a new class of NFL prospects or baseball minor leaguers—it focuses on eight entry-level workers at leading investment firms. Kevin Roose shadowed the new recruits for more than three years, chronicling the typical lifestyle of the Wall Street banker already popularized by a wide swath of movies—exhausting workloads, huge bonuses, and recreational drugs. But Young Money asks deeper and larger questions in a post-financial crisis world; questions about morality, prestige, and the value of these ambitious professionals' work. Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune By Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell Jr. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed a curious oddity—a peculiarly grand home for sale, unoccupied for nearly 60 years. e home was once owned by Huguette Clark, a reclusive heiress so secretive that at the time of her death at age 104, no photographs of her been seen in decades. Working with Clark's cousin, Paul Clark Newel, Dedman tells a fascinating tale of Gilded Age opulence winding a turbulent path to a 21st century battle over a $300 million inheritance. Empty Mansions gives a unique look at American history through three generations and paints a portrait of an eccentric woman who lived life on her own terms. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants By Malcolm Gladwell Told through his usual style of sociological theory coupled with narrative storytelling, Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath presents new objects for consideration: obstacles, disadvantages, and how to interpret battles between perceived underdogs and the giants they attempt to slay. Gladwell challenges preconceived notions on what it means to be discriminated against, cope with a disability, or attend a mediocre school. e book focuses on how those labeled as "underdogs" can utilize their positions to win through cunning and surprise. Gladwell attempts to answer an interesting question: Does having a disadvantage make one stronger in the long run? The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business By Charles Duhigg In e Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg attempts to understand the personal patterns and habits that either yield success or failure. Duhigg suggests understanding one's habits, and then affecting change on negative ones, is an opportunity to create success. By looking at companies, new psychological research, and even to the sidelines of the NFL, Duhigg presents a new understanding of human nature and its potential.