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10 GOOD READS EXPAND YOUR SKILLS, GAIN INSIGHT, AND GET INSPIRED WITH THESE TOP PICKS Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises By Timothy F. Geithner As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and then as President Barack Obama's secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner helped the United States navigate the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. In this illuminating memoir, he takes readers behind the curtain to reveal the hard decisions that had to be made to repair a broken financial system. Stress Test is a guide on how governments can better manage financial crises and chronicles the administration's efforts to address high unemployment, brutal political attacks, and Europe's equally troubling financial issues. The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death By Colson Whitehead Staked by the pop culture website Grantland, Whitehead was given a $10,000 stake to see how far he could go in the World Series of Poker. Self-described as the "Eat, Pray, Love for depressed shut-ins," e Noble Hustle chronicles the MacArthur Genius Grant award winner as he prepares for the tournament—mentally, physically, emotionally, and existentially. After numerous trips to Atlantic City to prepare for the tournament as well as hiring a poker coach to help him polish his moves, Whitehead journeys to Las Vegas, only to return with a wry, blisteringly funny social satire of his time at the WSOP. e Noble Hustle is lean in page-length but voluminous in its commentary on what makes us all human. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Levitt and Dubner, best known for their groundbreaking book Freakonomics, are back for another round of insightful commentary into human behavior gleaned from careful observation and economic data. Using their usual blend of storytelling and analysis, the two take us inside their thought processes and teach us how to think more productively, creatively, and rationally. e book offers a new blueprint on how to solve problems, gives tips on how to persuade people (who don't want to be persuaded), and imparts the importance of incentives in motivating human behavior. And don't we all want to know why it's important that Nigerian email scammers make a point to say they are from Nigeria? The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers By Ben Horowitz Penned by Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneur, e Hard ing About Hard ings offers essential advice on building and running a startup. Using posts from his popular Ben's blog, the author offers insights into problems faced by leaders every day, sharing insights he's gained from developing, managing, and buying/ selling technology companies. Horowitz draws from his own personal and humbling experiences to provide wisdom for the toughest problems. While it's often exciting to start a business, Horowitz details the problems with actually running one successfully and, more importantly, offers solutions.