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10 GOOD READS EXPAND YOUR SKILLS, GAIN INSIGHT, AND GET INSPIRED WITH THESE TOP PICKS "Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration" By Ed Catmull Meet the man responsible for your kids screaming "to infinity and beyond" as they run through the house. In this book, the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, Ed Catmull, provides a first-ever inside look at the nerve-center of Pixar. Catmull offers his insight on the management techniques that spurred the creative culture that led to the creation of some of the most-successful motion pictures of all time. Applicable to all industries, the book equips leaders to take their employees to new heights of creativity in a world of cookie-cutter business solutions. "Why Government Fails So Often: And How It Can Do Better" By Peter Schuck A quick glance at current polls or the nightly news will tell you that Americans are now more dissatisfied with the failings of the government than at any other time in recent history. Peter Schuck, the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus at Yale University, argues that instead of the partisan bickering. Which always gets the blame, governmental failure stems from deep structural flaws that undermine every administration, Democratic or Republican. After diagnosing the problem, Schuck examines some successful policies and offers a number of achievable reforms. "Hard Choices" By Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Clinton is poised to be the talk of the political world for the next two years, for she looks all but certain to run for president. In "Hard Choices," she details her four years as President Obama's Secretary of State and offers her prescription for how America can compete and thrive in an increasingly interdependent world. e book offers insight into her day- to-day challenges as the Secretary of State and gives clues as to how she might address the challenges of being President. "Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)" By Charles W. Calomiris & Stephen H. Haber In their book, Charles W. Calomiris and Stephen H. Haber attempt to answer the question of why banking systems in some countries are more stable than in others. ey analyze several centuries of political and banking history of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil to conclude that volatile banking systems are not accidents; they are products of the decisions and trade-offs made between stakeholders. e authors argue that the well-being of the banking system depends on the ability of governments to balance the influence that stakeholders have on governmental regulations.