Alton L. Frailey, Superintendent, Cincinnati Public Schools

Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani (Miramax; $25.95).

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Others Don't by Jim Collins (HarperCollins; $27.50).

More Than a Motorcycle: The Leadership Journey at Harley Davidson by Rich Teerlink and Lee Ozley (Harvard Business School Press; $24.95).

.In Leadership, I'm learning how leadership qualities were applied in the public sector, where decisions have to be made in a more emotional and politically charged atmosphere.

I encourage people to read books that make them think and reflect on different perspectives. If you read only what you already agree with, you risk limiting your growth."

He encourages students to read books, fiction and/or nonfiction, "that allow them to dream. This is what really helped me as I was growing up. I read a book a day, and it helped me imagine different places and to begin to create ideas of who I wanted to be when I grew up."

- Mona Bronson-Fuqua