Night-Table Reading

Maria Bartiromo,

co-host, CNBC'sBusiness Center: Intellectual Capital: The New Wealth of Organizations, by Thomas A. Stewart (Doubleday). "I strive to know as much as possible about how companies are using information to become more competitive."

Ang Lee,

director: A Dream of Red Mansions, by Hsueh-Chin Tsao (Cheng & Tsui). "It's a great classic of Chinese literature, with fresh, vivid characters and an impact that is still devastating."

Guy Oseary,

partner, Maverick Records: The Laws of Spirit, by Dan Millman (H. J. Kramer). "Wise and playful teachings that apply to everyday life. "

Sidney Blumenthal,

assistant to the president: Century's End,by Hillel Schwartz (Doubleday). "The book of the millennium. Written by a highly original historian, it describes how societies since the last millennium have approached the end of centuries."

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