"In 250 to 2000 words, describe the book that had the greatest influence on the way you think about policy, why you think it hit you so, and what you think you learned from it."

That was the assignment Policy Options gave to 44 distinguished Canadian policy wonks for the January-February 2002 issue. Their answers are illuminating—about themselves, about their fields and about the books themselves. Anyone who is interested in policy and who is looking for something good to read next is going to find it here.