The book I chose was a major source of inspiration for pursuing a PhD. I read it while an undergrad and was so intrigued by the ideas that I decided to pursue a career in research on child development.

This text is certainly one of my favorite horticultural resources going back to my graduate research in vegetable physiology. In fact, I celebrated passing my PhD defense by buying my own copy of the 1st edition of this book.

William Shakespeare's First Folio is the second most important publication in the English Language and is a must for all university libraries.

As an African American studies major at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU), I was introduced to psychology by Dr. Kobi Kambon, my Black Psychology instructor and past president of the Association of Black Psychologists. This seminal work by Dr. Robert V. Guthrie, a graduate of FAMU, honors the fortitude of early African American psychologists and promotes both critical thinking and self-reflection. This work prompted me to change my major to psychology and define my clinical research program.

It is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that will be celebrating its 150 year anniversary in 2021.

These are books that exist in an in-between state and are difficult to categorize. They are all shapeshifters that weave together biography, art and literary criticism, and memoir.

This is the classical book for structural dynamics that introduced me to the field. Author Ray Clough was my dissertation advisor's advisor; having the opportunity to access and analyze landmark bridges was an exciting way to continue Clough's legacy and begin my engineering career. I hope I can continue to pay it forward and positively impact my students.

This is a book that I authored under a pen name. I would love for more people to read it.