Books
Neuro
Neuroanatomy by Craig Watson
one of my former colleagues highly recommends this book
http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Human-Neuroanatomy-Introductory-Atlas/dp/0316924571
none of these books are "required" reading, nevertheless, I recommend the following:
classic books on win-win negotiation
Getting to Yes- Roger Fisher
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Yes-Negotiating-Agreement-Without/dp/0143118757
for the interested reader there are two other books in the series
Getting past No
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Past-No-William-Ury/dp/0553371312/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y
The Power of a Positive No
http://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Positive-No-Relationship/dp/0553384260/ref=bxgy_cc_b_img_a
interesting obituary on Roger Fisher
http://www.economist.com/node/21562880
books by Atul Gawande
Complications (2003)
Better (2008)
Checklist Manifesto (2011)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Checklist-Manifesto-Things-Right/dp/0312430000/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_z
for those interested in Research
The Double Helix (1968)- James Watson
Richard Feynman (Nobel prize in Physics) was a fan o fthis book
for those considering neuro
No Man Alone- Wilder Penfield
founder of the Montreal Neuro Institute, spent time at NI in NYC
for those interested in patient safety issues/QI
Just Culture - Sidney Dekker
http://books.google.com/books/about/Just_Culture.html?id=ZA0uXmtR96MC