Books to inspire busy world leaders

At the Guardian, Robert McCrum named a few books to inspire busy public figures.

His suggestions for George Osborne, Britain's new Tory chancellor of the exchequer:

1. Hard Times by Charles Dickens

2. Sybil, or the Two Nations by Benjamin Disraeli

3. The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

Read about the other books on McCrum's lists.

The Road to Wigan Pier appears on Ian Jack's list.

See The Page 99 Test for The Bolter by Frances Osborne, who is married to George Osborne.

--Marshal Zeringue