Book picks: Life in a lookout tower, HR innovation, and a crime classic

Every week, Kerri asks the Roundtable guests for their book picks. Here's what they are reading:
Susan Gaertner: "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Laura Brod: "HR Pioneers: A History of Human Resource Innovations at Control Data Corporation" by Mark Jensen, with Norb Berg, Frank Dawe, Jim Morris and Gene Baker
John Wodele: "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy and "Fire Season" by Philip Connors
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