Although I am sure that many other individuals from the veterinary college may have chosen this book, and it may be considered as a lack of creativity to choose it, I chose James Herriot's "All Creatures Great and Small" because it really did and continues to, inspire generations of children to become veterinarians. And to this day, sometimes when I am feeling down about the struggles those of us in this profession face, I listen to a recording of this, or other James Herriot books, and it reminds me why I, and so many other wonderful, empathetic, and brilliant people chose this field.