Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything1581 reviews Stephen J. Dubner William Morrow, 2006 A much-appreciated gift + Sociology-flavored econ + Enlightened I purchased this book as a gift for my fiance. He really enjoyed and appreciated it. Now it's my turn to read it!             It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff115 reviews Peter Walsh Free Press, 2007 Help for all the clutter excuses + So helpful + Favorite "organizing" book + If you think it's hard to quit smoking;try getting rid of clutter.             Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America1081 reviews Barbara Ehrenreich Metropolitan Books, 2001 Good book. Very interesting + A Small Peek into the world of minimum wage Enjoying the book thus far. Really gives practical information about what it is like to try to live on minimum wage.             Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World272 reviews James J. Cramer Simon & Schuster, 2005 Laura from San Mateo + Important Read + I own every book of this Authors and can tell you he's one of the best! + Believe it or not, Cramer can make you a better investor. + Good investment Advise.             The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich768 reviews Timothy Ferriss Crown, 2007 Great resources, expands thinking, one caveat + Can we all have it all? + Used it to help teach kids about money...good book + I Now Have Two Copies             The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism316 reviews Naomi Klein Picador, 2008 Get this book now! + Naomi Klein-Shock Doctrine + A real eye opener + Very Informative             Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (Lynn Sonberg Books)259 reviews Peter D. Schiff, John Downes Wiley, 2007 Not crash proof + Excellent Insight First, this book has the wrong title. The majority of the book's argument and purpose is to explain how fragile the US economy is and how the indications of failure are just the beginning of a larger dollar collapse and implosion of our economy. Since we aren't crash proof, the idea is to move your ...             Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life1457 reviews Spencer Johnson G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998 I'm Surprised! + Who Moved My Cheese + GREAT eye openner + Who moved my cheese             Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking967 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2007 blink...and then it's gone There's not much substance to this book. Rather than being a resource of information, it is merely a book of examples. There is no broad takeaway you can gather from it after reading except to say perhaps that many of our decisions are based on split-second thoughts. But did you really need to read ...             Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Securing IRAs, 401(k)s, and Other ...9 reviews Ed Slott Ballantine Books, 2007 Perhaps the best easy reading book about your IRA - First Class must reading. + Ed Slott + Very good information + What an eye opener! + Looking for the "other" side of retirement?             Confessions of an Economic Hit Man641 reviews John Perkins Plume, 2005 Universally Read + Dark + An Eye Opener You know what the funny thing is about this book? I doubt that theres very many world leaders or intellectuals who havent either read this book or had a summary of it presented to them. You can disbelieve the facts presented or disbelieve the conclusions but there is a reason this book is so ...             Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth369 reviews T. Harv Eker Collins Business, 2005 Great behavioral primer for financial success + "Who Spilled the Beans???" + Good Book This book is a common sense and user-friendly approach to identifying and changing self-sabotaging behaviors at their core. I suggest it whole heartedly and I will be having all employees read it as mandatory reading.             Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism63 reviews Kevin Phillips Viking Adult, 2008 Best Book Around on the Financial Crisis + Bad Money - Required reading + The other shoe There is simply nothing better for understanding the mess we are in and what we will have to address if we really hope to dig our way out of this very deep hole. Required reading for all Americans. It is surprisingly readable for the information and deeper understanding Phillips is giving us. Puts ...             Economic Facts and Fallacies55 reviews Thomas Sowell Basic Books, 2007 Required Reading for candidates + The Book Your Friends Need to Read + Thought provoking + Economic Facts and Fallacies + Further your economic education             When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management210 reviews Roger Lowenstein Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2001 When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management + Fun for everyone... + A must read for all market participants + Brilliant + One of the best books I've read             The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised ...131 reviews Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig Collins Business, 2003 Warren Buffett's Bible! + Work in finance? Invest some of your time in Benjamin Graham. + margin of safety + intelligent diligence + Worth it!             The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing228 reviews Jason Kelly Plume, 2007 A great introduction to stocks + Very easy to read + Great Investing book + If you're new to stock-market investing, start here             Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant166 reviews W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne Harvard Business School Press, 2005 Strategy will always include opportunity and risk + Jake Olsen's Review of Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant + The mother of reinvention... + Blue Ocean + Worth Understanding the Principles in this Book             Rich Dad, Poor Dad (Rich Dad)2198 reviews Robert T. Kiyosaki Time Warner Paperbacks, 2002 This Book Changed My Life! + Greatest Personal Finance book! + Good but not a instruction book + An eye-opening experience             Beyond Price17 reviews Mary Kay Plantes, Robert D. Finfrock Greenleaf Book Group LLC, 2008 Avoid revenue stagnation by buying and following this book's advice + Outstanding Book! + Practical and useful + Beyond Price + Well organized and practical