2010 Books

Currently Reading:
Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Doing Less. Sam Carpenter.
Telling Lies. Dr Paul Ekman. After the first few painfully academic chapters, it gets progressively more interesting.
Property Management for Dummies. Robert S Griswold.

2010 Read:
Inflation and Depression. John T Reed.  Recommend.  Particularly valuable for those of us who are youngin's and who've never lived through really bad times, this offers a look at recent (last 20-50 years) examples of how rough it can get, and how fast that can happen.
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands.  Dr Laura.  Highly Recommend.  Best relationship book I've read in years and it highly correlates with the happy marriages I've observed.
The Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships.  Dr Laura.  Do not recommend.  It was a repetitive book that I couldn't finish.
The Four Hour Body.  Tim Ferriss.  Recommend. Very interesting book about self-experimenting to improve your strength, lower your weight, increase sex, etc.
The Big Short. Michael Lewis. Recommend. Insider look at the 2008 economic melt-down written by one of the best author's of our day.
Sh*t my Dad Says. (Justin Halpern). Highly recommend. The funniest, most vulgar book I've read in a long time.
How to retire happy, wild, and free. Ernie Zelinski. Recommend. An interesting book that approaches retirement in a reasonable way: think out retirement in the same successful way that thinking ahead got you to the point of retirement.
The Art of the Deal. Donald Trump. Do not recommend. A lot of self-grandulized story-telling. My favorite part of this book is the end where he's talking about how he's king of the world/bad ass. Shortly after the end of the book, he lost almost everything.
Vagabonding. Rolf Potts. Highly recommend. The classic on long-term (months-2yrs) lightweight world travel. As much a life philosophy as a travel manual.
The Four Hour Work Week Revised. Timothy Ferris. Highly recommend.
Chasing the Bear. Robert Parker.
Nothing to lose. Lee Child.
How to be Invisible. J. J. Luna. You've got to be on the paranoid side to like this book - a well written nuts and bolts of how to drop off the grid.
The Science of Fear. Daniel Gardner. Highly recommend. One of my favorite 2010 book, this discusses how from Bush to non-profits fear is used. A fascinating inside look into how ideas are "sold" and the consequences of making decisions based out of fear.

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Most Recommended Books on Money:
The Top Ten Distinctions between Millionaires and the Middle Class. Keith Camerson Smith. This book does a better job of condensing the distinctions of the lives of millionaires than any book I've read. A 40 minute read.
The Millionaire Next Door. Thomas Stanley. The financial classic that discusses how 95% of real millionaires actually live. Hint: The rich don't get rich by spending most of their money acting rich.
The Four Hour Work Week Revised. Timothy Ferris. The classic on lifestyle design, it's a fun that is a must for those looking to design their own lives instead of live as a salary slave.
Your Money or Your Life. Joe Domingez. One of the cornerstone books on personal finance, this approaches money from a unique, more honest angle than any other I've read.
The E-Myth Revisited. Michael Gerber. The goal isn't to be an employee of your own business, the goal is to own the business and have it make money without your presence. An awesome roadmap.
Stop Acting Rich and Start Living Like a Real Millionaire. Thomas Stanley. In a sequel to TMND, this is readable albiet repetitive, drilling home the mantra that people who appear rich usually aren't.

Most Recommended Books on Relationships:
The Color Code. Taylor Hartman. This book has helped me understand people, their motivations, how to communicate, and how to predict people's actions better than any other I've read.
The 5 Love Languages. Gary Chapman. A classic that teaches you some of the best ways to build up an emotional bank account with someone: give to them in the way they want to be loved.
Conscious Loving. Gay and Kathryn Hendricks.

Favorite & General Recommended Books:
Ender's Game. Olson Scott Card.

Moneyball. Michael Lewis.

Atlas Shrugged & The Fountain Head. Ayn Rynd.

Any Calvin and Hobbes or Patrick McManus book.