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.Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
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by: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

January 30, 2007
This is one of the best books I have ever read. In retrospect, it is difficult to imagine the difference a single person can make. Dr. Greg Mortenson is building schools in the most hostile situations and is the real hero for America and people world wide.
This book is a must read because it truly gives a glimpse of the world we are mostly unaware of.
Greg fought against all adversaries - fatwa, kidnapping and being caught between a free for all shootout. These are extraordinary situations and require extraordinary character to work under those circumstances.
Some readers complained that the book went back and forth between US and Pakistan quite often and the reading is not clean. I disagree. The book is very well written ... Read More:
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.Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (Lynn Sonberg Books)
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by: Peter D. Schiff, John Downes

February 26, 2007
I'm a complete novice to finances. Or at least I was before I read Crash Proof. It made all of those fancy stock market terms easy to understand. I was already anticipating some kind of crash because Ron Paul was saying it was coming, and he's been right every time! But this book made the coming crisis more scientific.

Also, the part about Gold is genius. Get gold! GET GOLD!
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.The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
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by: Dave Ramsey

February 06, 2007
Well written and a very do-able guide for finding financial freedom. I would definitely recommend this to anyone!!! I have given several to family and friends!
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.Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
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by: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter

April 01, 2000
When I first purchased this book, it was for the simple purpose of trying to educate myself more on the concepts of how the millionaires create their success. While I was not disappointed in any way with the context, what surprised me was that many of the fundamentals written about how to attain prosperity are spiritually based. Robert has done a great job in explaining the "negative reality" his biological father had, as compared to his more trusting and "expecting success" friend's father. For me, the book is an easy to read and easily understood map towards pointing everyone in the right direction. Jim Fargiano, author of The Spoken Words of Spirit: Lessons From The Other Side
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.The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition)
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by: Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig

July 08, 2003
The Margin of Safety principle is probably the main thing to get from this book. The book gives many comparisons and instructive historical examples, but is a bit lacking in terms of actual advise on how to conduct an analysis, even though the book was supposedly aimed at the layman reader.

I would recommend browsing this book and focus mainly on the two chapters already recommended by Warren Buffett, namely the chapter about stock market fluctuations and the chapter about margin of safety. Concerning the overall philosophy of long-term investing I prefer Phil Fisher's book: Common Stocks and Uncommon profits.


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.Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About
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by: Kevin Trudeau

May 06, 2008
Kevin Trudeau is at it again!! This book is Power!!!
The best book I read when trying to clear your debt up in a quick way.
Secrets of lenders that are damaging to your credit life.
Plus where to get free money!!!
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.When Markets Collide: Investment Strategies for the Age of Global Economic Change
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by: Mohamed El-Erian

May 23, 2008
When you read a book like this, you are hoping to learn about the back story about an issue, the inside scoop. The only useful insights I received from this book are that the influence of the IMF and the Fed are dipping due to globlization. Other than that, the author spends a lot of time trying to convince us that the balance of power in the financal system is shifting from the US and Europe to the "expanding economy."

Many years ago when I was a McKinsey consultant, Paul Volcker gave a talk to the staff about how the accumulation of dollars in the middle eastern countries would lead them to unprecedented power over our economy, and possibly our ruin. They would be able to manipulate our financial system. They have more of our money today than ever and it is ... Read More:
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.The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing
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by: Jason Kelly

December 18, 2007
This book introduces the basic concepts of the stock market, explaining in some detail the different ratios and methods for analyzing stock (PE, Beta, projected sales, etc.). Some of the concepts are pretty basic and things that I would consider common sense (but from experience, common sense is anything but common).

Kelly introduces some key investors that are worth noting, with particular focus on Warren Buffet.

He does a good job of noting that following research and good products doesn't always put you on top. Following some of the biggest investors, reading the signs, and listening to brokers will not always give you the best return. He provides numerous contradictions to everything he attempts to teach. The end conclusion that I have taken from this book, ... Read More:
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.The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do about It
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by: Robert J. Shiller

August 24, 2008
This book is essentially divided into three parts. (1) How we got here (2) What to do in the short term and (3) What to do in the long term.

I found Shiller's account of how the subprime crisis emerged to be on the money. Shiller co-developed the Kay Shiller index, which measures the real increase in home prices and he point out that, between 1997 and 2006, real home prices (inflation adjusted) increase by 85% (p. 32). This sort of growth is clearly unsustainable and a byproduct of a massive and misguided group psychology event. He likens the subprime contagion to a disease epidemic, slowly creeping up and eventually spiraling out of control.

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.Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny
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by: Suze Orman

February 27, 2007
If you're thinking, why do I need a book for women...isn't anything to do with finances universal? Then you NEED this book... Read it, you will thank me.
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