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Reading List
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Building Wealth
How to Retire Early and Live Well With Less than a Million Dollars by Gillette Edmunds
Practical directions on building a diverse investment portfolio, figuring out how much you'll need, and
living off of your investments after retirement.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
Great introduction to how to spend less and invest more. There are many books in the series, and all
cover slightly different aspects of wealth-building.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Investing by Douglas Gerlach
How to buy and sell stocks online by yourself. It just reminded me why I prefer the ease and time savings
of mutual fund investing.
The Future for Investors by Jeremy Siegel
Why a buy-and-hold investment strategy will do better in the long run than chasing stocks based on
news reports. He also explains world markets and traditional investment theory.
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Provides great motivation, support and easy-to-use steps to help you believe that you deserve to be rich
and retire early -- or anything else your heart desires.
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Guide on how to get rich by setting goals and providing a valuable service that will enable you to earn
enough to reach those goals.
What Rich People Know and Desperately Want to Keep Secret by Brian Sher
Sums up the important elements of a successful self-run business.
Economics
The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century by Paul Krugman
Collection of op-ed pieces by this noted New York Times Columnist and economics professor. The result
is a painless education on economic events and policies of the last five years.
Maestro: Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom by Bob Woodward
A good behind-the-scenes story of the economic crises during Greenspan's tenure, and the boom that
led to today's bust.
Three Billion New Capitalists by Clyde Prestowitz
Why the the balance of economic power is shifting to China, India and the Far East.
America in the World
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden
A journalist's description of what did happen in Somalia in 1993 - how the highly prepared and patriotic
Rangers and Delta Forces were trapped and humiliated by poor planning on our side and an under-
estimation of the other side.
Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis by Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin
U.S. history and foreign policy as viewed through the authors’ perspective that our country behaves like
an empire - and one that is declining. Explains why we irrationally keep getting into wars despite an
unsustainable budget deficit.
A Reporter's Life by Walter Cronkite
America in World War II, the Cold War and the Nixon years, from the man who covered it.
The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg
Explains why so many believe we will start seriously running out of oil as soon as 2010.
Understanding Other Cultures
Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende
Long before Michelle Bachelet, there was Ines Saurez who helped found Chile. Written by ex-President
Salvatore Allende's relative, this gripping story describes the cruelty and hardship that came with the
Spanish conquest in the1500's.
Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway
Kris's friendship with a midwife in Mali while a Peace Corps volunteer really helped me appreciate how it
feels to live in a third-world country.
Nine Hills to Nambokaha by Sarah Erdman
Sarah's rewarding two years as a health care worker in Cote D'Ivoire, and her struggles to help villagers
cope with infant mortality, AIDS and female circumcision.
No Man's Land: A Novel by Duong Thu Huong
A Vietnamese woman is caught between duty to her war veteran husband who returned after 14 years in
the jungle and happiness with her current husband. A good description of what the legacy of the
Vietnam War is like for those who live there.
Travel
Solo Traveler: Tales and Tips for Great Trips by Lea Lane
Great stories and practical advice on thriving as a woman traveling alone.
These books provide a good summary of the topic. Use book's title to order from Amazon.com.
Building Wealth
How to Retire Early and Live Well With Less than a Million Dollars by Gillette Edmunds
Practical directions on building a diverse investment portfolio, figuring out how much you'll need, and
living off of your investments after retirement.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
Great introduction to how to spend less and invest more. There are many books in the series, and all
cover slightly different aspects of wealth-building.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Investing by Douglas Gerlach
How to buy and sell stocks online by yourself. It just reminded me why I prefer the ease and time savings
of mutual fund investing.
The Future for Investors by Jeremy Siegel
Why a buy-and-hold investment strategy will do better in the long run than chasing stocks based on
news reports. He also explains world markets and traditional investment theory.
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Provides great motivation, support and easy-to-use steps to help you believe that you deserve to be rich
and retire early -- or anything else your heart desires.
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Guide on how to get rich by setting goals and providing a valuable service that will enable you to earn
enough to reach those goals.
What Rich People Know and Desperately Want to Keep Secret by Brian Sher
Sums up the important elements of a successful self-run business.
Economics
The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century by Paul Krugman
Collection of op-ed pieces by this noted New York Times Columnist and economics professor. The result
is a painless education on economic events and policies of the last five years.
Maestro: Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom by Bob Woodward
A good behind-the-scenes story of the economic crises during Greenspan's tenure, and the boom that
led to today's bust.
Three Billion New Capitalists by Clyde Prestowitz
Why the the balance of economic power is shifting to China, India and the Far East.
America in the World
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden
A journalist's description of what did happen in Somalia in 1993 - how the highly prepared and patriotic
Rangers and Delta Forces were trapped and humiliated by poor planning on our side and an under-
estimation of the other side.
Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis by Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin
U.S. history and foreign policy as viewed through the authors’ perspective that our country behaves like
an empire - and one that is declining. Explains why we irrationally keep getting into wars despite an
unsustainable budget deficit.
A Reporter's Life by Walter Cronkite
America in World War II, the Cold War and the Nixon years, from the man who covered it.
The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg
Explains why so many believe we will start seriously running out of oil as soon as 2010.
Understanding Other Cultures
Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende
Long before Michelle Bachelet, there was Ines Saurez who helped found Chile. Written by ex-President
Salvatore Allende's relative, this gripping story describes the cruelty and hardship that came with the
Spanish conquest in the1500's.
Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway
Kris's friendship with a midwife in Mali while a Peace Corps volunteer really helped me appreciate how it
feels to live in a third-world country.
Nine Hills to Nambokaha by Sarah Erdman
Sarah's rewarding two years as a health care worker in Cote D'Ivoire, and her struggles to help villagers
cope with infant mortality, AIDS and female circumcision.
No Man's Land: A Novel by Duong Thu Huong
A Vietnamese woman is caught between duty to her war veteran husband who returned after 14 years in
the jungle and happiness with her current husband. A good description of what the legacy of the
Vietnam War is like for those who live there.
Travel
Solo Traveler: Tales and Tips for Great Trips by Lea Lane
Great stories and practical advice on thriving as a woman traveling alone.
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