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9:01 pm
May 4, 2011
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The Wall Street Chalkboard (Jeff)
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I just finished reading Michael Connelly's, The Fifth Witness. Awesome Book!! Great twists and everything. I'm looking for a new good book. Do you guys have any suggestions?
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3:51 am
May 5, 2011
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dmateer25
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I recently read Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. It is a true story and probably the best book that I've ever read.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
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5:27 am
May 5, 2011
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Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
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I personally love the whole "In Death" series by J.D. Robb (homicide detective in the mid 2030's).
I also highly suggest the 3 books in "The Hunger Games" series by Suzanne Collins. That series is darker but very good – set in a post-war world where one colony rules the others that are left by keeping them poor and hungry. Every year, that one colony holds a battle to the death for children ages 13-18. The series is about that annual battle and what happens when a couple of kids don't play the game as expected.
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8:31 am
May 5, 2011
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My Personal Finance Journey
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A favorite non personal finance book of mine is "The Giver."
Probably my favorite personal finance books are Stocks for the Long Run, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, and Smart Couples Finance Rich.
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8:35 am
May 5, 2011
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moneycone
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Mine's Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child! (Don't watch the movie – doesn't do any justice to the book!). Absolutely awesome thriller!
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5:38 pm
May 6, 2011
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Frugal Confessions
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Anna Karenina (Tolstoy), Jane Austen anything, or A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens). These are great!
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3:56 pm
May 9, 2011
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Eric – PersonalProfitability.com
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho changed my way of thinking about the world. It is by far the best book I have ever read and the only book I have read twice.
Also a fan of the "Hitchhiker's Trilogy" and a handful of finance books.
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7:46 pm
May 9, 2011
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Hunter @financiallyc
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I'm a sponge for how-to kinds of books. One of my all-time favorites is You Can Negotiate Anything, by Herb Cohen. He's got a very entertaining style.
Just for fun I generally like anything by Bill Bryson.
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8:53 am
May 10, 2011
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JT_McGee
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Let's nerd it up a little: Securities Analysis, anyone?
Could read that book like a bestselling novel. I couldn't put it down the first time I opened it up.
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10:37 am
May 10, 2011
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Jason@LiveRealNow
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Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.
A second for the Hitchhiker Trilogy.
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11:29 am
May 10, 2011
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The Conrad Richter trilogy: The Trees; The Fields; The Town are fictional accounts of early American life on the frontier. I read them again and again.
My picks for non-fiction wealth related books are on my site under the Resources/Books tab.
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11:48 am
May 10, 2011
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Sustainable PF
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"We" by Zamyatin, The Hobbit by Tolkien, Ain't No Makin' It by McLeod, The Wealthy Barber by Chilton, The 100 Mile Diet by Smith and MacKinnon
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11:54 am
May 11, 2011
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I was also going to suggest "The Hunger Games" series. It's really good.
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6:28 pm
May 11, 2011
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Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
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AshleyB said:
I was also going to suggest "The Hunger Games" series. It's really good.
Are you going to the Financial Blogger Conference? I think we'd have one hell of a time, lol!
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4:20 am
May 12, 2011
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Some that come to mind: Dune, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Neuromancer. I've been wanting to re-read Waterhsip Down (gotta be the BEST book about bunny rabbits – really).
Fast Food Nation really made me think differently about the food we eat.
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7:46 am
May 12, 2011
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Sustainable PF
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Glen Craig – Free From Broke said:
Fast Food Nation really made me think differently about the food we eat.
Check out the movie Food Inc. to further expand your knowledge on this topic.
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8:10 am
May 12, 2011
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Jason@LiveRealNow
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Glen Craig – Free From Broke said:
Some that come to mind: Dune, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Neuromancer. I've been wanting to re-read Waterhsip Down (gotta be the BEST book about bunny rabbits – really).
Fast Food Nation really made me think differently about the food we eat.
Ooh. All good books that I reread on a regular basis…except Watership Down. I've never read that.
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11:55 am
May 13, 2011
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Food Inc. is a great movie!
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Sustainable PF said:
Glen Craig – Free From Broke said:
Fast Food Nation really made me think differently about the food we eat.
Check out the movie Food Inc. to further expand your knowledge on this topic.
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5:59 am
May 14, 2011
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Glen Craig
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I've seen Food Inc. I think it's Fast Food Nation meets Omnivore's Dilemma (another book I want to read)?
I found Fast Food Nation went into great detail than the movie. It's also a great business book read as you learn about the rise of companies like McDonald's and Disney (to some extent). It's pretty fascinating to see how McD's has grown.
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1:46 am
May 17, 2011
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I agree that Food Inc. was interesting. I have to read Fast Food Nation. That sounds good from Glen's review.
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