Tom Peters is back. The author of "In Search of Excellence" updates his ideas for today's world. Peters is a fan of creative destruction, and the never ending pursuit of new ideas. Published in vivid color, even the printing is a creative work of art. This book is also available in audio format. http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/welcome.jsp

 Getting to Yes

The Bible on principled negotiation. Not only will this teach you important negotiation skills, it also helps to explain how our free market economy promotes win-win agreements. http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/welcome.jsp

 Conspiracy of Fools

This is the best book out there on the Enron scandal. The book tells both the story of the people involved, but also explains the complicated and deceptive transactions used by Eron to perpetuate the fraud. The book is rather long, but it is also available in audio format. http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/welcome.jsp

Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance

The Best Finance Book I have ever seen. Paul Wilmott is a master at explaining complex ideas in a way that makes them easy to understand. I also have great respect for an author who will put his email address on a book. Quantitative finance deals with the amazing world of options and deritavie contracts. These are things that affect us all, but few people really understand.

When Genius Failed

This is the story of the collapse of Long Term Capital Management. The year after receiving the Nobel Prize, the geniuses behind the famous Black-Scholes options pricing model nearly brought down the world economy as the discovered the limits of their mathematical models. http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/welcome.jsp