Freakonomics by By Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life -- from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing -- and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics

My take- Great read, but he reaches some (disturbing?) conclusions.

The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World by Alan Greenspan
my take- I'll admit...most people won't read it, and it IS slow at times. but, he provides an interesting inside look at how things in govt have operated and how the Fed has acted/reacted over the last 40+ yrs. Hopefully I'll learn something. If not, then at least its helping me pass the time till i get a job.