Books for Adults
Foolish Gift Guide
December 10, 1997

You Have More Than You Think: The Motley Fool Guide to Investing What You Have. By David and Tom Gardner. So you just can't get enough of us, huh? Or maybe your Aunt Beatrice is the perfect candidate for our Foolish charms. Well, now there's even more reason to go to your local bookstore. Tom and David have just come out with their latest treatise on investing in "You Have More Than You Think." Available from Amazon.com at $16.80. The companion workbook is a mere $9.60.

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life by Richard Carlson. A TMF Movie favorite. Stop watching that Quotron and get a little perspective in your life. Paperback $9.95. The Motley Fool Investment Guide is always a Foolish favorite, for new Fools, recent Wise converts, and that Old Fool whose copy has been loved to death. Available in hardcover and softcover, or on audio cassette, read by the brothers themselves!

TMF Selena doesn't know exactly why she's so drawn to novels set in India and/or involving colonialism, but she is. She recommends the following: A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth (Paperback, $20) -- a very long and engrossing sort of romantic comedy. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (Paperback, $14.95) -- "forget the ruckus over Satanic Verses -- this book is a gem, in the magical realism genre." A House for Mr. Biswas by V. S. Naipaul (Paperback, $12.95) -- the life story of an underdog you can't help but root for. If India and colonialism aren't your bag, she recommends the inspirational autobiography Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng (Paperback, $13.95). Learn some important life lessons and some Chinese history at the same time.

Common Stocks & Uncommon Profits by Philip A. Fisher. Fisher's emphasis is entirely on the core business, without references to more advanced investing topics like price/earnings ratios or working capital. A favorite of head Fool Tom Gardner, this book offers an excellent introduction into the world of investing. Paperback $19.95

The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton. Looking for some advice about how to put your financial house in order? Don't want to wade through dense "financial planning" guidebooks and boring how-to tomes? The Wealthy Barber is your place to turn. Written in easy and amusing prose, author David Chilton takes you through all of the major areas of financial planning that most Americans neglect because it's so intimidating. Chilton makes it entertaining, even... fun! Paperback $14

Beating the Dow, 1992: A High-Return, Low-Risk Method for Investing in the Dow Jones Industrial Stocks With As Little As $5,000 by Michael O'Higgins, John Downes. Any visitor to Fooldom knows about this beloved little book. Highly recommended by Fools everywhere. Paperback $13

Ask the Headhunter Nick A. Corcodilos. This book is a major label update of the author's first effort, the self-published New Interview Instruction Book. In the new offering, Nick offers up a comprehensive dose of his contrarian job-hunting advice, culled during a career as a Silicon Valley headhunter. Be sure and visit the Fool Online Job-Hunting area run by Nick Corcodilos, Ask The Headhunter!

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