Reading is something both personal and a shared experience, two people can read the same sentence and take two different messages from the passage.  I took a year off of life and taught school in the Virgin Islands at a little private school called All Saints Cathedral School. One of the first things I noticed is that the kids who read as a leisure activity were far better students. In life as in school, those who read do much better than those who don't. Here is a little reading list of mine, each of these books has taught me something. Tungsten Men Read (a lot)

• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was a book that changed my life, I think everyone should read this book more that once. I have read it no fewer than 7 times (I lost count)
• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand another great book that had insights into human nature, politics and being an individual.
• The Last Lion Volume I and II- William Manchester: a must read for anyone who likes Winston Churchill. This is the best biography I have ever read, bar none.
• The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle - Amazing to go back in time when thinking was a profession. A great book, can be a bit dry but very educational.
• John Adams - by David McCullough - If you liked the Mini Series you will love the book.
• THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO -(the short happy life is my favorite from this book of short stories) by  Hemingway
• IKE - by Michael Korda - Nice mix of WWII history into the Bio.
• The Effective Executive - Peter Drucker. Any of the early Drucker is good, this book is great.
• A brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking -You will think you understand the Universe when finish the book, that will last about 3 minutes, but it is good while it last.
• Act of Treason  by Vince Flynn (all of the Vince Flynn books are incredible)

These are books i highly recommend, more to come.