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Both the end of the year and beginning of the year seem to bring out an abundance of reading lists (like my "10 Best Books of 2008," "10 Worst Books of 2008," or "Books into Movies"). The search for something good to read is relatively easy considering that nearly every media outlet has a list of books you really ought to crack open this year.
If you made a New Year's resolution to read more, get out of debt, learn to cook, or just make sense of the current economic crisis, the staff over at Smart Money magazine have compiled their own reading list for 2008 (which also works well as a "What to Read in 2009 list"). Their list includes a couple of fiction titles, but is mostly comprised of nonfiction favorites like President-elect Barack Obama's 2004 memoir Dreams from my Father and Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food (10th Anniversary Edition). Perhaps the most intriguing title on their list is Beyond Bullsh*t: Straight-Talk at Work by Samuel Culbert. For a business book it doesn't look too boring (but that could just be the flashy title). If you're looking to get ahead at work or just figure out why some of your coworkers are full of hot air, this might be a good one to start with.
Wall Street Journal has a list of "Blockbuster" titles for 2009 with new releases from popular authors like Jodi Picoult and James Patterson. Even Entertainment Weekly came came out with a list of books that will be made into movies in 2009. Since the book is usually better than movie, it might be worth it to read Sophie Kinsella's Confessions of a Shopaholic or Dan Brown's Angels and Demons before they hit the big screen later this Spring.
If none of these lists (or any of my book lists in the right sidebar) lead you to a book that strikes your fancy, ask you favorite librarian or bookseller for a recommendation.
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