This book is not nearly as good as the first. "Real Money" is a handbook into how Jim Cramer ran his hedgefund. "Mad Money" is bascially the his TV show in a book. There is some usual information to be had, but you get the feeling that he wrote this book just for the sake of writing another book. If your a stock junkie, this book has value, but it is not essential reading like the first book was.

I read this book a while ago and have been meaning to put a review up. Mahaney writes a great book on humility.  Fighting against humility is really a battle against pride. I personally have huge problems with pride and this book gives very practical and good advice. It gives typical answers like "read your bible more" and untypical ones like "play golf as much as possible" and "laugh at yourself"

I have become a huge fan of Jim Cramer's show "Mad Money" on CNBC, which I now watch every night. The show is great, and I think it really plays well to the ADD American Culture. This book is much more valuable than the show, and reading it makes you understand how Cramer thinks better. Cramer was a successful hedge fund manager, and that was no fluke. Still, so many people misuse his advice and they get burned by doing so.

The subtitle to Real Money is "Sane investing in an insane world" That is exactly what the book is. It is a shelter to this insane world. People think of Cramer as this trading wacko that does not work for most people. Why do they think that? Well Cramer is against the whole "Buy and hold" philosophy that many novices are taught. He instead advocates for "Buy and Homework." That is the thing about Cramer, he is not giving anyone a get rich quick scheme. What is does do is show you how you can beat the market, if you put the time in.

It's not easy, but this book is a great guide to understanding all the wall street gibberish. You want to know what a PEG ratio is? Well you ought to if you gonna invest in a company. Cramer's book is a great one I would recommend to anyone who is considering taking the time to run their own portfolio, like me!

Mark Dever is the senior pastor at my church, Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. Mark Dever is one of the biggest names in terms of  understanding what the role church is, the SAT word being ecclesiology. This book is very short, and is basically a primer on what he believes are the marks of a healthy church. It is a nice little reference book, nothing amazing though. You can read the 9 marks of a healthy church here. If you want a short little book expaining this view of the church, I would recommend this one to you.

This is a book about the first real election in US History, the election of 1800. This election was between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. I would argue that it resulted in the destruction of the Federalist party. Larson, does a great job in this book really looking at how the who thing happened. The old Tip O'Neil saying that "all politics is local" is clear here, as the battle in the wards of NYC proved to be vital. This election ended up going all the way to the House of Representatives.

If you thought the Clinton 3AM ad was bad, or the "as far as I know" comment, it was nothing compared to some of the accusations thrown around in the 1800 election. This book often reads more like a novel than a history book, and I would recommend it not just to political junkies, but many other types as well.