Manufacturing Consent is one of the classics. It examines the link between huge corporations, the government and  their impact on the mass media. Although television, radio and newspaper are no longer as influential as they once were, this book is full of fascinating insights into what's going behind the scenes. Chomsky who brought the linguistic structure of Transformational Grammar behind the Meta Model is a exceptional intellectual. In this book, he along with Herman provide  us with lots of things to think about and remind us to protect ourselves and our beliefs from the master manipulators. Highly recommended.

The One Minute Millionaire is a fresh idea charged with a strong conviction that becoming wealthy and rich is possible if we put all the work in. It tells the story of Michelle is is given a limited time frame to make a million dollars. It chronicles her adventure as she puts iinto practice the ideas of becoming wealthy. The advice is good and the fable is a great way of conveying it. Definitely recommended. You mightn't become rich as a result but you will understand more about how rich people become rich.

In Tolles latest book he continues his emphasis of the importance of the present while exploring a new perspective on the world as it is. Although I wouldn’t necessarily agree that this book is as important as it claims to be, it certainly has some clever and important insights which are useful to know about and I recommend it as a good reminder of the essential need we have to change our attitude towards humankind.

Buyology is an excellent book which goes deeper into the mechanisms at work when people make decisions to buy something. In this enlightening revelation, Lindstrom explains how he has been using acualt studies of the brain to map what happens when people decide top do something. He discusses why anti smoking campaigns often don't work and what elements of mass advertising actually do work. Overall, it is a fascinating book which will teach you much more than you thought possible.