Color of Money Book Club
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Author Ben Kaplan will join Michelle Singletary for a discussion about his book "How to Go to College Almost for Free."
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1. "Double Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown and Company)
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1. "Rise and Shine" by Anna Quindlen (Random House)
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On CodeSnipers.com there's a new book review of one of O'Reilly's PHP-related offerings, "PHP Hacks" by "Jack D. Herrington".   I had borrowed a Perl Hacks book from and friend and really liked it, it was great! It had a lot of practical things as well as some fun things. I expected the same from PHP Hacks and I was not disappointed!   She links to both the table of contents and the sample chapter to give you an idea of the feel of the book. There's two main sections in the review covering both aspects of the book - the Practical Stuff and the Fun Stuff. Of course, no book is perfect, so there is one thing she mentions that wasn't really worked into the book, but you'll need to read the review to find out what.
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A quick primer on investing in tumultuous circumstances.
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My thanks go to all readers who share good thoughts and savings tips. Here are some:
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John Bogle offers insight into his investment portfolio.
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Okay, if the mind is powerful, how is your mind making you feel today? It's worth thinking about -- with the stock market down this year, every day worse than the last, many of us are losing lots of money, I know I am, and it's not a good feeling.  I keep arguing with myself, even though I'm losing money at a huge rate, I'm still in good shape financially, I have a nice house, I can pay the bills. But it doesn't help. Inside I feel unsettled, poor, I'm having trouble concentrating. Does it help that I've been through this before? The crash of 1987 was much worse than this downturn, and then I had no cushion, nothing to fall back on, I wasn't even employed when it happened. I was a lot closer to being broke around the turn of the century, even though the market was doing very well. But it doesn't help. No matter how many times I've been through it, I've always known that it's cyclic, that the outlook will likely improve, but knowing isn't the same as feeling. The feeling is much stronger, it can't be counteracted with logic. I can't reason with the feeling, you might say it's un-reasonable. Then I heard that a friend of mine, much younger, with a lot less at stake in the market, is having trouble sleeping because of this feeling. I realize I'm not alone, probably millions of people have a heightened sense of insecurity right now. Does that make it better? Not really... Anyway, I thought, let's post something and find out how others feel about the economy and how much of an impact is it having on our state of mind.
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An overview of the different ways you can give your money away.
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Barbies and bankers will color in the week that lies ahead.
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It's not just trendy to be environmental, it's easy. So says a new book that features everyday tips for greener living, plus advice from celebs &#151; from Jennifer Aniston to Owen Wilson &#151; who've already gone green.
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How to navigate the treacherous waters of financial union.
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WHAT A PARTY!  My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals  By Terry McAuliffe, with Steve Kettmann  Thomas Dunne Books, 416 pp., $24.95 At the very least, there is one totally true statement in Terence R. McAuliffe's new memoir: "This is my book," he writes, "and obviously I've done my best to make myself look good." ...
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1. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)
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Tycho: It's available almost everywhere, actually, but we have it on our own store now if you do not already posess it. I've seen a few out there in The Retail Book Fortresses, so should you desire a copy of Epic Legends Of The Magic Sword Kings, the process will be very straightforward. I think it turned out really well, but I wrote all of it, and I get paid when you buy it. So I might not be the person to ask.  Trivia: The third book is called The Warsun Prophecies, which we already announced. The fourth book is called "Birds Are Weird."(CW)TB
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Photographs from the book by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio
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Tycho: The actual writing of this strip was fairly quick, but there's an extended tangent about The Club that lends heft. You can download the podcast for today's comic here, and (as always) get a jump on the official announcements by subscribing to our tender feed. (CW)TB