I've read a couple books on the financial collapse of 2008-09.

"A Colossal Failure of Common Sense" was an insider's view of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. I totally enjoyed the book, and as I was explaining it to a couple from church one of them (Monica P.) said, "You knew I was a Wall St. derivatives trader for Merrill Lynch in the '90's, didn't you?" So awesome!

"When Genius Failed" was about the collapse of Long Term Capital Management, a hedge fund in the 90's which was filled with genius, nobel-prize-winning, computer-model-creating traders who leveraged themselves so massively that they had to be bailed out when their models failed or they would conceivably take down the entire financial system....Basically a pre-deja-vu to the events of 2008.

I've also been reading "How to Teach Like a Champion" by Lemov, which is a book filled with extremely useful techniques that great teachers often use. The point is that being a great teacher is not simply something you are born with, but you can learn techniques which will make you markedly better, and there is nothing magical about them. So far I am very enthusiastic about the book, although I haven't been reading it with much pace.

To top it off I've been reading through the Bible this year, and I have paced myself to finish the whole Bible in half a year. It really can be a daunting task, but of course I love it. After I finish reading the Bible I'm going to start reading through the New Testament again but at a much slower pace (and in a new translation), and I'm going to try to make simple outlines of each chapter as I go.