"The Naked Truth" by Margaret Heffernan
"Getting it Done: How to Lead When You're Not in Charge" by Roger Fisher
"Getting Things Done When You are Not In Charge" by Geoffrey Bellman
"Influence Without Authority" by Allan Cohen
Any one of the Black Eyed Peas 4 albums
A security system for my house
A cheap exercise bike for the basement
My necklace fixed
Laser Surgery for my eyeballs
"Bourgeios Nightmares" by Robert Fogelson
Any of the Christopher Alexander series. *disclaimer* 'Spensive.