Bogle has written a terrific book that makes its points over and over. Low cost funds, passive investment strategies, etc. His statistics, and we know they can always lie, are irrefutable that high cost, front-end load funds can never, as a group, match funds that use his proven strategies. There are always exceptions, but you think you are smart enough to pick those funds in advance??  Index funds give you a shot of at least matching the market, which as they say, ain't bad over time

Teaches the reader straightforward method for earning exceptional returns and minimizing risk when investing. Explains how to manage a personal diversified account, how to assess how risk according to personal needs, and the fundamental relationship between risk and reward in financial markets. 

"Any reader who takes the time and effort to understand his approach to the crucial subject of asset allocation will surely be rewarded with enhanced long-term returns." - John C. Bogle

Synopsis:   Wall Street Words features nearly 4,000 terms including hundreds of new entries that accurately and clearly explain the language of the world of finance and investment. Contemporary case histories offer real-world applications of investment concepts, how to  manage money in today's market, and more.

Kirk's Review: One of my favorite investment books! 

All stock-market investors embrace the motto "Buy low, sell high." Few act accordingly. This book teaches you how. Your job is to execute!  Some great historical charts of returns inside

• Buying individual bonds or bond funds
• The ins and outs of open-end funds, closed-end funds, and exchangetraded funds (ETFs)
• The new landscape for municipal bonds: the changed rating scales, the near demise of bond insurance, and Build America Bonds (BABs)
• The safest bond funds
• Junk bonds (and emerging market bonds)
• Buying Treasuries without paying a commission
• TIPS, Inflation-indexed Securities
  

DanG's Review:This is the first and best book I ever read on charting way back in 1966. It was based on the original work of Richard W. Schabacker, who wrote "Technical Analysis and Stock Market Profits" back in the 30's. They both deal with trend lines and with detailed chart patterns (head and shoulders, double tops and bottoms, broadening tops, etc.) which may or may not interest you. First recomended by "DanG" on March15,1999
Kirk's note: Edwards and Magee is considered one of the bibles of technical analysis.

Review: In this book, Thomas J. Dorsey shows you, step-by-step, how to create, maintain, and interpret your own point and figure charts. He explains how you can use your findings to track and forecast market prices and develop an overall investment strategy. Perhaps most importantly, he helps you develop confidence in the market and in your own ability to take decisive action at the appropriate time, rather than reacting belatedly to rapidly changing market conditions
1st Edition (in case you can't wait for new release)

Ralph Acampora's Review:"One way to get started in technical analysis is to read a good book on the subject. One of my favorites is Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications by John J. Murphy. It's an easy read." Ralph J. Acampora, CMT, Managing Director, Prudential Securities Inc. 

Study Guide for Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets - This self-study manual with "Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets" is the best way to starting studying the technical analysis. This is, without doubt, the Bible! -Emilio Casati 

Review:  A thinly disguised biography of Jesse Livermore, a remarkable character who first started speculating in New England bucket shops at the turn of the century. Livermore, who was banned from these shady operations because of his winning ways, soon moved to Wall Street where he made and lost his fortune several times over. What makes this book so valuable are the observations that Lefèvre records about investing, speculating, and the nature of the market itself