Grown-ups

• A Random Walk Down Wall Street:  The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing by Burton Malkiel
  First published in 1973 and updated for 2011, Forbes Magazine and The Chicago Tribune call this book a classic.  Malkiel uncovers truths about Wall Street and investing and shows how to maximize gains and minimize losses for our volatile markets and the new ranges of investment choices.
• Making the Most of Your Money Now by Jane Bryant Quinn
  Another classic that Quinn has revised to help people in the new economy.  This book will help you make smart and profitable decisions for whatever stage of life you're in.
• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley and William Danko
  Subtitled The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy, this book reports on the authors' studies of the wealthy and the surprising seven simple rules for acquiring wealth.  It's probably not what you think . . .

 Teens

• The Complete Personal Finance Handbook:  Step-by-Step Instructions to Take Control of Your Financial Future by Teri B. Clark
  It's all here -- everything your teen needs to know to begin a life of financial security -- budgeting, insurance, planning, saving, credit, and homeownership to name just a few.
• A Million Bucks by 30:  How to Overcome a Crap Job, Stingy Parents, and a Useless Degree to Become a Millionaire Before (or After) Turning Thirty by Alan Corey
  Corey, reality TV personality, wrote his book in a way that will appeal to the younger generation.  With chapter titles like "Inspiration through Infomercials" and "Rooms with a Few," Corey shows how his readers can make money at a very young age.
• Your Money or Your Life:  9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence:  Revised and Updated for the 21st Century by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominquez
  In a straightforward way, the book talks about savings and debt, living well for less, values and lifestyle conflicts, and saving the planet while saving money. 

Kids

• The Seventeenth Swap by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
  The story of a boy who tries to acquire a pair of red cowboy boots for a wheelchair-bound friend through a series of challenging and intricate swaps.  A tale of reaching for the impossible when people around him are telling him to accept the way things are.
• Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst (ages 4-8)
  The story begins "Anthony has two dollars and three quarters and one dime and seven nickels and eighteen pennies.  Nicholas has one dollar and two quarters and five dimes and five nickels and thirteen pennies.  Alexander has . . . bus tokens"  And it continues to tell of how Alexander managed to let his allowance somehow slip through his fingers in just a week.
• Bunny Money by Rosemary Wells (ages 4-8)
  Max and Ruby (surely known to all parents and grandparents who watch Nick, Jr.) shop for Grandma's birthday present while Max slowly goes through all the money Ruby has saved.  In the end, they find the perfect gifts and everyone gets a lesson on the value of money.

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