The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Panic-inducing. Required reading on the forces that are shaping our world.
The Undercover Economist Very interesting read. Changes the way you see things in everyday life
Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Economics as a powerful tool to make sense of the world.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing (Revised and Updated) Provides an excellent financial foundation for the layman