Perfect Credit Crunch Cure

It is a well proven fact that reading is proven to reduce stress, so what better way to cope with the economic downturn and the "r" than to pick up a new book and lose yourself in it.

Today we are recommending White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. This brilliant book won the Man Booker prize last week and is the story of Balram Halwai - the smartest boy in his village. His family is too poor for him to afford for him to finish school and he has to work in a teashop, breaking coals and wiping tables. But Balram gets his break when a rich man hires him as a chauffeur, and takes him to live in Delhi.

Of course if you do want to stay within the finanical world, the FT's Business Book of the Year: When Markets Collide offers a cogent picture of the rapidly changing world financial system. A book that is sure to become an overnight investment classic, it gets you up to speed on the new economic and investing landscape and provides a detailed blueprint for capitalizing on the phenomenal opportunities now available in that new investment landscape, while minimizing the new and challenging set of risks.