The Barefoot Investor

This is a somewhat prescriptive book targeted at fairly traditional family structures. It's great to have some clearly defined steps for how to manage your finances, rather than more general wishy-washy advice, assuming you're within the target demographic for whom this advice makes sense.

I perceived some of the prose as somewhat arrogant, but maybe some people need that sort of upfront and direct approach; it didn't quite work for me.

My intent is to use this as a basis for where to start researching what would work for me, and take from the book what works for me, and leave what doesn't.

This is an Australian centered finance book for people who don't really want to dedicate their lives to micro manage every aspect of their finances, yet still want to play smart and live a comfortable fun life. It gives good tips, clear actions and even a schedule of steps to follow on the path to financial enlightenment. It is an easy, fun read and, although sometimes it veers into the "as seen on TV" territory with a bit many testimonials and success stories, it doesn't fail to educate you on your relationship with money. I took a few good lessons from here and will apply them for my personal life.
Recommended if you want to take control of your finances and make them grow for a financially secure future.
Bonus points if you are in Australia, although you can still apply most of the tips anywhere in the planet.