The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White

This usage guide is full of good, concise information to help readers improve their English prose. The authors forcefully advocate a stripped-down style, where each word must count. Some of the usage notes for words strike me as overly fussy (which may be a matter of taste or a sign of the book's age), but I think Strunk and White's suggestions are a great starting point for developing a tasteful and sound prose style.

On Writing Well by William Zinsser

This book owes a lot of its advice to the little book, Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White. Zinsser advocates a clear style that keeps the reader--and human interest--in mind. While at times Zinsser's tone came across as over-bearing, and I'm not sure that I'd want to have dinner with him, I think much of his advice is solid. If you're looking for concrete rules, you might prefer Elements of Style, but if you want more general advice, this book should be helpful.

The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2012 by Bob Sehlinger

This book is similar to the Walt Disney World title--indeed, many of the anecdotes are repeated from the Florida version of the book. At times the advice of the authors seems overbearing (for example, they recommend dressing everyone in matching shirts--which definitely works for some families--but it's presented as a best method). There's also a one-size fits all quality to the books, despite the fact that they give multiple touring plans for Disneyland and rate each attraction for each different age groups. I found the attraction, restaurant, and hotel descriptions more helpful than the touring advice (although I definitely plan on using the touring plans!). Overall a thorough and amusing guide book.

Give Smart: Philanthropy That Gets Results by Thomas J. Tierney and Joel L. Fleishman

I have the feeling that this book is aimed at people who have a lot more money to give away than I will ever hope to make. It's mostly a set of questions that you can ask yourself in order to make your philanthropy as effective as it can be, in addition to a series of stories (sometimes cautionary) and case studies about philanthropists and their works. The book is very invested in the idea that philanthropists are only accountable to themselves for excellence (which makes it very hard to achieve) and that it is worth paying good overhead to get the right kind of people so that the philanthropy works (as opposed to bad overhead for fancy cars or whatever).