Must-Read Books for College Grads
A dozen choice reading selections for the class of 2006

By Cholntz E. McGee

After cramming a week's worth of studying into your last three days of exams ever, the last thing you want to do is read another book. But we're not asking you to pick up your $169, 31-pound bio-chem textbook. (Besides, we're pretty sure you swapped it on Craigslist for a concert ticket.) Instead, we offer some tasty textual morsels to nibble on over the summer -- on the beach, on the road, on the job hunt or even on the can.

Wherever you choose to read them, these books are sure to provide some insight into life after college. Or, at the very least, they'll serve as lovely coffee table décor to spin the illusion that you've got things under control.

Boomerang Nation
By Elina Furman

The Quarterlifer's Companion
By Abby Wilner and Catherine Stocker

I Went to College For This?
By Amy Joyce

Finding the Open Road
By Mike Marriner, Brian McAllister and Nathan Gebhard

They Don't Teach Corporate in College
By Alexandra Levit

Debt Free by 30
By Jason Anthony and Karl Cluck

Ruminations on Twentysomething Life
By Aaron Karo

The College Senior's Survival Guide to Corporate America
By Fred Pollack

Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis
By Alexandra Robbins

The Dog Ate My Resume
By Larry Arnstein and Zack Arnstein

Delaying the Real World
By Colleen Kinder

Pocket Guide to Adulthood
By Jason Boyett