Books on the Digital Age and beyond: The Universe in a Nutshell – Stephen Hawking New Rules for the New Economy - Kevin Kelly The Singularity is near - Ray Kurzweil A Different Universe - Robert B. Laughlin The Digital Economy - Don Tapscott Blueprint to the Digital Economy – Don Tapscott, Alex Lowy, David Ticoll   Recommended magazines/newspapers (paper and web): The Economist Business Week Scientific American  Wired Fast Company Books on writing (which I would take along to a desert island): Story - Robert McKee On writing - Stephen King The Power of Myth - Joseph Campbell Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters - Michael Tierno Garner's Modern American Usage, The Chicago Manual of Style, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, The Synonym Finder (J.J. Rodale)