[goodgrief]

Everyone's read these books. Everyone isn't rich. Is your Dad rich? Then read the books but you'll get more by sitting down and talking to your Dad regularly about business/investing techniques that he uses than you will from these books. You'll be reading these books mainly as a sign of respect to your Dad, so that you can say something intelligent and stimulate conversation as much as you can to learn something of why he has been successful. If he isn't rich, if he's still on the positive thinking "one day my big deal will come" treadmill, then I wouldn't exactly take time out of my busy day to read or re-read crap like "Think and Grow Rich."