She Said "You Can Only Take One!". (Help me Choose)

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T minus 8 days until our Wedding.
T minus 10 days until we leave for Jamaica on Our Honeymoon.

Even though avid readers, my soon-to-be-wife recently told me that I'm only allowed to take one Book on our honeymoon. For those days basking in the sun of Jamaica's beaches, apparently if I took more than one book, I would be 'inclined' to pay more attention to the books, rather than to her. lol....

So, now, I must figure out which one to take.

One choice is really quite limiting, but I need help determining which one to take.

Here are my options: (Believe it or not, I have yet to read any of these yet)

Has anyone read any of these yet? Would your recommend them?

1) The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss, Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
2)
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
3)
Smart Couples Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner (I'm leaning towards this one because it'll look pretty good, to her, that I'm reading something to better us BOTH...lol)

or

4) Other. (I'd LOVE to hear what you recommend! Thanks!)
#choose #you can only take one
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  • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
    Switch off, man - forget the books... she'll appreciate it

    If you get bored, which I hope you don't (on your honeymoon) - whip out a notepad and start writing your own.

    BTW, congratulations.
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    • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
      Originally Posted by KarlWarren View Post

      Switch off, man - forget the books... she'll appreciate it

      If you get bored, which I hope you don't (on your honeymoon) - whip out a notepad and start writing your own.

      BTW, congratulations.
      On one hand....I just finished writing one (and kind of need a break from "writing")

      ....on the other hand, if Jamaica can't inspire me, I don't know what will....lol
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      • Profile picture of the author ThomM
        Originally Posted by x3xsolxdierx3x View Post

        On one hand....I just finished writing one (and kind of need a break from "writing")

        ....on the other hand, if Jamaica can't inspire me, I don't know what will....lol
        If you're going to Jamaica, on your honeymoon, and you think you need to bring a book, then you have issues your wife to be should be aware of
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  • Profile picture of the author jcoolbaugh
    4. Other..... Not a single blessed one.

    It's your honeymoon!! Forget business for a few days and just enjoy it - your wife will thank you Congrats!
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Personally, I wouldn't be reading on my honeymoon.
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  • Profile picture of the author LB
    Forget reading, you'll benefit a lot more from an "info vacuum" for a few days than you ever would from a book.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    First, congratulations!

    Second, I agree with others here, forget reading, relax and enjoy.

    That doesn't really answer your question though, so I'm going recommend a book for when you get back.

    Secrets of a Millionaire Mind by T Harv Eker

    I checked this out of the library and read it. I liked it so much I bought a copy for myself and am on my second read now. The book reveals the differences in how millionaires think as compared to the poor and middle class. And shows you how to change your thinking in areas where it matters most.

    Enjoy that honeymoon, Soldier, and that's an order!

    PS - I'm former Navy, so when I give an order, I expect it to be followed!
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Read your new wife. Use the Braille method.
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  • Profile picture of the author ElMundodelExito
    I would never take a book to a honeymoon neither but since you insist you I would recomend you one > Love : What Live is all about by Leo Buscaglia, great book for relationships. You can get it here Amazon.com: Love: What Life Is All About...Amazon.com: Love: What Life Is All About... Yes, this an affiliate link.
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  • Profile picture of the author scrofford
    Yeah I would go blind the whole honeymoon and use the braille method too! lol.
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  • Profile picture of the author dorim
    You're kidding, right?
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  • Profile picture of the author LetsGoViral
    You shouldn't take books to Honeymoon.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      You're going on honeymoon in Jamaica. WTF do you need a book for?

      You have your new bride, beaches, steel drums, rum drinks, jerk pork and chicken, ganja. What else you need?
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      • Profile picture of the author breakdance
        Originally Posted by Kevin Riley View Post

        You're going on honeymoon in Jamaica. WTF do you need a book for?

        You have your new bride, beaches, steel drums, rum drinks, jerk pork and chicken, ganja. What else you need?
        LOL Mr. Riley, what is "jerk pork"!?!?!?
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        • Profile picture of the author IMChick
          Originally Posted by breakdance View Post

          LOL Mr. Riley, what is "jerk pork"!?!?!?
          Get that mind out of the gutter! BTW, it's delicious if you like spicy hot.
          History

          Jerk pork is believed to have been conceived when the Maroons introduced African meat cooking techniques to Jamaica which were combined with native Jamaican ingredients and seasonings used by the Arawak. The method of smoking meat for a long period of time served two practical purposes, keeping insects away from the raw meat and preserving it for longer once it has been cooked. This process also introduces a strong smoky flavour to the meat.


          There are two commonly held theories regarding how the name "Jerk" came to be used. One is that it originates from the Spanish word "Charqui", used to describe dried meat. Over time this term evolved from "Charqui" to "Jerky" to "Jerk". Another theory is that the name derives from the practice of jerking (poking) holes in the meat to fill with spices prior to cooking. Nowadays, the word "Jerk" is used as a noun to describe the seasoning applied to jerked food and as a verb to describe the process of cooking used.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shaun Lee
    The 4-hour Work Week.

    BUT whatever book you choose, only read it when you have truly nothing to do, i.e. your wife's asleep, etc.

    Regardless, congratulations on your wedding!

    -Shaun
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin_Hutto
    A Quote that changed my life... By Jim Rohn


    Where Ever You Are... Be There!

    One of the major reasons why we fail to find happiness or to create unique lifestyle is because we have not yet mastered the art of being.

    While we are home our thoughts are still absorbed with solving the challenges we face at the office. And when we are at the office we find ourselves worrying about problems at home.

    We go through the day without really listening to what others are saying to us. We may be hearing the words, but we aren't absorbing the message.

    As we go through the day we find ourselves focusing on past experiences or future possibilities. We are so involved in yesterday and tomorrow that we never even notice that today is slipping by.

    We go through the day rather than getting something from the day. We are everywhere at any given moment in time except living in that moment in time.

    Lifestyle is learning to be wherever you are. It is developing a unique focus on the current moment, and drawing from it all of the substance and wealth of experience and emotions that it has to offer. Lifestyle is taking time to watch a sunset. Lifestyle is listening to silence. Lifestyle is capturing each moment so that it becomes a new part of what we are and of what we are in the process of becoming. Lifestyle is not something we do; it is something we experience. And until we learn to be there, we will never master the art of living well.


    --- Hopefully you will only have 1 honeymoon in your whole life. You will have many opportunities to read books. Focus on how you and your spouse can get the MOST out of every day on your honeymoon. You will be better for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
    take a book and you will fail the first test of marriage as set by your soon to be wife.
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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    The number one cause of divorce is taking a business related book on your honeymoon*.






    * I may have made that statistic up.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Unlike some of the jokers here, I can see spending one afternoon sometime in the middle of the week on beach, reading and relaxing.

      Take this from a man who has been happily married for almost three decades...

      DO NOT TAKE A BUSINESS BOOK!

      Find yourself a good novel, something like a good Tom Clancy or a good mystery. Something with enough pages that if she wears you down to a nubbin, you can escape for awhile until you recharge.

      Here's another vote for finding some good jerk chicken or pork...

      And if both of you aren't bow-legged and walking funny when you get back, shame on you.

      Congratulations...
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  • Profile picture of the author WD Mino
    Man you got the rest of your life to read and work. you not only need to not read you need to ,occupy her so she does not either

    go out have fun enjoy each other make her the center of your universe and let it really flow man no work come on be wise man she will remember this forever. and so will you make it something really special because that is exactly what it is
    cheers
    -WD
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    If you can't enjoy your honeymoon with HER, what is the point of even getting married? This is your time to make her feel like she was an IDIOT for not marrying you sooner. One wrong move, and she could feel the opposite.

    BTW jerk seasoning is nice, and they have it on LOTS of meats. You CAN get it in many places, including the US, but I believe it is considered a carribian method.

    Steve
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      Take a book you can read together

      Amazon.com: Jamaica Travel Pack (Globetrotter...Amazon.com: Jamaica Travel Pack (Globetrotter...
      (not an affiliate linke, by the way)
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    You by all means should take a copy of Marriage Annulment Made Simple.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ernie Lo
    Why you reading books for lol? You have a beautful wife who wants to spend time with you...get the hint
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  • Profile picture of the author cormierl20
    I recommend you bring a kama sutra book, instead of those four boring books...its your honeymoon..so you and your future wife should enjoy it as much as you could..
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  • Profile picture of the author fallencrest
    Reading is fun but on a honeymoon? You and your wife can do better activities than read...
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  • Profile picture of the author Kezz
    If you have to, have to, have to read a book during your time, definitely go with "9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner".

    The reason? It shows that the one thing on your mind is the life you and she will enjoy together.
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  • Profile picture of the author MichaelRay
    No books. She wants your full and undivided attention.
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  • Profile picture of the author SandraLarkin
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    Other - why the hell would you take a book?
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  • Profile picture of the author Dexter XD
    Originally Posted by x3xsolxdierx3x View Post

    T minus 8 days until our Wedding.
    T minus 10 days until we leave for Jamaica on Our Honeymoon.

    Even though avid readers, my soon-to-be-wife recently told me that I'm only allowed to take one Book on our honeymoon. For those days basking in the sun of Jamaica's beaches, apparently if I took more than one book, I would be 'inclined' to pay more attention to the books, rather than to her. lol....

    So, now, I must figure out which one to take.

    One choice is really quite limiting, but I need help determining which one to take.

    Here are my options: (Believe it or not, I have yet to read any of these yet)

    Has anyone read any of these yet? Would your recommend them?

    1) The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss, Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
    2)
    Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
    3) Smart Couples Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner (I'm leaning towards this one because it'll look pretty good, to her, that I'm reading something to better us BOTH...lol)

    or

    4) Other. (I'd LOVE to hear what you recommend! Thanks!)

    Yes
    I've read 1) 4 hour work week the first edition
    I reccommend you get the latest second edition one as it has more examples:p
    Yes what I got out of it was it open my thoughts up to new ways of living and how to achieve things - I'd surf over to tims website and read some of the blogs etc and see what you think - Google it
    I was quite enthused by it - I told a number of people about it - I like to think one of them decided to take redundancy ... that might not sound right but "I" know what I mean XD:rolleyes:
    It was preparation for me to come out of "PARK" and step up a gear
    Hope this helps

    Kind regards
    Ken
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  • Profile picture of the author Dexter XD
    Oppps just read the other posts - I would have agreed with them in a way not on a honeymoon - but hey IF you had to....

    Another recommendation would be The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
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  • Profile picture of the author Dreams
    Hi,

    I have an excellent suggestion. Bring an empty notepad and write love letters to your wife. Leave one on your bed everyday for her to read!

    Write about the moment that you are in. You will never have another honeymoon again like that so write about your experience. Almost like a journal. Then later publish the journal and make some money off of it! LOL!! I'm thinking like an internet marketer!

    Good luck!
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    • Profile picture of the author thinkgreen415
      Congrats on the wedding! But you should just leave the books at home. Enjoy the honeymoon with your new wife!
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  • Profile picture of the author Dital
    I have a better idea, just spend the honeymoon in a library
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  • Profile picture of the author Lauryn
    Four Hour Workweek and then Sneak in one of your affiliate books on how to please her
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  • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
    Well, I'd say take Shantaram by Gregory Roberts.

    936 Pages to read and you don't have to do anything else on the trip.

    Sumit.

    PS. Not speaking with experience, but I don't think reading books is what you do on a honeymoon.

    PPS. Congrats, btw.
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  • Profile picture of the author birdfood
    This is a no brainer, gotta be

    Smart Couples Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner

    Buy and read the other stuff when you get back.
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  • Profile picture of the author sarahberra
    The first selection sounds interesting. How on earth could someone realistically make a living only working four years each week. Wow!
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    • Profile picture of the author Dexter XD
      Originally Posted by sarahberra View Post

      The first selection sounds interesting. How on earth could someone realistically make a living only working four years each week. Wow!
      Lol I think the idea Sarah is for you to buy his book and read it to find out!!! XD
      Seriously what I got from it was new ways of think and how to cut down on doing things for things sake - eg emails etc he scheduled times twice a day, set peoples expectations of when they would be answered :p, if you get a chance google his name or book title read some of the blogs and get an idea of how he's viewing things there really is quite a few interesting ideas - perhaps not to follow to the letter - I don't see it as a blueprint - more of an ryr opener thinking out of the box fo possibilities... Have a look and see if its up your street so to speak.... - Let us know what you think Hope it helps
      Kind regards
      Ken
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
    You're going on your honeymoon. You should leave the books at home. If you're spending your honeymood reading marketing books, you're not doing it right.
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  • Profile picture of the author chrislreeb
    Check out your warrior leader skills manual STP 21-24-SMCT task 071-326-0515 select a route using a map and take your new bride to some very secluded sections of the island day after day and leave your books back at the hotel in your duffel bag. Take the time to enjoy each other. From a former first sergeant happily married for 42 years.
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