"CEO of the Cockpit" is a good book for anyone with any interest in flying, either as the pilot, or a passenger.  If you are a wannabe pilot, and think the career of a commercial airline pilot is all glamour, flying to exotic locales with a gorgeous flight attendant on each knee - you REALLY need to read this book.  If you have ever been a passenger, and wondered why the pilot didn't laugh at your lame joke  about the rough landing as you exited the plane - you should read this book.  Maybe then you will have some idea why it really wasn't that funny, or that original.  And maybe you will understand that a pilot's job is serious business, a lot of work, and very demanding.