[Greg Weston]

Just read an encyclopedia cover to cover a few dozen times. Some of it will stick. Might not help you out in your capitalist ventures but oh well...

[Windcatcher]

An encyclopedia (a real one, not a junior one) is IMHO the single best thing you can buy a small child. It is vital, however, to sit with your child and get him/her interested in it. It's a wonderful tool for cultivating the desire to learn.