Tim Ferris's book "The 4-Hour Body" is written with time min-maxing in mind. There's some weird stuff in there ("I supplement with garlic because a random homeless guy told me it's good for weight loss") but the core workout/diet regimen is effective and easy to stick to.
If this 4 hour book is the one I am thinking it is, no need to spend any money on it. It outlines the 80/20 rule, where you can derive 80% of the benefit with 20% of the effort and how the last 20% of benefit is derived from 80% of the effort.
It then focuses on deadlifts being one of the exercises that engage about 80% of the body's muscles and focuses on a short deadlift workout on a consistent basis.
