I highly recommend the following excellent tomes which provide hours of fun and informative reading. Dash outside this very minute and obtain them.

1. The Minutiae Of Spark Plugs.

2. Modern Intricacies Relating to Dovetail Joints.

3. The Intravenous Drip - Explained.

4. The Unexplained Bathroom Habits of Sea Slugs.

7. Door Hinges Of The Renaissance.

8. The Science Of Teacups and Other Things.

9. 1001 Uses For Cat Faeces.

10. The Secret History of Wood Pulp.

I. Falling Kingdoms- Morgan Rhodes

A. Falling Kingdoms (#1)

B. Rebel Spring (#2)

C. More To Come!

II. A Series Of Unfortunate Events- Lemony Sicket

A. The Bad Beginning (#1)

B. The Reptile Room (#2)

C. The Wide Window (#3)

D. The Miserable Mill (#4)

E. The Austere Academy (#5)

F. The Ersatz Elevator (#6)

G. The Vile Village (#7)

H. The Hostile Hospital (#8)

I. The Carnivorous Carnival (#9)

J. The Slippery Slope (#10)

K. The Grim Grotto (#11)

L. The Penultimate Peril (#12)

M. The End (#13)

III. Warriors- Erin Hunter

A. Into The Wild (#1)

B. Fire And Ice (#2)

C. Forest Of Secrets (#3)

D. Rising Storm (#4)

E. A Dangerous Path (#5)

F. The Darkest Hour (#6)

G. Check Out The Following Series!!!

IV. The Enemy- Charlie Higson

A. The Enemy (#1)

B. The Dead (#2)

C. The Fear (#3)

D. The Sacrifice (#4)

E. More To Come!

V. Who Could That Be At This Hour?- Lemony Snicket

A. All The Wrong Questions (#1)

B. More To Come???

VI. The Heroes Of Olympus- Rick Riordan (Recommended To Read Before: Percy Jackson And The Olympians)

A. The Lost Hero (#1)

B. The Son Of Neptune (#2)

C. The Mark Of Athena (#3)

D. The House Of Hades (#4)

E. The Blood Of Olympus (#5)

VII. If We Survive- Andrew Klavan

VIII. The Ability- M.M. Vaughan

IX. Monument 14- Emmy Laybourne

A. Monument 14 (#1)

B. Sky On Fire (#2)

C. More To Come!

X. Dark Inside- Jeyn Roberts

A. Dark Inside (#1)

B. Rage Within (#2)

C. DON'T READ THIS SERIES IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE FACT THAT THE AUTHOR DIDN'T COMPLETE IT BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO

XI. The Girl Across The Street- G. Lusby

XII. The Familiars- Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson

A. The Familiars (#1)

B. More To Come!!!

XIII. Deck Z- Chris Pauls & Matt Solomon

XIV. Trapped- Michael Northrop

XV. It's Kind Of A Funny Story- Ned Vizzini

XVI. The Mist- Stephen King

These are only the books that I own that I would recommend. (I have more, just not sure they're worth the read)

These are some books that I think people should check out:

1. 1984 by George Orwell; a fantastic read with a very deep and -- in my opinion -- important message, especially to the people of the 21st century. And even though it was written in 1949 it's still EXTREMELY relevant to our time.

2. Under The Dome by Stephen King; it's a real page turner, and I think the message behind it is how quickly things can go wrong -- in politics, in cities, and just in everyday life.

3. Innocence by Dean Koontz; I think this novel makes a very bold point and that is that mankind doesn't like to truly look into the mirror and examine himself and his motives and his true nature. The book makes a contrast between innocence and vile, good and evil, in some ways and is a great read. I'd highly recommend it.

Those are all I can think of at the moment but the bottom line is you cannot go wrong with those books, nor with those authors. They're probably my top three favorite authors (not in the order that the books are listed though; this list was randomly put together) and they writing amazingly well.

In regards to non-fiction, you basically haven't lived if you've never read The Book of General Ignorance. Look it up.

As for classic works, Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice is an undersung masterpiece. The subplots and controversy it brings to the table is not only way ahead of its time but downright brilliant. (Reminds me of how scholars argue over good ol' Austen's P+P being satire or naaah.) Shakespeare, beyond all the sex jokes, never quite lets you know HIS opinion; only those of the characters he creates.

If you like history and also brilliant writing, check out Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.

It's originally in French (can't recall the the translation I read) but it was glorious from beginning to end. A really captivating book.

I'm also a fan of legal thrillers. I read John Grisham's The Appeal on the beach in San Diego in two afternoons. Couldn't put it down, and also conveniently "forgot" to put it back on the shelf in the vacation rental...ended up taking it home with me. Oops.

1. Story Engineering, by Larry Brooks

2. Story Physics, by Larry Brooks

3. 20 Master Plots, by Ronald B. Tobias

4. Write Your Novel In A Month, by Jeff Gerke

5. Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time, by Jordan Rosenfeld

6. 45 Master Characters, Revised Edition: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters, by Victoria Lynn Schmidt

Sunday's At Tiffany's

-James Patterson

Stone Words

-Pam Conrad

Zoe Rising

-Pam Conrad

- Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

- Night by Elie Wiesel

- To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

- The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

- The Ghost and The Goth Series by Stacey Kade

- The Freedom Writers Diary by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell