"Flu"
--Gina Kolata
Interesting book focused on the 1918 Flu Pandemic which swept across the world and killed anywhere from 20 to 100 million people. Has particular relevance to today because many experts seem to think the most dangerous flu viruses start in Asia and possibly as a bird flu before mutating into something that can pass from human to human.

"Fahrenheit 451"
--Ray Bradbury
Book about a future time in which the fireman are used for burning books. Good story about censorship and the dumbing down of a society. Very relevant for all you reality tv fans.

"Nickel and Dimed"
--Barbara Ehrenreich
A reporter for the NY Times decides to try and survive on low wage jobs in the US. She worked in Maine, Florida and Minnesota at various jobs, including Wal-Mart, waitressing, cleaning houses, etc...Often, she was working two jobs for the shitty salary they pay and still could not really survive. A real eye-opening study.

"The Sex Lives of Cannibals"
--J. Maarten Troost
About a man and his girlfriend´s decision to move to a tropical "paradise" on an atoll in the South Pacific. Turns into a comedy of errors. One of the funniest books I have ever read.

"Facing the Congo"
--Jeffrey Tayler
About a man´s quest to canoe 1000 miles down the Congo by himself. Pretty crazy as he fends off thieves, militia men and disease along with an assortment of other problems.

"Around the World in 80 Days"
-- Jules Verne
The title is pretty self explanatory. Man races around the world for with 20,000 British pounds on the line in the 1800´s.

"The Life of Pi"
--Yann Martel
Weird book. It´s about religion (all of them) and a man lost at sea in a lifeboat with a tiger.

"Ismael"
--Daniel Quinn
If you don´t know, you betta ask somebody.

"A People´s History of the United States"
--Howard Zinn
An amazing look at our history from Columbus to the present.

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo´s Nest"
--Ken Kesey
Society and mental hospitals. Conformity vs. Non-conformity.

"The Curious Incident of the Dead Dog in the Night"
--Mark Haddon
A murder mystery written from the view of 15 year old austistic child who decides to solve the murder of his neighbor´s dead dog. Very interesting and really gives you a sense for how some austistic children see the world.