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Jared Diamond, Guns Germs and Steel.

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For something a bit different and I don't think that well read these days (but I really don't have any idea), there's not exactly satirical, but scathing (but with some empathy too) of the human condition: Vanity Fair?

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House of God-Samuel Shem

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I just finished "Me talk pretty one day" by David Sedaris. Its a collection of short stories/essays. Quick read and extremely funny. None of the stories are over 10 pages, so it should ease you back into reading non-***** books.

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High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King

And any Harry Potter, if you're into that sort of thing.

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Jared Diamond, Guns Germs and Steel.

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Definitely a good book, but I don't know if a thread ender. Have you read his new book - Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed? I was thinking about getting it, but wondering if it lived up to its predecessor.

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Like Short Stories?

The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven: A Novella and Stories
by Rick Moody

or his earlier "Demonology" is also quite g00t.

Like Science Fiction at all?

I've been reading the Riverworld series for the first time (Philip Jose Farmer) and they are blowin my mind! More like Vonnegut than Asimov...Dante-esque metaphysical satire wherein all of humanity is reincarnated along a huge river on another planet. I still haven't figured out what's going on...I'm gonna scour the used bookstores 'round here till I find the last book.

If you like the punk rock a lot (or Nirvana a little) please read Our Band Could Be Your Life.

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Oh and I'm a big fan of the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card. They are adventure/science fiction books that are really fun reads.

And if you like sports at all I would highly recommend Moneyball.

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Kite Runner

Best book ever.

Also very good:
Life of Pi
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

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Video Night in Kathmandu
Life in Orange