My fav is still Lord of the Rings(all three) and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Classic and timeless

catch 22

Memnoch the Devil(anne rice)
A Breif History of Space and Time.(guy in the wheelchair)
Anything by Larry Niven
Hitchhikers Guide
Bibles(any religion)
A Comedy of Job(heinlein)

thought provoking.. hmm to revisit, i'd say 'way of the peaceful warrior'. or, more meaningful, a small book by the dalai lama i can not recall the name of.

double post. methinks i'll be stoned.
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I've a couple by the Dali Lama

I also like the ones on Myth and Mythology from Eastern Religions courses.

"Prey" by Michael Crichton. He's the guy who wrote the Jurassic Parks as well as the creator of E.R. the tv show.

Oh and not to forget: Time travel in Einsteins universe by J. Richard Gott

Ofcourse I suppose I could keep adding one at a time like this forever, my memory being what it is (or rather isn't A.K.A. functioning)

Books on my desk now include:

Islam Under Siege by Akbar S. Ahmed (its helping me to understand)

The Qur'an (I hope to understand more)

Not always so: Practicing the true spirit of Zen...Shunryu Suzuki

Men in Black Dresses ... a quest for the future among wisdom makers of the middle east  by Yvonne Seng, ph.d.

The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom

hehe

and LAMB, (the gospel according to Biff, Christ's childhood pal) by Christopher Moore

GM

all good reads from the sound of it.

Books on my desk now.....

Cambridge International Dictionary Of English.....

I thought you had that memorized!

Where to start? Where to start?
Spirtual knowledge came from two books. Khalil Gibran's the Prophet. Oh yeah. Like Tiggz said. Wow. And a little book that belong's to my mother called Mr. Blue by Myles Connolly. Have no idea if you can even buy it anymore. http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/d90670034a290953.html you can go here see if a library near you has it. If you feel inclined.
Others that I love and still read over and over again because they touch me and reconnect me when I need it are:
Anne Rice. Of course.
The Plays of Ibsen.
Our Town by Thorton Wilder
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Lost Horizons By James Hilton
Weathering Heights By Emily Bronte
All E.M. Forster
Hannibal Lecter, My Father by Kathy Acker
Isaac Asimov all the Foundations.
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Spice-Box of Earth by Leonard Cohen
Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan
Gentalman Junkie by Harlan Ellison
Hitchhikers Guide (how can one not) and
Billy and the Boingers Bootleg by Berke Breathed

the five people you meet in heaven, by Mitch Albom,
who also wrote Tuesdays with Morrie, also excellent

"Computers for Dummies"