I've got a laundry list of them, because once I pick up a book and it actually makes me invest, I'm all in. But the highlights are probably: Stay: A History of Suicide & the Philosophies Against It, by Jennifer Michael Hect - It's a short book on, obviously, suicide, a subject I find utterly fascinating. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin - About the political maneuverings of LIncoln, Seward, and many others during the civil war, specifically in passing the 13^th Amendment. Lincoln is based on this book. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls - Everyone's read this book, and everyone who reads it cries. I already read a lot when my third or fourth grade teacher assigned this book, but this was the first book I fell into. Two series have accomplished this for me: Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes isn't a series, but I'm going to treat it as such). Thomas Jefferson's Autobiography is also excellent.