"American Gods" Neil Gaiman. I wanted to read the book before I watched the show. It kind of gave another perspective into the worshipped/worshipper dynamic, as well as America's relationship with religion.

No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh.

Atule Gwande “Being Mortal”. A good read for anyone who is going to die eventually.

The last 2 that I REALLY enjoyed, (as in distracted all day wondering what was going to happen next) were Mister B. Gone and the Scarlett Gospels, both by Clive Barker. Nothing recently had really grabbed me like that.

Bill Bryson A History of Practically Everything

Finished "Lolita", by Vladimir Nobakov a couple months back and really enjoyed it. Made me feel super uncomfortable. But that just gives it credit as being an impactful work.

I recently finished Outsider by Stephen King, very trippy and entertaining.

"Oathbringer" by Brandon Sanderson. I'm a big fantasy nerd, and it's the third book in what is becoming my favorite series of all time.

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Into the Black by Rowland White - the background and history leading up the first Space Shuttle flight and the astronauts involved in the program.

Of the books I am currently in the middle of reading Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole has been very enjoyable so far. Toole had a talent for capturing a diversity of characters and their voices/

Freakonomics

I just re-read The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin. It's a honey.

"Pirate Latitudes", Michael Crichton.
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I would say it was "Pompeii" by Robert Harris. I had to read it for a class and could not put it down. I've read it two more times and still cannot put it down. I think it would have made a better movie for Pompeii than the movie was.

I just finished The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer. It had its slow moments but overall a fascinating read.

I’ve been working my way through Better Angels of Our Nature by Steve Pinker in between books.

Damnit, it was Omega Rising.
But look, I read lots of books, ok. Don't judge me!

If I'm being truthful, I read lots of SciFi.

I'm also listening to the Great Courses, inexplicable space with Neil deGrass Tyson. Which is pretty fun listen.

Still Foolin' 'Em by Billy Crystal -Audible Book (he does the reading).

"Sofie and the Picnic Party"
Had excellent character development.
The plot didn't lag, and the twist at the end was very satisfying.

Love all the suggestions here - thank you!! I finished "The Tenth Island" by Diana Marcum, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from the LA Times. Just adored this book - actually read it twice. Now I want a trip to the Azores.

"She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America

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"Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Zealot: the Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan, which postulates that there was such a man, but he was, at best, fairly charismatic, and only slightly less absurd that Brian or Dudley Moore's character in Holy Moses. Another great book was the Creature from Jeckyl Island about the history and formation of the Federal Reserve. I didn't find it to be dry at all and was far scarier than anything Stephen King could ever conjure.

"The Goldfinch", by Donna Tarrat (SP?). She has perfect sentences.

Forged. By Bart D Ehrman.