I tend to read the sorts of things which would put the average person in a coma...Locke, Tocqueville, Paine, Machiavelli, the kind of historical political philosophy which so succumbs to me.

I would recommend as a must read on politics - Blessed Among Nations by Eric Rauchway, it puts globalization in perspective. (I actually had a A&M/Oklahoma ticket from 06 marking my place, shows you how long since that one's been read)

And for the novels - The Great Gatsby has always been my favorite.

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