Isaac Asimov, Foundation Trilogy
At my first visit to the Lexicon Library, I was allowed to borrow two books. Along with Middlesex I snagged the Foundation Trilogy, figured it was about time to figure out what it was all about. I'm generally not a sci-fi fan, but this was a great read! A plot very well crafted and Asimov doesn't inundate the reader with fancy future sci-fi stuff but "keeps it real", if you pardon. A question to my readers, though, I realized he later wrote more books about the Foundation, the sequels Foundation's Edge and Foundation and Earth, and the prequels Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation; have you read them and are they worthwhile?
The Dhammapada, introduced by Eknath Easwaran
To me the Dhammapada is the second greatest philosophical/religious text, second only to Tao Te Ching, and is always great to reread. This particular edition is introduced by Eknath Easwaran, and he does a great job introducing the concepts and thoughts prior to each chapter and it's highly recommended.
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