What are some good mind-opening books to read for a young adult?

Question: What are some good mind-opening books to read for a young adult!?

I'm looking for some good books to read over summer, with no preferences other than something that's mind-opening and engaging!. It could be educational, fiction or nonfiction, whatever!. Recommend me your favorite ones!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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"The Great Divorce," C!. S!. Lewis!.

"Strangers in a Strange Land," Robert Heinlein!.

"Slan," A!. E!. van Vogt!.

"The Path of the Higher Self," Mark Prophet!.

"Freakonomics," S!. Levitt!.

"Liberal Fascism," Jonah Goldberg!.

"Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians," Brandon Sanderson!.

"Above Black," Dan Sherman, http://www!.aboveblack!.com

"Psychonavigation," John Perkins!.

"The Day after Roswell," Colonel Philip Corso!.

"The True Story of the Bilderberg Group," Daniel Estulin!.

"The Neverending Story," Michael Ende!.

"Expecting Adam," Martha Beck!.

"West with the Night," Beryl Markham!.

"Slaughterhouse-Five," Kurt Vonnegut!.

"Catcher in the Rye," J!. D!. Salinger!.

"Hope of the Wicked," Ted Flynn!.

"Flatland," E!. A!. Abbott!.

"The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce!?", Free and Wilcock, http://www!.divinecosmos!.com

"Psychoenergetic Science," Dr!. William A!. Tiller, http://www!.tiller!.org

"Extraordinary Knowing," Dr!. Elizabeth Mayer!.

"The Overachievers," Alexandra Robbins!.

"Hidden Camera," Zoran Zivkovic!.

"Tintin" series, Herge!.

"New Lies for Old," A!. Golitsyn!.

"Inside the Aquarium," Viktor Suvorov!.

"Stay Alive, My Son," Pin Yathay!.

"Eyes of the Tailless Animals," Soon Ok Lee!.

"When Invisible Children Sing," Dr!. Chi Cheng Huang!.

"The Long Walk," Slavomir Rawicz!.

"Education of Little Tree," Forrest Carter!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Read Kafka's books!. Little difficult to understand as much is metaphor, but to read the best about the system, Kafka is unbeatable!. You also get some of his books for free at WebLiterature!.Net:

http://webliterature!.net/literature/Fran!.!.!.

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Briar Rose -Jane Yolen
It might seem a bit "girly" to some people, but it's about WWII and was VERY interesting!.
House of the Scorpion- Nancy Farmer
Amazing book!. I think everyone needs to read this book!.
The Outsiders-S!. E!. Hinton
Another one on my top 10 list
If you need any more book suggestions, feel free to contact me :)
Actually, Here's My top 10 List
1!. Harry Potter
2!. House of The Scorpion
3!. Beige
4!. Briar Rose (The one by Jane Yolen)
5!. I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
6!. Twilight
7!. Perfect
8!. The Outsiders
9!. To Kill a Mockingbird
10!. Kira-Kira

Now Go read 'em!
Happy Thinking!Www@QuestionHome@Com

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn!. ( http://www!.amazon!.com/One-Day-Life-Ivan-!.!.!. ) I read this when I was about 14; it had a tremendous effect on me!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

I've just read "Revenge Of The Shadow King" and i thought it was really good!. There's 2 other books after it and the 4th one is coming out August 1!. You should check it out some time it's an interesting story!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Celestine Prophecy - an adventure
by James Redfield

A Matter of Time
By Don Kirchner

Red them both as a younger adult than I am now and both had relatively profound effects on me!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglass Adams!. It's really funny and makes you think outside the bow while reading!. It's a good book!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
truly inspiring!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

dune series by frank herbert
mists of avalon by marion zimmer bradleyWww@QuestionHome@Com

fukkk books i listen to music mostly chicano rapWww@QuestionHome@Com

think and grow rich by nathan hillWww@QuestionHome@Com

Monster: The Autobiography of an L!.A!. Gang Member
Written by: Sanyika Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography
Written by: Assata Shakur

Ponder on This: A Compilation
From the Writings of: Alice A Bailey & the Tibetan Master, Djwhal Khul

The Phenomenon of Man
Written by: Teilhard de Chardin

Kabbalah
Written by: Gersham Scholem

Thoughts and Meditations
Written by: Kahlil Gibran

Telepathy
Written by: Alice A Bailey

The Autobiography of Malcolm X
As told to: Alex Haley

Ah, This!
Written by: Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

Roots
Written by: Alex Haley

The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Written by: W!.Y!. Evans-Wentz

Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
Written by: A!.C!. Bhaktive-danta Swami Prabhupada

The Confessions of Nat Turner
Written by: William Styron

The Psychedelic Experience- A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
Written by: Timothy Leary, Ph!.D, Ralph Metzner, Ph!.D!., Richard Alpert, Ph!.D!.

James Baldwin: The Legacy
Edited by: Quincy Troupe

Initiation
Written by: Elisabeth Haich

The Meaning of Masonry
Written by: W!.L!. Wilmshurst

Social Essays
Written by: LeRoi Jones

The Grapes of Wrath
Written by: John Steinbeck

I Shall Not Be Moved
Written by: Maya Angelou

And Still I Rise
Written by: Maya Angelou

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Written by: Maya Angelou

Nature, Man and Woman
Written by: Alan W!. Watts

Linda Goodman's Sun Signs
Written by: Linda Goodman

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Written by: Robert M!. Pirsig

A Raisin in the Sun
Written by: Lorraine Hansberry

Native Son
Written by: Richard Wright

The Practical Encyclopedia Of Natural Healing
Written by: Mark Bricklin

The Complete Illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences
Written by: Walter B!. Gibson and Litzka R!. Gibson

1984
Written by: George Orwell

One Hundred Years of Solitude
Written by: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The Destiny of the Nations
Written by: Alice A!. Bailey

The Visionary Poetics of Allen Ginsberg
Written by: Paul Portuges

The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
Written by: E!.D!. Hirsch, Jr!., Joseph F!. Kett, James Trefil

The Diary of Anais Nin
Edited and with a Preface by: Gunther Stuhlmann

The Psychic Realm
Written by: Naomi A!. Hintze and J!. Gaither Pratt, Ph!.D!.

Tropic of Cancer
Written by: Henry Miller

Nostradamus: The Millennium & Beyond
Written by: Peter Lorie

The State of the World Atlas
Written by: Michael Kidron and Ronald Segal

Catcher in the Rye
Written by: J!.D!. Salinger

Sisterhood is Powerful: Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement
Written by: Robin Morgan

In Search of Our Mother's Gardens
Written by: Alice Walker

Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Written by: Jonathan Kozol

At the Bottom of the River
Written by: Jamaica Kincaid

Moby Dick
Written by: Herman Melville

Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr!.
Written by: Ira Peck

Art of War
Written by: Sun Tzu

Interesting People: Black American History Makers
Written by: George L!. Lee

Blues People
Written by: Amiri Baraka

All You Need to Know About the Music Business
Written by: Donald Passman

All God's Children: The Boskett Family and the American Tradition of Violence
Written by: Fox Butterfield

Makes Me Wanna Holler
Written by: Nathan McCall

Great White Lie: Slavery, Emancipation and Changing Racial Attitudes
Written by: Jack Gratus

Imitation of Christ
Written by: Thomas a Kempis

Teachings of the Buddha
Written by: Jack Kornfield

No Man Is an Island
Written by: Thomas Merton

Mysticism
Written by: Evelyn Underhill

Wisdom of Insecurity
Written by: A!.N!. Watts

Secret Splendor
Written by: Charles Essert

Life as Carola
Written by: Joan Grant

Serving Humanity
From the writings of: Alice A!. Bailey

Here and Hereafter
Written by: Ruth Montgomery

The Prince
Written by: Niccolo MachiavelliWww@QuestionHome@Com