I eventually will post brief book reviews here, but for now here are some books I like. Some are influential, others are just a fun read
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman
Influence by Cialdini
Omnivore's Dilemma by Pollan
Counterfeit Gods by Keller
War and Peace by Tolstoy
Black Swan by Taleb
Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas
4000 Weeks by Burkeman
Surely You're Joking by Feynman
The Dilbert Principle by Adams
The Sympathizer by Nguyen (beware - violent)
Ali and Nino by Said
A Brave New World by Huxley
Lawrence in Arabia by Anderson
Lord of the Rings by Tolkien
Stranger in the Woods by Finkel
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I also enjoy the following authors in the blogosphere
Scott Alexander, Astral Codex Ten
Matt Levine, Money Stuff
Marvin Olasky, formerly WNG group
Derek Sivers, Personal Web Page (Not only does he have worthwhile musings, he also wrote the code used to setup this page)