I just finished this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Antidote-Happiness-Positive-Thinking/dp/0865478015 http://www.amazon.com/The-Antidote-Happiness-Positive-Thinki.

I just finished this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Antidote-Happiness-Positive-Thinking/dp/0865478015 http://www.amazon.com/The-Antidote-Happiness-Positive-Thinki... I think you will like it. It paints Buddhism and Stoicism in a very pragmatic light. I second the Discworld recomendation. The series is fantastic. Read everything Pratchett has written, it is worth it. Also: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn: the only book to truly explain the genesis scripture. The prophet by Khalil Gibran: One of the most beautiful books I've read. And please ignore Paulo Coelho books. Paulo Coelho is to Richard Bach what Dan Brown is to Humberto Eco.