# 1 Read the directions!
I am amazed by the percentage of people who can't be bothered to read the directions on items they get. So many people who fluck up on computers haven't even read their system manual, much less the manual on the operating system. Even more surprising are the people who don't even crack open their automobile manual. There are things in there that are good to know and may even save your life.
As for books to read for pleasure or just general edification, I suggest you just read whatever strikes your fancy. That is what I do. I read all kinds of books. But then I had a big advantage as a child. I was "deprived" of television as a child and since I grew up on a farm out in the boonies, I turned to reading. I even read encyclopedias when that was all there was left to read. From what I have seen, I have more books in my house than most people have read in a lifetime. And they are just a small fraction of those I have read. The invention of writing is the #1 accomplishment of mankind. The ability to transfer knowledge across space and time is the keystone to all that man has accomplished in the last 5 milleniums.
One book I would urge everyone to read is the Christian Bible. Particularly if you profess to be a Christian. The sad and rather pathetic fact is that most "Christians" haven't read their book and of the ones that have; few have really thought much about what it says.
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