A few that affected me and haven't already been mentioned (in no particular order) Anything by John Twelve Hawks, but especially The Traveler: his works got me

A few that affected me and haven't already been mentioned (in no particular order) Anything by John Twelve Hawks, but especially The Traveler: his works got me thinking about the role technology plays in the world and especially the balance among surveillance and privacy. Pure by Linda Kay Klein: perhaps only interesting if you were raised in the Church's purity culture, but this also talks about the role religion plays in society as a whole. 14 Lessons in Yogi Philosophy: really opened my mind to Eastern ideas about living a spiritual life.