I read Brave New World (by Aldous Huxley) and 1984 (by George Orwell) back in high school... both good reads. I would also suggest, seeing it's 007 week, the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming... notably From Russia With Love, Moonraker, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice. If you think "Well I saw the movies" FORGET IT! The books are much better and except for OHMSS are NOTHING like the film versions... oh, theocratically the Proclaimers book is outstanding as well as any of the Year Books!