by tilinelson2 » Thu Sep 9, '10, 3:20 pm
Many many things, from classics (James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Joseph Conrad, Jack London, etc), counterculture books, history books, religion, philosophy, science, sci-fi, drama, etc.
For fans of Tolkien and related books, I'd recommend The Riftwar Cycle, by Raymond E. Feist. A pretty decent series (unfinished yet, by the 30th book).
A person only sees and hears what he wants to see and hear and disregards the rest.