What was your Last Good Read?

Books. This has been the secret to my success. In the pages of novels, autobiographies, travel guides, academic texts, and even graphic novels and comic books, I have found my passport to strange and foreign places, new and interesting friends, as well as ideas and thought processes that have inspired and motivated me to be the man I am today.

What was the last good book you picked up? Where did it take you? Who did it introduce you to? How did it challenge you? If, like me, you are a bibliophile, then you will know exactly what I am referring to. I am but one man, and I can live but one life, but through the eyes of others, I can travel to faraway places and experience things in ways I might have never imagined. I thought that, by writing this blog entry, I might share a little of the journey I have been on since I was six years old. Make sure your seats and tray tables are in the upright and locked position. It's going to be a bumpy ride!

Herewith are a few suggestions of books I have read that have changed the way I see just about everything …