Basic Writings of Nietzsche

By, well, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.

This is something I've been reading since last year. Because of school and the reading requirements therein, I find it hard to do any reading for pleasure because all of my will to read is just sapped by the time I put down my textbooks, and I want to do anything but.

That said, this has been a supremely interesting collection of his essays, and I look forward to wanting to read more.

For Cause & Comrades

James M. McPherson

This is a school book that I am to write a critique on, but beyond that, as a history buff, it's a fascinating look at what made people fight in the American Civil War through segments of their own letters and diaries from the day. It's a good way to really see into the mindset of the day(as well as the lack of grammar!) and it presents it all in a very focused and captivating manner, without getting bogged down in the inanities of full letters or textbook-speech. Definitely recommended for anyone interested in history.