Alright, I've compiled my list of books thus far, I'm hoping to get started on them pretty soon, and would appreciate some constructive input on any of them.
Science - Everyone's Guide to Science (John Gribbin); Asimov's Guide to Science(Isaac Asimov); A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
Literature - War and Peace(Tolstoy), Henry VIII(Shakespeare), Various poets
Philosophy - Kant, Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Ethics
Christianity - The Divine Conspiracy (Dallas Willard); Knowing God(J. I. Packard); Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (John Piper) (The last is dependent on whether or not my library can get a copy - if not, then I'll swap it for Surprised by Joy by C. S. Lewis, which I have always meant to read. I may read all four anyway.)
Art - I'll probably get a book each on an intro to drawing and painting, with perhaps a third on art appreciation. No definite titles yet.
Psychology - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Psychology (Joni Johnston); Blink: The Power of Thought Without Thinking (Malcolm Gladwell); Stumbling on Happiness (Daniel Gilbert)
Leadership/Personal Development - Getting things Done (David Allen); The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey); The Memory Book (Harry Lorayne)
Computers - Undecided - I believe that a book on programming in either Python or Lua would be good, as well as a book on HTML and a book on Vista
Politics - The Prince (Machiavelli); The Federalist Papers (Various authors); A biography of Theodore Roosevelt
Music - Probably will attempt to learn an instrument, and I am debating on which one. This will probably be one of my later areas.
Rhetoric - A Conceptual Theory of Rhetoric (Frank D'Angelo); Contemporary theories of rhetoric: Selected Readings (Richard Johannesen); After Rhetoric (Stephen Yarborough)
Economics - Not a clue yet.
Math - As of yet undecided. I may flip through GEB to see if it's at a level that I understand. It will definitely include a theoretical and practical book on the subject, however. I may just try to dig out my old college algebra textbook and work through that...Definitely taking suggestions on books in this area.
Any thoughts?
Mark: While I liked your psych suggestion, I sadly can't get a hold of a copy through my library. Unfortunately, as a college student, I am rather financially challenged...
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