This is my current list of the top 5 books that everyone should read. Seriously… go read them right now and don’t stop until you finish. Each of the following books has a review attached for more information.

Jason’s Top 5

1. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali The biography of Ayaan Hirsi Ali. It covers her experiences growing up Muslim in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, and finally her running away to Holland.
2. A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn Howard Zinn fills in the gaps omitted in American history from the perspective of those with the lowest socioeconomic status.
3. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Freakonomics breaks down ‘conventional’ wisdom using economics techniques to find real sources causation.
4. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins Dawkins presents in the book why religion is not necessary.
5. Cosmos by Carl Sagan Wonder at the cosmos! We are all made of stars.

Honorable mention

1. Blink – The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Macolm Gladwell How one goes about making lightening fast decisions accurately.