Books I Want My Friends To Read

I list of books I wish I could convince my non-reading friends to try based on the following assorted reasons:
- the book significantly changed my perspective and/or altered my beliefs, feelings, or opinion about something
- I was moved by the story in some profound way
- I was extremely entertained by the book, unable to put it down, and my mood lifted, even if only for awhile
- The book educated me about a subject I feel everyone should know more about
_ The author and story are uber cool