The colombine biography. The author interviews the first responders and kids that were there when it all happened and there's a lot of things the news tells you that isn't true and also there's things that they don't tell you that will blow your mind. Read it.
breakfeast of champions, clockwork orange, 1984, the time machine, woody allen's short stories, terry pratchet's diskworld series, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series, slaughterhouse 5, animal farm, cats cradle, etc...
=) but really if you want quality life improving info that will make you feel smart read anything by malcolm gladwell.. and if you want just an awesome read.. jonathon safron foer-- extremely loud and incredibly close. and if you want your brain to explode.. read tom robbins.
good list, ive read at least one by each of these guys besides vonnegut, if you are into poety/beat history at all alan ginsberg has some absolutely ridiculously well written stuff
Try just reading Enders Game, I found that it was able to work very well as a standalone book, the rest of the series is more if you're interested in learning more.
Yah I only read up to Shadow of the Hegemon and all you really need to bother reading is Ender's Game cause its OG badass and Ender's Shadow because Bean is badass as fuck