Some of the Books that I have absolutely loved are (not listed in any priority):

The Great Alone - by- Janet Dailey (Fiction based on fact)
Death in The Tall Grass - Peter Capstick (Non-fiction)
The Last Ivory Hunter - Capstick (Non-Fiction)
Angels & Demons - Dan Brown (Fiction)
The Da Vinci Code - Brown (Fiction)
Underboss (Sammy The Bull Gravano) - by - Peter Maas (Non-fiction)
The Greatest Generation - Tom Brokaw (Non Fiction)
Tis - Frank McCourt (Non Fiction)
Not Without Peril - Nicholas Howe (Non Fiction)
Alaska - Michener (If you start on about page 250)

And "all" three of these books by Jean Marie Auel:
The Clan of the Cave Bear (historical fiction)
The Valley of Horses (historical fiction)
The Mammoth Hunters (historical fiction)

This thread is great, keep it going........