I finally got around to reading "Fear and Loathing" (the actual book by Thompson) and it was pretty interesting...
I love books about ancient civilizations (Mayans, Egyptians, Incans, etc) and their social cultures and beliefs. If anyone is into this sorta thing, you should send me some of your recommendations.
I just read "Galactic Alignment: The Transformation of Conciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian and Vedic Traditions" which is a good read for anyone who likes to read about possible major prophesies about the Earth. On sale at Amazon for only $10
Also, for anyone knocking the Bible as a good read - don't. Anyone that knows me knows I'm not anything close to a Christian, but there's some pretty sweet stories in the Old Testiment where God doesn't take any sh!t and starts owning people. I look it as more of a SciFi book than a "holy scripture," so that might be the way to view it when reading it.