A reader named Heather, from Portland Oregon, recently sent me a MySpace message, in which she asked, “What is your favorite book you have ever read?”

Oh man, my favorite book?... Auugh… gosh, mmmrr…. oh, it’s such a hard decision… Man!! Okay, the best I can do is give you a list of about seven books, separated into fiction and non-fiction catagories:

Non-Fiction:
• The End of Poverty, by Jeffrey Sachs
• The World Is Flat, by Thomas Friedman
• Healing ADD, by Daniel Amen
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki
• The Millionaire Next Door, by Thomas Stanley

Fiction:
• Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
• The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
• Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
• High Fidelity, by Nick Hornby
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foers

Okay, I guess that was ten books. I am currently reading a non-fiction book, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” which is about the genocide of the Native Americans during the late 1800s. I’m pretty sure it will be one of my favorites as well. The book of John, in the New Testament, also deserves a place on the list, although I can’t decide if it should be catagorized as fiction or non-fiction.

Additionally, I have some favorite children’s books, which are “Where the Wild Things Are,” by Maurice Sendak (of course) and “Love You Forever,” by Robert Munsch. Warning: if you are sentimental, the book “Love You Forever” is guaranteed to make you cry.