Aleister Crowley was a fascinating character. Born in 1875, he was a prolific writer and poet, a world traveler, mountaineer, chess master, artist, yogi, social provocateur, drug addict and sexual libertine.

Neal Stephenson is a fascinating cat and can spin a killer yarn. He's written numerous speculative novels, exploring topics of mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history

This one probably needs no introduction. The Godfather, published in 1969, was Puzo's sixth and most famous novel. It details the story of the fictional mafia family, the Corleones, in New York City from

As a companion to yesterday's post, Necronomicon 2 was the second major book of paintings published by H.R. Giger. It was originally published in German in 1985 and released in English in 1992. It features

H.R. Giger (1940-2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his rather surreal and nightmarish airbrush technique representing humans and machines in a cold, interconnected and biomechanical relationship.

Following up on my last post, here's a great documentary put out by the BBC in 2012 about Richard Dawkins. It's a brief journey through his life, while discussing the Selfish Gene and how Dawkins has become

Richard Dawkins, born in 1941, is a British biologist and author. His first book, The Selfish Gene, is an impassioned argument, written in elegant prose, for the reality of natural selection. The work

This book is really badass. For those who don't know H.P. Lovecraft, he's arguably the most significant figure in 20th century horror fiction. He was the first genre writer to have his work collected in

One could make the argument that Cormac McCarthy is the greatest living writer, and I'd be hard pressed to find a counterargument. His 1992 novel All the Pretty Horses won both the National Book Award

In keeping with my recent Bradbury theme, here's a great video of him delivering the keynote address at The Sixth Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea, sponsored by Point Loma Nazarene University. It's

Another Bradbury for you guys, and this one is probably my favorite dust jacket of all time. S is for Space is one of Bradbury's classic short story collections, published in 1966. The striking cover was

Stephen King's 1986 novel It has become a cultural icon. After just seeing the trailer for the new film I'm beyond excited, as King's massive novel following the experiences of seven children being terrorized

Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury, First Edition. And just for fun here's another great Bradbury. Dandelion Wine, published in 1957, is a bit different from most of Bradbury's work, in that there aren't many

This here's a masterpiece of 20th century century science fiction. It was originally published in the United States as The Martian Chronicles, and released a year later in a slightly amended version in

Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut. First Edition. Kurt Vonnegut probably needs no introduction. His career spanned over 50 years, and included 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and

Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace. First Edition. David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) was an acclaimed American writer, and one of my favorites. The Lost Angeles Times called Wallace "one of the most

Love & Napalm: Export USA, J.G. Ballard. First Edition. J.G. Ballard (1930-2009) was an English short story writer, and essayist who became well-known as one of the finer writers of the New Wave of

The Broom of the System, David Foster Wallace. First Edition. David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) was an acclaimed American writer, and one of my favorites. The Lost Angeles Times called Wallace "one

Wittgenstein's Mistress, David Markson. First Edition. David Markson (1927-2010) was an American novelist. While his early works were influenced by modernist writers like Faulkner and Malcom Lowry, his

Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness, Charles Bukowski. First Edition. Charles Bukowski is the man. The prolific poet, novelist and short story writer was notorious