I saw this list as I was lurking around and in the interests of attempting to be helpful here are a few books which I loved/ found interesting.
Fiction Matthew Reilly - Always easy to read and lots of fun - Basically an action/adventure movie in written form. Titles include Hell Island- Shortest of his books so probably a good starting point Hovercar Racer Ice Station Scarecrow Area 7 Contest Temple Seven Ancient Wonders Six Sacred Stones Five Greatest Warriors
The Shadow Kingdom by Cory Daniells
Anything by Sara Douglas
Non-Fiction I didn't do it for you, How the world betrayed a small African Nation - By Michela Wong Nobel Lectures From the Literature Laureates 1986 to 2005 - Published by Melbourne University Press Bury the Chains The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery - By Adam Hochschild
Reading Recs
Fiction
Matthew Reilly - Always easy to read and lots of fun - Basically an action/adventure movie in written form. Titles include
Hell Island- Shortest of his books so probably a good starting point
Hovercar Racer
Ice Station
Scarecrow
Area 7
Contest
Temple
Seven Ancient Wonders
Six Sacred Stones
Five Greatest Warriors
The Shadow Kingdom by Cory Daniells
Anything by Sara Douglas
Non-Fiction
I didn't do it for you, How the world betrayed a small African Nation - By Michela Wong
Nobel Lectures From the Literature Laureates 1986 to 2005 - Published by Melbourne University Press
Bury the Chains The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery - By Adam Hochschild