Tell Me Your Secrets - Deirdre Purcell
I picked this book up in Ireland and couldn't put it down. I love the way this woman writes.

My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
Again, one I couldn't stop reading, a great writer!

For One More Day - Mitch Albom
Loved it

Fortune is a Lady -
One of my favorites. A classic to me. Good luck finding it anywhere, though. This is NOT the book by Niccolo Machiavelli. I'll try and find the author's name.

Anything written by Lewis Grizzard OR Erma Bombeck, I love. Period. And I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I love reading books by people I've met like the ladies on this board, for instance.

But a couple of books that have impacted my way of thinking are:

Bird by Bird - Anne Lamont
She is such an honest writer and just exposes all of her fears to the world, while teaching us how to be better writers. I love that in her.

The Power of Positive Thinking - Norman Vincent Peale
Read it and be inspired.