Here is I am reading while here in Germany. Let me know if you have any suggestions!
Books
- Kaminer, Wladimir. Russendisko.
- Schweighöfer, Kerstin. Auf Heineken könn wir uns eineken: mein fabelhaftes Leben zwischen Kiffern und Kalvinisten.
- Larsson, Stieg. Verblendung (The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo).
- Larsson, Stieg. Verdammnis (The Girl Who Played with Fire).
- Larsson, Stieg. Vergebung (The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest).
- Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of Bees.
- Bourdain, Anthony. A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisine.
- Bryson, Bill. Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States.
- Bryson, Bill. The Mother Tongue: English and how it got that way.
- Martin, George R.R.. A Game of Thrones (Book One of A Song of Fire and Ice).
Mann, Thomas. Buddenbrooks: das Verfall einer Familie.(I really wanted to read this German classic, but I kept falling asleep every time I tried.)- Paolini, Christopher. Eragon.
- Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
- Djilas, Milovan. Die neue Klasse: eine Analyse des kommunistischen Systems.
- Brown, Dan. The Lost Symbol.
The Adventures of Heidi Hefeweizen 
Song of Fire and Ice series.
Thanks, Tom! Is this the same as the “Game of Thrones” series? I’ve heard from several people that it’s really good.
Uh… Yes it totally is! But beware – the series is not complete yet, there are only 5 books for now and you will be left with not knowing where the story goes for at least another 2-3 years…
Doh! By the way, Uli, you were one of those “several people” I mentioned.
How do you like Eragon? I thought about reading for a while now…
So far, so good, although I’m only a few chapters in. It’s come highly recommended from many sources. I vow to re-comment once I’ve read it the whole way through.
I’ve just finished reading “Game of Thrones” and it was FANTASTIC! Thanks to everyone for the recommendation and to my Austrian friends for giving me the book!