Sports... snowboarding, skateboarding, soccer, hockey, jerking off, water skiing, dodgeball
God, and I already met the Bedouin Soundclash.
Ah jeez too many bands to name, but heres a few 'cuz you wont stfu.The bedouin soundclash, AFI, the suicide machines, antiflag, bob marley, ill scarlett, planet smashers, jersey, mars volta, 2pac, biggie smalls, beastie boys, norther, in flames, too many others, too lazy to add more.
No book specifically, but Charles bukowski is good, Chuck Palahniuk is better
My friends, they never shut the fuck up