Music:
Ingredients: A sizable portion of Hip-hop, RMB, Blues, and Jazz. Some Acoustic Guitar. A table spoon of Reggae. Half a teaspoon of 60's folk. A pinch of Rock/Metal. A sprinkle of classical music.And absolutely no country or I'll vomit. (No offence to those country lovers...to each his/her own.)
Books:
the life of pi, poisonwood bible, efquest, the mists of avalone, middlesex, caucasia...