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Star Wars Darth Bane Trilogy (Written by Drew Karpshyn):

1. Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
   
   
2. Darth Bane: Rule of Two
   
3. Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil
   
   This is the trilogy I recommend starting out on. It gives a lot of history and background on Sith culture and how modern Sith philosophy was (this would be Old Republic Era, just so you understand what I mean by modern) and towards the end of the trilogy brings about the creation of the rule of two and the revolutionized Sith philosophy created by Darth Bane (which would be the Sith you see in the movies and anything in the books after that).
   
   Then I would recommend reading this. This book takes place about a millennium after the events of the Darth Bane trilogy were set in motion and will help you see how the Sith in the movie plot are connected to the Sith in history. I think reading these four books will help anyone interested in the Sith make the transition from "Evil villian bad guys that hurl lightning at Jedi just because" to "Human beings with feelings, goals, plans, and standards who are trying to achieve universal conquest at all costs" and bring Sith from other books you might read in full circle from being labeled as "psychotic evil sadist" to "unconventional anti-hero that probably has an actual story besides being conveniently evil for dat plot".
   
   If you're asking about Star Wars books in general I still recommend reading the books I listed before first just because they give so much depth to a mostly uncovered concept in the Star Wars universe that many authors don't bother going into. You can read any series as long as you start at "Book One" of the series (to avoid confusion) and know where in the timeline the book you're reading is taking place (there is a timeline in the front of just about every Star Wars book that will tell you when the book takes place in relation to the movies and other series. I'll list a few series that I think everyone should read right now in preparation for the Disney Star Wars Movie (Sith help us, please let it be good).
   
   First off and by far my favorite series is the Darth Bane into Darth Plagueis series (the ones I listed before). There will be a lot of Sith stuff going on in the new movie so it'd be important to have an understanding of them or at least get references, and this series is where you will learn that from.
   
   The next series is the Han Solo Saga. These are two separate trilogies about Han Solo's adventures before the movies that were written by two different authors but one is written to follow and compliment the other trilogy, making it a full saga. This is a book of three short stories. Start out reading the first book in this trilogy: (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3) then alternate between book and trilogy story respectively.
   
   The last one is what the new movie will actually be based off of and it isn't a series I enjoyed too much but wasn't bad either. Here it is, The Jedi Academy Series: (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3).
   
   There it is, this is my list of "must reads" but you can really throw a dart at a list of all of the Star Wars books and find a good series. A lot of people really like the Republic Commando series (I have not yet read it) and a lot like the Red Squadron series, so it's really preference. The stuff they made to history-fill for SWTOR release is pretty good too and most are singles and not in a series if you don't like to read much. Enjoy! :)

There are really only 2 Star Wars novels that fit into the horror genre to my knowledge (be aware that neither of them are canon anymore).

Red Harvest and Death Troopers

Ever read G. K. Chesterton?

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https://www.amazon.com/Persian-Mythology-Library-Worlds-Legends/dp/0872260178

https://www.amazon.com/Persian-Myths-Vesta-Sarkhosh-Curtis/dp/0292711581

http://earlyworldhistory.blogspot.com/2012/02/persian-myth.html

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As silly as it might seem, many individuals worldwide find great comfort in learning how to breathe.

There are many materials available on mindful breathing.

I picked up hackey-sack at the age of 34. Made my first one from the toe of my sock filled with popcorn-kernels. Cut off the toe and sewed it up into a ball.

Great for focus...

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EDIT: Joseph Campell is one of my heroes. The Transformations of Myth through Time was a turning point for me.

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I can recommend Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde - it's quite cheap, accessible to beginners (probably something like A2-B1 level) and it's a real story, unlike e.g. Cafe in Berlin etc. There's a whole series of these books on amazon ...

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Back in the day (1970s), I read the Brian Daley trilogy about Han Solo and Chewie. They were short, faced paced, and fun. Nothing deep. But a lot of fun. They are in a single book now.

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Solo-Adventures-Classic/dp/0345394429/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266662837&sr=8-2