[agoldenbear]

"labyrinths of reason" also by poundstone
"the compleat strategyst" by j.d. williams is a primer on game theory that reads very well.

a few good, lesser known novels are:
"cat's cradle", by kurt vonnegut,
"a confederacy of dunces", by john kennedy toole
"in the skin of a lion", by michael ondaatje
"white noise", don delillo