You should also check out the ancient Greek civilization and the Egyprian civilization. Especially the Greeks. You will discover things that will leave you mesmerized.
DW, i am sure you know about the library of Alexandria. When they burned it (i am not gonna say who) it contained all the knowledge man had gathered, translated into all the known languages.
I firmly believe that before they burn it down, they saved all the papyrus which can now be found in the library of the Vatican in which extremely few have access to and for a very short period of time. Anyway, that's another subject.
I want to conclude that the history as we know it today probably has nothing to do with the real history which we will never get to find/learn.
Regarding books now, i can't tell you titles because i live in Greece, but mostly i read about politics, cultures, religions, civilizations, history, secret societies, anything that has to do with the NWO and the rewriting of history and more. I don't read about bodybuilding that much anymore.
Very good thread indeed. Starting it was a good idea!