Steal This Book is his book is his most famous work and is an interesting, if troubling, place to start. It is a combination of ways to get things for free if you don't want to work, minor ways to disrupt the establishment and how to make bombs and do other violent revolutionary activities. I remember reading it in high school and telling my American history teacher that Hoffman talked all about how to tear down society but not how to build it up. I recommend the book as a starting point for Hoffman because it gives an insight into the "revolutionary" thought of its time, but it is with reservation because I really don't like the parts on bombs and other violent action.

2001: a space odyssey is a good book to read even if you have seen the movie, or even especially if you have seen the movie. The book has a lot more details and the story make a lot more sense.

I've tried reading Heart of Darkness twice and listening to it on tape once and I just couldn't get into it. I never even got as far as Africa in the story. I can't say why other than there was too much story setup for me.

I've only read The Jungle, but it is a good book and I've read it twice. It is famous for its portrayal of meat packing in Chicago, but the book has always hit me more as a Socialist tract, with its story of a worker trying to find a good job in America. While I'm not a Socialist i still find the book an interesting way to look into other's life experiences.

1984 and Animal Farm are the standard Orwell books to read, but they are actually both pretty good. It has been a number of years but it may be time for me to reread 1984.