Obama has a book out called Dreams From My Father. You might be interested in reading that. I wouldn’t recommend a book by a politician as a great way to learn about how politics work, however. I’ve heard politicians (like Sarah Palin) rarely write their own books. What types of policies are you interested in? You should look for books / reading on these specific subjects first. You really don’t give enough info about yourself – your preferences, interests – for me to comfortably make recommendations. What are you trying to get out of life? What do you think you aren’t getting? I can’t help you with relationship books at all as I never read any. Based on the info you do provide, you could check out Shelfari.com which is a place where you can create a virtual shelf of all the books you are reading or plan to read or have read, interact with other readers with similar interests, and discover new books you’re interested in. I joined and found that showing the world what I’m reading is a great motivator for continuing to read. You could also check out Bookseer.com – a fun site that asks you to enter the last book you read and then provides recommendations for similar reading that you might enjoy. You could also talk to your local public or university librarian. I recently picked up the reading bug again, after many years of reading only textbooks, and have rediscovered the library. I love it! You can borrow books for free, have them delivered from all over the state to the location closest to you. The librarians sometimes have good recommendations.