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Neuromancer by William Gibson, plus the follow-ups (all the Sprawl) are very good too

If you are totally new to the Bible

Hyperion by Dan Simmons, excellent SF with a feel of the Canterbury Tales about it

Getting Real by 37 Signals.

The Quran

all the Sprawl

The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner, about the eco collapse of the US in the 1980s

Islam: A Short History

I'd include the complete New Testament

"Letters from the Desert" by Carlo Carretto

Letters from the Desert by Carlo Carretto

the sequel of which, Nanoshock, has a superbly offensive opening sentence

KC Alexander's two "SINless" books - Necrotech and Nanoshock.

Necrotech by KC Alexander, a brutal and obscene body-mod cyberpunk dystopia

KC Alexander's two "SINless" books - Necrotech and Nanoshock.