Books
These are a few of my favorite authors. You may detect a slight emphasis on science and science fiction. Do not be alarmed.
First
and foremost, there is the incomparable...
Philip K. Dick
For
both science and science fiction, it's hard to beat
Isaac Asimov
Arthur C. Clarke
I like to
think of these guys as My Three Wilsons
Edward O. Wilson
Colin Wilson
Robert
Anton Wilson
John
C. Lilly, M.D.
The man who pioneered work in communication with dolphins
and also built the first isolation/floatation tanks (ala Altered States, which
was based on his work):