Flushing the toilet: I find physical violence to be a great motivator. Other than that, have you tried posting truly awesome signs? Like maybe on the back of the door, a picture of a toilet with poo in it that says "don't let this happen to you."
As far as books go, are we talking recent releases? Because I'll second the rec that is not a rec for Columbine. It was chilling and creepy but also fascinating.
Also recent: The Demon's Lexicon, which is something causeways posted about a couple of weeks ago. The author used to be in HP and actually got herself published, and it wasn't like OMG AMAZING, but it was good and had a plot twist at the end that I don't think ANYONE could see coming. No, really.
If you're into pretty straight forward and awesome sci fi, John Scalzi is a recent discovery for me (and now I follow him on twitter!). He's got a trilogy: Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, and The Last Colony. Basic premise: So humanity is colonizing the stars, but there are a lot of hostile races out there. The Colonial Defense Forces recruit 75 year olds and somehow make them young again to serve as protecters. After two years you get the chance to become a colonist yourself, etc. It's more complicated than that, of course, but that's PRETTY much what it's about.
And my favorite book in the whole world that I want every single person ever to read is The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. Seriously, Lauren, I love this book so much. It is also sci fi. So did you know that the Jesuits have a plan in place to spread Jesus to alien races should any be discovered? No, really, they do. And when Mary Doria Russell heard of this, she wrote this book. Mankind discovers an alien race and the Jesuit leadership puts together a team of priests and civilians to go evangelize. You know from the beginning of the book that only one of them survives. It's pretty dark but omg, so amazing.
I have a million book recs, by the way. This is one of the things I do all day, so if you want more, let me know! :D
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As far as books go, are we talking recent releases? Because I'll second the rec that is not a rec for Columbine. It was chilling and creepy but also fascinating.
Also recent: The Demon's Lexicon, which is something
If you're into pretty straight forward and awesome sci fi, John Scalzi is a recent discovery for me (and now I follow him on twitter!). He's got a trilogy: Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, and The Last Colony. Basic premise: So humanity is colonizing the stars, but there are a lot of hostile races out there. The Colonial Defense Forces recruit 75 year olds and somehow make them young again to serve as protecters. After two years you get the chance to become a colonist yourself, etc. It's more complicated than that, of course, but that's PRETTY much what it's about.
And my favorite book in the whole world that I want every single person ever to read is The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. Seriously, Lauren, I love this book so much. It is also sci fi. So did you know that the Jesuits have a plan in place to spread Jesus to alien races should any be discovered? No, really, they do. And when Mary Doria Russell heard of this, she wrote this book. Mankind discovers an alien race and the Jesuit leadership puts together a team of priests and civilians to go evangelize. You know from the beginning of the book that only one of them survives. It's pretty dark but omg, so amazing.
I have a million book recs, by the way. This is one of the things I do all day, so if you want more, let me know! :D