Did i hear you ask for a biblical book recommendation?
1. A gospel, probably Mark if you want straight truth. Matthew if you want a religious angle, John for the spiritual.
2. Genesis for the fastest background to what on Earth is going on.
3. Job for its depth into the human condition.
4. Revelation to see the Jesus as he is now.
5. Daniel to see God's powerful hand on human history, and the veil pulled back on the spiritual natire of the real world, the rise and fall of empire.
If you read one, be sure to come and comment. I'd love to hear your story.
Alfred.