How can I become more knowledgeable?!

How can I become more knowledgeable?

I usually have a lot of free time on my hands and summer is coming up which means I will have even more free time out of school. I love learning and being smart. I'm in high school right now and I want to be smarter. I don't want to read a pointless book like Where The Red Fern Grows. I want to read a book that will educate me and that I will use in life. What are some topics that are important today that I could read about?

2 months ago
thank you. i already read the news a lot

How about you just read up on every topic you can on Yahoo! Answers? =)

But if you want to read a book, one of my all time favorites is How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. It really helped my social skills.

Also try reading The Secret, it has some interesting ideas in it as well.