New International Version (NIV) Bible. A LOT of people out there think they can't be saved by reading the NIV Bible because it's been "dumb down" for modern readers. It's easier to read then the King James Version which is full of THY, THEE, etc. Not sure of the Koran.
It's written like a song, so it should be easy to memorize.
Re the Bible, I highly recommend the Contemporary English Version.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.