So here's the first book of The Koob Club chosen by Matthew, though had it been my choice we probabaly would have ended up reading the same book.
I'd heard some good things about the Zombie Survival Guide also written by Max Brooks but I never did take the plunge so when I heard about World War Z, a story that follows one journalists investigation into a zombie outbreak that spread across the globe and engulfed the planet in a war against the zombie horde, my interest was instantly piqued.

Judging a book by its cover...
This is the UK Paperback cover, one which would attract my attention in a store. The title and the authors name stand out thanks to the choice of font and the layout is designed in a simplistic nature so your attention is on the words and not on a busy background. Simon Pegg says World War Z is 'An Absolute Must Have' so, at least the book has it's support from that guy that was in that zombie movie.