Reading 30 Arduino Projects Evil Genius by Simon Monk

Some great Arduino Projects there, like the lie detector, USB temp monitor etc

these hardware will be great for it

Arduino Sensor Shield V4 digital analog module
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=24778

Arduino Uno - Atmel Atmega 328-PU (Clone) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=23767

don't go Torrenting for this book with this tittle '30Arduino_Projects_EviGenius', buy it legit from Amazon

here is the amazon link for the book, in case you want to buy it

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/007174133X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ardui-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=007174133X

while you are at it, read this book too 'Mind Performance Projects for the Evil Genius'

other available Evil Genius Book Collection

101 Spy Gadgets For The Evil Genius

123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius

123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius   
   
22 Radio Receiver Projects for the Evil Genius
   
46 Science Fair Projects for the Evil Genius

50 Awesome Auto Projects For The Evil Genius
   
Bike, Scooter, and Chopper Projects for the Evil Genius

Bionics for the Evil Genius - 25 Build-it-Yourself Projects

Electronic Gadgets For The Evil Genius Collection

51 High-Tech Practical Jokes for the Evil Genius

Electronic Sensors for the Evil Genius
   
Mind Performance Projects for the Evil Genius   

Mechatronics for the Evil Genius

Recycling Projects for The Evil Genius

Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius
   
TinyAVR Microcontroller Projects for the Evil Genius

Nice collection..