I will always put in a vote for Isaac Asimov Foundation books on this topic. If you've read them, then any other books by Asimov would also prove to be good reads.
Piers Anthony, though known more for fantasy, does some good sci-fi as well. Maybe Bio of a Space Tyrant series.
I will also second the vote for humor in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Also good for humor in the genre is Phule's Company and subsequent books by Robert Aspirin (on the fantasy side, his Myth Inc. books are hysterical).
I also enjoy some books in the Star Wars universe. I particularly enjoyed the Darth Bane trilogy by Drew Karpyshyn
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