Have a look at CopyTrans Manager if you don't want to use iTunes to transfer music. I have an iPod rather than an iPhone but I expect it would work in the same way.
So, has anyone mentioned the Culture novels yet? Oh, well, in that case I'll put forward Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun tetralogy: torture, executions, aliens, (possible) incest, archaic words - what more do you need?