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I find it incredibly difficult to pick manga, myself. It's such a broad subject, it's a bit like saying "recommend me a movie". The only two sensible ways of finding anything seem to be a recommendation from someone who knows what you like, or a random sampling until you find something. I don't really know anyone who reads manga and likes the same things as me, so I'd probably be better off going to the library and trying a few. I get the feeling their manga selection is aimed at kids, though.
It's kind of the same with anime, and there is understandably a lot of crossover. I find it almost impossible to tell if I'm going to like something until I actually see it. Popularity is no real help.
In practice, I have bought and tried a few. Some have hit, some have missed. I picked up the first three issues of Initial D at a clearance sale once, and enjoyed it more than I expected. It's a petrolhead manga about street racing. The characters don't look too great, but the cars are detailed and accurate. I just found that I was drawn in by the story-telling. It's an extremely long series, though, so I let it drop.
I also quite enjoyed Deathnote, about a boy who has the power to kill anyone in the world by writing their name in a demonic book, although again I haven't (yet) seen it through to the end.
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