The Roving Mind
Isaac Asimov
................................... especially the chapter on the Sky of the Satellites. The end of the book is a bit tedious.

A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
................................... just brilliant.

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
Bill Bryson
................................... amusing description of life as it used to be. Fun, but not a must-read

The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
................................... amazing facts about nature and social behavior, and thought-provoking

The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
................................... fairly aggressive anti-religious stuff. Some interesting stories from history.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
................................... a story told from the point of view of a fictional autistic child.