A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.  This book is pretty similar to the Hawkings text, A Brief History of Time, but more general across all disciplines.  Bryson is really witty and this is an enjoyable read.  As a layman, Bryson commits a few errors in his scientific interpretation.  Also, the book focuses a lot on the scientists themselves, which is entertaining for fellow scientists.
	Moneyball: The Art of Winning and Unfair Game by Michael Lewis.  I really enjoyed this book.  It was short, but a must-read for baseball fans.  It confirmed some of my suspicions about statistics in baseball regarding which ones are really important.  A well-told story of how the Oakland A's have consistently won despite a very low payroll.
	Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile.  This book is a true story about a secret war led by rogue CIA agents and a US Representative.  The character development is great.  I highly recommend this one.
	The Physics of Baseball by Robert Adair.  I picked up this book on a whim.  I sort of regret it.  It has some interesting analysis but is not well written and actually pretty boring.  It is below the level of someone knowledgeable in physics but over the head of a layperson.
	Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy by Thomas Sowell.  I really liked this book.  A lot of the description is common sense, in a way.  However, it is nice to rethink all the issues associated with price, currency, trade, etc.  This book is clearly written and interesting.  Critics will say it leaves out the whole area of behavioral economics, which I agree.  There are some assumptions about rational behavior here that don't apply in real life.
	The Map that Changed the World by Simon Winchester.  This book is about William Smith, arguably the first geologist.  Smith is overlooked in history, probably because his life story is  boring.  I just could not get into this book.  Detailed descriptions of English countryside are not really that interesting to me.  However, a geologist may find this background interesting.