Embers of War - Frederik Logevall - Thorough book on the start ot the U.S. Vietnam War.

A History of Christianity - Paul Johnson - Fascinating look at Christian history.

The Best and the Brightest - David Halberstam - Excellent for anyone wanting to read up on the Vietnam War.

Too Big to Fail - Andrew Ross Sorkin - Now a movie about the financial crisis, but the book is always better.

All the Devils Are Here - Bethany Mclain and Joe Nocera - Detailed look at the financial crisis and its roots.

The Ocean of Life - Callum Roberts - Interesting book on ocean life and science.

Manhunt - Peter L. Bergen - The best book so far on the hunt for and mission to kill Osama Bin Laden.

The Passage of Power - Robert Caro - Book four of the biographical series on Lyndon Johnson.

The American Civil War - John Keegan - A British historian's take on the American Civil War.

Game Change - John Heilemann and Mark Halperin - Behind the scenes look at the 2008 Presidential campaigns.

The Big Bang - Simon Singh - A good science brushup with historical lineage regarding the life of our universe.

The Guns of August - Barbara Tuchman - Arguably the best take to date on WW1's early miscues and miscalculations.

What If? - Collective Authors - Alternative history based primarily around what the world would look like had differing victors emerged in various wars.

What If 2? - Collective Authors - Alternative history mostly revolving around specific events or individuals and their movements.

New Pengiun History of the World - JM Roberts - A narrative of the world as we know it from creation to now.

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations - David Landes - Interesting take on economic history, with a heavy tilt towards the cotton and print industries from early on until the industrial revolution.