Just finished reading
Imagine : How Creativity Works, Lehrer
A Planet of Virues, Zimmer
I recommend both. THey are science popuilarizers who do a great job of explaining the latest in science research on their respective topics.
NYT review on Lehrer
HERE
NPR interview with Zimmer
HERE
Am currently reading " The Swerve", Greenblatt.National Book Circle finalist. So far pretty good.