Finished a couple non-fictions the past few days.
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz, a look at a subculture in the Southern United States that can't let go of the American Civil War. Humorous, depressing, scary and an excellent read.
Everything from hardcore re-enactors to hero-worship of the commander of Andersonville prison camp, Henry Wirz, who was hung by the North as a convicted war criminal. The story is actually fairly well balanced, though reading some of the 1 and 2 star comments on Amazon will give you a taste of some of the feelings in the south.
On a lighter note, I finished
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach (Stiff, Bonk, Spook fame). I love her books and this one is another fun book. Only Mary can ask the questions that need to be asked. Like "What about sex in space?" and "How does one eliminate in space" (and we're not talking about mobster hits). And whatever you do if you read the book, don't skip the footnotes.
Also on the non-fiction reading pile is
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe and "The Civil War - A Narrative, Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville" by Shelby Foote