In 'The Casual Vacancy,' J.K. Rowling has written a grim, but very engaging story while managing to throw in a fair bit of worthwhile social commentary.

Despite an unfortunate title that sounds like a textbook for a course that most people would not voluntarily take, 'The Physics of Wall Street' is an engaging history (sans equations) of the contributions of scientists and mathematicians to financial modeling.

'Sex on the Moon' is the true life story how of Thad Roberts, a gifted NASA co-op whiz kid, attempted to steal one of the most valuable substances on earth: moon rocks. If you’ve ever encountered a news story of a crime or accident that gave you pause to wonder, “What the hell was he/she thinking?” this book provides a detaileded answer to that question.