I have been on a bit of a sociology and military history kick lately, which has shown up in my recent reads.
"Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness" by Kenneth M. Pollack
"Stalingrad" by Antony Beevor
"Berlin: The Downfall 1945" by Antony Beevor
"Caesar: Life of a Colossus" by Adrian Goldsworthy
"Augustus: First Emperor of Rome" by Adrian Goldsworthy
"A History of Fascism, 1914-1945" by Stanley G. Payne
"The Death of Democracy: Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic" by Benjamin Carter Hett
"Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults" by Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr
"The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture" by Roger J. Davies and Osamu Ikeno