My current books are:
Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things
by Gail Steketee and Randy Frost
It's a pop science expose on the investigations and case studies of hoarders, with some pretty interesting revelations. Quick short read as well.
Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?
by Pasi Sahlberg, Series on School Reform
I heard an interview that really drew me in about a recent educational summit where the guest speaker was truly taken back by the audience. Apparently he was invited to give a seminar on how the Finnish educational model has become a world leader in the quality of education it grants kids. Yet, throughout his entire lecture no one in the audience wanted to hear about what they did that worked, but how they can further political rhetoric causes like school of choice, charter schools, privatization, vouchers, etc. It was ahem, interesting. So I ordered the book on Amazon, just arrived and I can't wait to read for myself.