[i]The Devil in the White City [/i] by Erik Larson is a fantastic third-hand account of the creation of Chicago's Columbian Expo in 1892, and the serial killer who used it to lure victims into his labyrinth. Storytelling and style like a novel, but completely non fiction. [i]The Age of Spiritual Machines[/i] by Ray Kurzweil is also something everyone should pick up. It's non fiction in a sense, but terribly interesting, and it will change your entire perception of the terms "intelligence" and "life". It will make you rethink what it means to be alive and living. I've also finished [i]Sharp Objects[/i] recently, by Gillian Flynn. A pretty short novel, but a very full and chilling story. Tonnes of atmosphe and characterization.