Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet by Tim Flannery

 This book has some fascinating parts. For example in the chapter on superorganisms the author shows that ants create a civilization analogous to ours. They have millions of individuals and learned to herd bugs and have agriculture. They have specialized types, short-lives workers analogous to some of our cells, and forceful drones, analogous to our immune system. He considers whether humans are part of Gaia and can cooperate to solve our problems or are like Medea and destructive of our environment.

The Clot Thickens by Malcolm Kendrick

 Amazingly cholesterol is not implicated in heart disease. In fact death rates are higher for those with low cholesterol, especially women. This information has been known for years but kept quiet once statins were invented.  Blot clots cause heart disease. Dr. Kendrick gives all the details in an excellent book.

In Search of History by Theodore H. White

 White began his career as a reporter in China during the 1930s. He dealt with Nationalists and Communists. The US wanted to support China against Japan. Madame Chaing Kai-Shek was Christian education in the US and many US missionaries were in China. According to White, Roosevelt wanted a Japanese attack in 1941 to give us an excuse the support the Chinese. Later he gave up on Chaing and appointed General Stillwell to lead the war effort but Chiang objected and Stillwell was removed.