The Sea Wolves: A History of Vikings by Lars Brownworth

Political Tribes by Amy Chua

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

Noble Savages by Napoleon Chagnon

Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

How Dead Languages Work by Coulter George

Kingdom of Characters: A Tale of Language, Obsession and Genius in Modern China by Jing Tsu

Salvador by Joan Didion

My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

Thinking Inside the Box by Adrienne Raphel

Remembering Mr Maugham by Garson Kanin

French Children Don't Throw Food by Pamela Druckerman

Prince by Jason Draper

Every Day in Tuscany by Frances Mayes

The Choice Factory by Richard Shotton

The Unaccountability Machine by Dan Davies

Obvious Adams by Robert Rawls Updegraff

Dragon Seed by Pearl S Buck

The Age of Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte