"Gettysburg" by Newt Gingrich and J. Forschten (alternate history)
"Kim" by Rudyard Kipling
"Quiet - Introverts in a world that can't stop talking" by Susan Cain
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen (just a fun read)
"Day of the Triffids" by J. Wyndham (1940s apocalyptic)
"The Soul of Science" by Nancy Pearcy (Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy)
Add “On the Beach” by Neville Shute to this