A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women: Essays on Art, Sex and the Mind by Siri Hustvedt

Hustvedt's feminist perspective on art, science and women's place in the world provides for a fascinating read.

La Rose by Lousie Erdrich

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction

Finalist for the 2017 PEN Faulkner Award 

Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller 

Fuller provides a fascinating, beautiful and harrowing tale of growing up in South Africa.

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel Amen

Neuroscientist and psychiatrist Amen uses nuclear brain imaging to diagnose and treat behavioral problems. He explains how the brain works, what happens when things go wrong, and how to optimize brain function. 

The Lion's Paw by Robb White

I read this book as a young girl and love this story now as much as I did then.