1)
Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation by Edward Chancellor
Everything from the tulip craze to the dotcom boom.
2) If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look On My Face? by Alan Alda
Alan Alda of MASH fame teaches you how to build more empathy and improve your communication skills.
3) Bad Blood by James Carreyou
Theranos. Enough said.
4) Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Steve Coll
I think of this as the last book in Coll's unofficial trilogy on Afghanistan. First up was Ghost Wars, a history of American involvement in Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion up to 2001. Second is his biography on the Bin Laden family. Last year he released Directorate S, a chronicle of American and Pakistani involvement post-9/11 primarily told through the lens of the Pakistani intelligence directorate tasked with influencing Afghanistan.
Coll has interviews with everyone from in-country CIA agents and foot soldiers who were on the ground all the way up to defense secretaries and military leaders, from both sides. An in-depth examination of what went wrong and why we're still stuck there.
5) Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux.
The greatest travel writer of the last half-century finally turns his attention homeward: the American Deep South. Four road trips over four seasons. He published an article in Smithsonian Magazine hitting the highlights: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/soul-south-180951861/