http://www.amazon.com/Guns-Germs-Steel-Fates-Societies/dp/03...
Life of Pi
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Pi-Yann-Martel/dp/0156027321
Billions and Billions
http://www.amazon.com/Billions-Thoughts-Death-Brink-Millenni...
The Ancestor's Tale
http://www.amazon.com/Ancestors-Tale-Pilgrimage-Dawn-Evoluti...
Sorry for suggesting so many, I couldn't help myself