The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens

Greitens is an impressive person; in fact, he might be one of the most impressive people you'll read about. Very few people receive doctor's from Oxford in humanitarianism or win Golden Gloves boxing trophies or become Navy SEALs or start their own charity. Very, very few people do all of those things.
The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL is a memoir that is well worth your time as it is educational and inspirational. You'll learn of Eric's adventures in different countries doing brief stints of humanitarian work, the craziness that is Navy SEAL training, and his participation and perspectives of the War on Terror. Throughout this accessible read, the reader feels that Greitens is trying to explain and impart key values and a sense of character.
I can't agree with all his decisions, but it hard to disagree with most of his perspectives. I was looking forward to this one for awhile (it was a long wait from the library) and I was mostly satisfied. I would have preferred it to be a esoteric/sophisticated but that would have diminished the audience.
There are many good lines in the book, either by famous persons of history or in Eric's own framing. Here is one near the end that I'll paraphrase: In many cases you cannot give someone hope, but you can help them create hope through their actions.

Highly recommended.

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

A fantastic book that I recommend to everyone (To be elaborated upon later)

Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis by Alanna Mitchell

An important, accessible and deeply concerning book. From the problems with pH, plankton and corals, to overfishing and melting ice, Sea Sick explores the state of the world's oceans and how they are being negatively impacted by climate change.

While it is hard not to despair, Mitchell makes the best case she can for hope and action.
If curious in the topic, recommended. If not, try to read something on it anyway as the issue is of great importance. For example, plankton, not trees, are the larger 'lungs' of our planet, producing half of all the oxygen we breathe.

Real Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja Handbook by Robert Hamburger

(Unfinished at 70%)

I saw this at a library sale, a book written about how awesome ninjas are (supposedly by a 13 y.o.) flipped through the pages and laughed several times, so I thought it was worth the $1.50... turns out it was a bit too juvenile. Ah well.

Self Comes to Mind by Antonio Damasio

A good exploration of how various brain areas may interact to produce a 'self.'

Damasio provides neuroanatomical details that most do not, while not being so dense as to be unhelpful. I appreciated the exploration and greater precision, but for me the main gist is sufficient: you are a creation of different parts of your brain interacting.

The names of the exact places/areas/structures is nice, but not nearly as important as actually comprehending the main concept.

Recommended.

Foundation and Empire by Issac Asimov

(Unfinished at 25%)

I had hoped the second book in the trilogy would be more engaging but it was similar to the first without as much novelty. Consequently, it just wasn't worth the cost of reading other things.

Burning Chrome by William Gibson

(Unfinished at 55%)

Starting off with "Johnny Mnemonic," I thought this would be an interesting collection of sci-fi short stories... not so much. They all seemed a bit similar and just didn't grab my attention.

Foundation by Issac Asimov

One of the most celebrated works in science-fiction, this first part of a trilogy (or more depending how you see things) explores the notion of 'psycho-history' - the discipline that can mathematically predict large-scale future events - and how to accommodate or resist such happenings. In short, the galactic empire is crumbling and will descend into darkness for 30,000 years... unless the Foundation can act in certain ways through certain crises and make this decline last only 1000 years. I enjoyed thinking about events on such a large time scale but it Asimov wasn't too futuristic in some domains. Men still drank burbon and women were housewives or tertiary characters. Asimov created a world with galactic space travel, yet communication mediums and technology were pretty weak. Also, everything was 'atomic power', likely due to the book written in the early 50s, but still amusing.
Good stuff and I'll likely try the others.

Uncertainty by David Lindley

Another exploration of the development of quantum theory. While this did offer a few new perspectives (e.g., Bohr was a more intuitive thinker), I think Manjit Kumar's Quantum is a better work.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

The book that inspired Bladerunner is well-worth your time regardless of if you have seen the film or not. There is more depth, context and interesting events (like 'dialing desired cognitive states). 
I enjoy explorations of robots and the future interactions between humans and machines.
The title now has multiple meanings because in the book live animals are prized and expensive possessions. Those who can't afford the real thing sometimes buy robotic versions, like sheep. So, humans dream of aquiring real animals, machines might desire something analogous (and, of course, there is the link to counting sheep while trying to sleep).
Great book.

The Life and Death of Superman by Roger Stern

Novelization of the comic series in the 1990s that I read so many years ago. A nice little escape but might as well stick with the pictures.

Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin & Robert B. Cialdini

Great little book examining psychological/marketing research about influence. I burned through the audio version and thought it was a good refresh on Cialdini's earlier work, Influence. I do recommend it.

I thought this review on Amazon.com summarized everything nicely:

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Houman Tamaddon "Rational Investor" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive (Hardcover)

If you haven't read "Influence" by Robert Cialdini then I would strongly recommend skipping this one for now and starting with that one. Cialdini's original book was one of the best psychology books I have ever read. This one is more like a sequel and like most sequels, it is not as good. In Cialdini's "Influence", he talks about 6 weapons of influence:

1) Reciprocity
2) Liking
3) Social Proof
4) Authority
5) Scarcity
6) Commitment and Consistency

This book consists of 50 short chapters where these weapons are at work. Very entertaining and insightful, but I felt that the authors violated some of their own advice by having so many chapters and not organizing them in any particular way. For example, the chapters each demonstrated one of the weapons of influence at work and perhaps the book should have been organized more formally into 6 parts with each part representing one of the weapons. I was very entertained but I am not sure if the book will have any long lasting educational value unlike "Influence".

This is a quick read and I highly recommend it AFTER you have read Cialdini's "Influence".

New New Rules by Bill Maher

A collection of short, satirical social commentary culled from his tv show. Bits on politics, US foreign policy and America's excess were highlights. Maher's disdain and smarmyness are mostly amusing (but rarely off-putting). Great light fodder for the lefty.