Finished "War" by Sebastian Junger - author follows one platoon of paratroopers over the course of a 15 month deployment (2007-08) to the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan; hard to put down. Sometimes you might have to. Excellent read.
Started "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable" by Nasim Nicholas Taleb.
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Imp.../dp/1400063515