God is Not Great:How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens - Hitchens, who once described Mother Teresa as "a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud," is notorious for making mincemeat out of sacred cows, but in this book it is the sacred itself that is skewered.
Buddha:A Story of Enlightenment by Deepak Chopra - Chopra is best known for his spiritual how-to books. Here, he turns to fiction (though he adds a how-to epilogue), writing about the life of Prince Siddhartha, who became the Buddha.
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson - Walter Isaacson brings Einstein's experience of life, love, and intellectual discovery into brilliant focus.