Neither of these is new, but if you haven't read them, you're missing something.
"Against the Gods", by Peter Bernstein
The subtitle is "The Remarkable Story of Risk"
A well presented description of the role risk plays and how man's relationship with understanding it has evolved. I really enjoyed reading it. It was great fun. Everyone I've talked to that has read this book is quite pleased to recommend it.
"Fooled by Randomness", by Nassam Nicholas Taleb
It's like seeing for the first time (well maybe not quite that good). People who have read it, know something important that others don't. Whether that helps anyone is another matter. The author is probably not a fun guy to hang out with (maybe that's unfair), but he makes perfect sense. Some of this stuff is very funny - in a geek sort of way. Yup - you must read it.
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