This is an extremely good book and is quite, quite useful in arguments for reparations.
 
https://www.amazon.com/Mi...0_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

This is all exactly the kind of stuff I was hoping for.  Thanks!! 
 
Any others?

Moondust - In search of the men who fell to Earth by Andrew Smith is a very interesting insight into the moon landings era if that sort of thing is of interest to you. The author had always wanted to talk to someone who had actually been to the moon and realised that time was running out if was ever to achieve this. Worth reading just for the anecdote of Neil Armstrong's "real" first words as he set foot on the lunar surface IMO. 

I'm currently reading (again) Stephen Donaldson's "Gap" series.

I've said this before but "Water Music," the first novel by T.C. Boyle, is among the greatest books I've ever read. It's two simultaneous stories which eventually converge - one following the fortunes of hapless explorer Mungo Park as he struggles to find the source of The Niger, and another cataloging the depraved antics of ne'er do well Ned Rise in the filth and deprivation of 17th century London. It's full of hilarity and rich, colorful language. I enjoyed every sentence of it. 
 
One of my other all time favorite books is "Up In The Old Hotel," a collection of articles written mainly in the 40's and 50's by New York journalist Joseph Mitchell. He painted the most compelling and interesting word portraits of quirky characters from the period - everything from street bums to museum curators to child geniuses and commercial fishermen. It's one of those books you can just open at any page and start reading - his use of language draws you in immediately. I've read it multiple times and I have trouble putting it down when I do. 

TheMaartian
For fun, I love the Florida-based lunacy from Tim Dorsey (Serge Storms rocks!; former Tampa Bay newspaper reporter)) and Carl Hiassen (especially the Skink books; former Miami newspaper reporter). I would read Dorsey's books in the order they were written. Serge Storms equals Steve Buscemi on acid. Best lunatic character ever!
 
http://www.timdorsey.com/chronology.html
 
https://www.orderofbooks.com/authors/carl-hiassen/

Carl Hiaason's books are some of the most entertaining ever written IMO. I think my favorites are Skin Tight, Stormy Weather and Sick Puppy. I'm of the opinion that he's almost like a modern, American P.G. Wodehouse. His characters are hilarious. He's written a couple of stinkers - the one about the rock musician was awful (I forget what it's called) - but you cannot go wrong with the above three. 
 
Actually P.G. Wodehouse is well worth a read as well. Probably the funniest writer in the English language. Especially the Jeeves & Wooster books and the Blandings Castle novels. 

dmbaer
 
Interesting ... I was quite a Hiassen fan early on (maybe the first eight or so novels) but his more recent stuff hasn't been as much fun for me.  I will definitely give Mr. Dorsey a try.

I think he's tried to get too preachy and political of late and it's sapped all the fun out of him. 

 
The Demon Haunted World: Science As A Candle In The Dark - Carl Sagan
 
Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism - Aron Ra 
 
Infidel - Ayaan Hirsi Ali 
 
Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall - Spike Milligan
 

This is getting really good!!  Any more?

If you write it, they will come. If you don't, someone else will.