Saving My Assassin, by Virginia Prodan
Wow. This is an extremely gripping and well-written true memoir. I started it intending to read just the first chapter and ended up reading the whole thing within a few hours. It is the true story of a woman who grew up in Romania under the communist dictatorship, and how she became a lawyer and then a Christian. She began defending innocent people who were being oppressed by the government, and began to suffer oppression herself by the government, but God protected her (even through a failed assassination attempt). She later immigrated to America. Extremely highly recommended, for all audiences. It is especially relevant for Christians in today's time, as an example of how (practically) to endure persecution.

Biblical Geology 101, by Michael Oard and Robert Carter
This is an excellent book about geology from a creationist perspective. It reads like a elementary-school textbook, with keyword terms bolded, lots of good pictures and diagrams, etc. It is well-written, easy-to-read (no math) up-to-date, and evenly paced. It covers the evidence for Noah's global Flood, information about radioisotope dating and catastrophic plate tectonics, fossils, megasequences, rock types, the Ice Age, and age of the earth. I think this would be a great "first book" to give people with scientific information supporting the Bible's Flood account (alongside "The Creation Answers Book" by creation.com / CMI). I liked this one a little better than "Carved In Stone" which I read at the same time, although both are good. Biblical Geology is more even-paced and well-edited. Highly recommended for children who like science, or even adults.
Carved In Stone: Geological Evidence of the Worldwide Flood, by Timothy Clarey
This is a very beautiful book with interesting information about geology, in particular, how geology fits very well with the Biblical account of the Global Flood of Noah's time. It is a summary of some original research, as well as a summary of Biblical flood geology, with a lot of pictures. It talks about the various "megasequences" of rock layers in many continents (in particular, the book studies North America, South America, and Africa). It discusses how these massive flat deposit layers fit better with a Global Flood view than the secular view. It also describes how plate tectonics fits in with the Bible's account of the flood. It provides a lot of geological background and explanation of the concepts. It discusses how fossils form. It has a thorough section on the creationist view of the one large Ice Age, and the causes for it. It nicely explains the mysteries of the "geologic column", such as why there are similar rock layers with similar fossils on many continents in the same vertical order, but why there are (according to the secular scientists) "hundreds of millions of years" of completely missing erosional evidence between many of the layers. Clarey has a background as a petroleum industry geologist, so his explanations of the origins of oil and coal are particularly good. The book seemed to need more editing to remove redundancy, as many points were repeated several times (and even the same figures were repeated several times in different chapters). There were many figures that were more research-paper-type figures that would be appreciated by a professional geologist rather than a non-geologist. However, despite these drawbacks, I found the book still worthwhile to read. It was very interesting to read about how all the layers and megasequences in the geological column are full of marine fossils, such as sharks and dinosaurs being buried in the same rock layers. He also has excellent descriptions of radioisotope dating and how Carbon-14 dating points to a young earth. These (and many more) facts point strongly to the global flood, confirming the Biblical account. This is a good and non-mathematical summary book of the latest creationist views on geology.
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, by Mark Vroegop
This book is all about lament, in the Bible and in the Christian life. Vroegop talks about the importance of lament and how lament is exemplified in the Bible, such as (but not limited to) in the Psalms and in Lamentations. Lament, according to Vroegop, has 4 parts: Turn to God, Bring your complaint, Ask boldly, and Choose to trust. He says that Biblical lament provides a "framework" for our emotions during times of suffering... not suppressing our emotions, but neither letting them rule our lives... instead bringing our emotions to God. As we do this, following the examples of scripture, our emotions will be channeled in helpful directions and we will receive God's comfort and hope. Vroegop shares his own family's story of suffering, and other stories. He has a lot of chapters of practical advice for pastors/churches and how to use lament to help suffering people, including situations of lamenting racial injustice. I recommend this book.
Standing in the Fire: Courageous Christians Living in Frightening Times, by Tom Doyle
This book shares true stories of several Christians living in the Middle East. All the names and details have been changed, and lots of fictionalized dialog has been added. It tells how many initially hostile Msl people eventually came to know Jesus. The book was ok, but I wished it could have been less fictionalized (though I understand his reason for doing so). He shares three principles he learned from talking with these persecuted believers: choose what voice you listen to, make faith your filter, and PRAY.
Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed, by Jason L. Riley
In this book Riley talks about the policies of the American government in the last 50 years (since 1970's) and shows how welfare-type and affirmative-action-type programs are hurting black people. It is a very well-written book. He shares stories from his own life, as well as lots of results from studies and lots of fitting quotes from relevant leaders. The six chapters are well-focused and interesting, covering black culture in America, crime, employment laws, education, and affirmative action. As the title implies, he describes how after the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's which was focused on providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of race, the next 50 years have focused increasingly on enforcing equal outcomes, which requires discrimination against people... and he shows how this recent focus has hurt black people (especially impoverished black people) in many ways. I wish he could have talked more specifically about his recommendations for how to change the situation, but he clearly implies his answer. This is a secular book... it is missing the power that comes from the love of Jesus Christ, but it is still worth reading for its secular wisdom. I recommend this book for everyone.