Books you might want to read, that I have recently read myself:

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

Tuesdays with Morrie (aslo a movie with the guy who is Homer Simpson's voice)

Tokyo Confidential by March Screiber

The Pugilist at Rest by Thom Jones (UK release)

The Prodigal Summer and The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

Aquariums of Pyongyang: 10 Years in the North Korean Gulags by Kang Chul Hwan

My Year of Meat by Ruth L. Ozeki (about Japan)

Pecked to Death by Ducks by Tim Cahill (Travel Writing)

Basket Case by Carl Hiassen (UK Release)

Porno, Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting Sequel)

Dogs and Demons: The Fall of Modern Japan by Alex Kerr

The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason

The 27th City by Johnathan Franzen

Empire Falls by Richard Russo

Vernon God Little by DBC Pierce (OZ author)

When Broken Glass Floats: Growing up under the Khmer Rouge by Chanrithy Him

Listening for Coyote: A walk across Oregon's Wilderness by William Sullivan

Trust Us, We're Experts: How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles with Your Future
By Rampton and Stauber

The Fourth Hand by John Irving

Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon by Chuck Palahnuik (Fight Club Author)

If you know of any others that are fit for this list, let me know.