A survivor of genocide becomes homeless in New York, and ends up going to college at Columbia University and starts a clinic in his home country that offers free care to patients. An inspirational story that Oprah would love, but also has some interesting, basic history of Burundi.
Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana by Michael Azerrad
Published the year of Kurt Cobain's death, this book is about the band Nirvana. Also tells the tale of grunge music and the context from which it was born, though the focus is understandably on Cobain's biography.
Understanding Architecture by Hazel Conway and Rowan Roenisch
Very general overview of architecture, blandly written. Inclusive in scope, with a decent amount of images and drawings.