As the blog entry notes, everyone does intelligence reading lists. (Including, three years ago, Best Defense.)  But I like the list offered by "Sources and Methods" because it purposely focuses on unusual picks. 

Meantime, one of the regular readers (and commenters) on this blog suggests that we compile a reading list for aliens about human life on Earth. What would be the top 10 books on that list?

(HT to DM)