Average Girl Reads

In the two months since I last posted to the Sunday Salon, I have been listening to book podcasts a lot. Whenever they get around to talking about nonfiction, two authors that keep coming up are Sarah Vowell and Mary Roach. Vowell writes about American history and Roach's books are about science. These are both subjects that I enjoy, but they can be dry depending on the writer. From all accounts, Vowell and Roach have light and amusing approaches to the subject matter and I think I would enjoy their books. However, I'd like to start with what most people consider their best books since I probably won't read more than one from each author.