Currently reading:
Asimov's Mysteries, by Isaac Asimov. I have loved Asmiov's books ever since I binge read the Foundation trilogy 8 years ago. I have read a few more books from him, namely The Martian Way, I, Robot and The Stars, Like Dust, all of which I liked a lot except for the latter, which was a massive disappointment. Asimov's Mysteries is a collection of short stories blending science fiction with murder mystery. So far so good, but I've only read the first short story so I can't really make any judgement.
Decision in the Ukraine, by George M. Nipe. I got this book because I realised that I knew next to nothing on what happened in the southern flank of the Eastern Front in the aftermath of the destruction of Paulus' 6th Army. The author aims for an academic style of writing and for the most part it works, even if sometimes it is drier than my lab reports. It makes a nice contrast with The Great Game, which is much lighter on sources, although I feel that it delves far too much into what if situations. For all it's worth it's a serious and comprehensive account of the German operations in the south from Kursk to Belogrod.
The Great Game, by Peter Hopkirk. I picked up this book after playing too much Victoria II made me hungry for some 19th century history, of which I had previously only read Tuchman's The Proud Tower, a year and a half ago. The book reads like a novel despite being non-fiction. It's a fascinating account of the Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia, centering around the brave British and Russian officers who risked their lives trying to spread their respective's empires influence into the often brutal Khanates and Emirates that lay between Orenburg and the Indus.