The Pig That Wants to be Eaten: 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher
Julian Baggini (Plume, $14, paperback)
A series of idea-laden pieces guaranteed to bend your mind.
Mexico in Mind: An Anthology
Edited by Maria Finn (Vintage Books, $14, paperback)
A collection of works about our neighbor to the south from some big-name writers.
The Black Book
Orhan Pamuk (Vintage Books, $14.95, paperback)
A new translation by Maureen Freely of one of the embattled Turkish author's finest works.
– MARTIN ZIMMERMAN
