On Intelligence
Jeff Hawkins
The inventor of the Palm provides a simple to "get" theory on how the brain works and the implications
The Creating Brain : The Neuroscience of Genius
Nancy C. Andreasen
A breakdown of commonalities found among creative geniuses from a wide variety of fields as well as a direction guide on how to nourish the next generation. Doesn't answer "where does creativity come from?" But useful in stimulating my brain about such and thinking how I am nurturing my own brain every day.
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
Norman Doidge
If you ever wanted a tour of the brain 101 w today's thinking this may be it. The key key point: experts used to think that the brain was a fixed organism but today it is clear that the brain can rewire itself and often... They call it "plasticity".