Godel, Escher, Bach Douglas R. Hofstadter Ties math, art, and music together in a really interesting way. By no means an easy read, but absolutely fascinating. 1979Non-FictionCognitive scienceComputer ScienceMathematicsPhilosophy
The Language Instinct Steven Pinker 1994Non-FictionLinguisticsCognitive scienceEvolutionary biologyPsychology
Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Some interesting ideas here, but some of the science has failed to replicate in the years since publication. Regardless, the notion of two systems of thinking is still useful I think. 2011Cognitive sciencePsychologyNon-Fiction
How Babies Talk Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 1999Non-FictionLinguisticsCognitive sciencePsychologyChildren