Pepe , I'm really glad you enjoyed Brede. My recommendations tend to be a bit hit and miss on here 
19. Fast Exercise, Michael Mosley
Mosley's book about HIT and how short, carefully planned, bursts of intense exercise can give more benefit than much longer periods spent exercising at a lower intensity. This is accessible and convincing, although I spoke to some friends who know more about training than I do, and they said that Mosley isn't a great source, that he tends to pick and choose the studies that he quotes and speaks with more authority than he should considering that he's a generalist and not an expert. It did make me think about planning my exercise more mindfully - I do like my slow-paced runs with friends but will plan some more HIT sessions in the hope that it improves my fitness.
20. Stasiland, Anna Funder
Recommended here (thank you) and via Radio 4's A Good Read. Funder is an Australian journalist who spent time living in Germany after reunification. She became interested in life in the GDR (the old East Germany) and sought out people to tell her stories about the Stasi, including some who resisted, some who were forced into resistance by life circumstances (a heart-breaking story of parents whose child had his life saved by a transfer to hospital in West Berlin but who were then unable to visit him for years), and others who worked as part of the regime. It's non-fiction but told in the vivid and disturbing tone of a thriller - readable, informative and terrifying.
21. Why Germans Do It Better: Tales from a Grown Up Country, John Kampfner
I actually picked this up first but went back to read Stasiland before moving on to this, another account by a non-German writer who has spend significant time living in Germany. Kampfner's focus is post-reunification Germany, and how its social and political features reflect the way that Germans have dealt with the difficulties of their past. Kampfner admires the willingness of Germans to accept and reflect on the terrible things that have been done by their country, comparing this to the wilful blindness of England, France and other countries when faced with their own colonial atrocities. He argues that Germany are more measured, more careful, more collaborative - because they can't not be. He is obviously a Merkel fan and while he points out some of her weaknesses, he makes a convincing case for her skill, intelligence and morality as a politician.
Despite the cheerful cartoonish cover, this book is pretty heavy going at times - there are a number of long and quite complicated chapters recounting the history of alliances and feuds between the different political parties, most of which are known by three-letter acronyms, so you can easily forget who is who. It's no Year of Living Danishly - we don't get much of a peek into the lives of average Germans, their homes or the way they spend their days. The parts I enjoyed most were the anecdotes and phrases which sum up the German attitude to life. Kampfner tells us that when Merkel was asked what Germany means to her, she replied “I am thinking of airtight windows. No other country can build such airtight and beautiful windows.”