"The Stories and Fables of Ambrose Bierce" by Ambrose Bierce. ISBN 0-916144-20-8. My main reason for reading this was a memory of a film of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". It was a short black and white film. Many of the stories have military (civil war) related scenes. The Fables are mostly very short little bits that are supposed to be funny.

"In The Beginning, A New Interpretation of Genesis" by Karen Armstrong.
ISBN 0-345-40604-4. This book is an excellent read. Well written, clear and concise. The Genesis commentary is high level, covering the main ideas and themes as well as discussing the nature of the text. This is not a word for word discussion of Genesis. Also, contains the text of the New Revised Standard Version.