Some interesting popular science books on thermodynamics and the second law
Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life, by Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan
Review on Amazon.com. (A modern book, copyright 2006).
Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity, by John Gribbin
Review on Amazon.com (Another modern book. copyright 2005).
The End of Certainty,by Ilya Prigogine
Review on Amazon.com (A classic by Nobel-Laureate Prigogine, copyright 1997).
Order Out of Chaos (Hardcover), by Ilya Prigogine
Review on Amazon.com (A classic by Nobel-Laureate Prigogine, copyright 1984).