However, if you aren't familiar with the topics most skeptics rant about, then this is considered by many an excellent introduction. If you can persevere, I think you'll find this book worthwhile. Larry Gonick's and Woollcott Smith's Cartoon Guide to Statistics is one way to bootstrap yourself into a basic understanding of statistical methods. The book unfortunately cannot make up its mind about who its audience is. There probably are better introductory guides to statistics, and if someone can recommend one, I'd be grateful.
Infinity is a good introduction to several fields of science.
He covers problems in mathematics, biology, genetics, physics and cosmology. A fairly easy to read book, though tedious at times, I still enjoyed his explanations of certain issues, such as how an atomic bomb works and can be built. Gamow's drawings, as usual, are excellent, and help clarify difficult concepts. He spends quite a bit of time explaining how discoveries were made, and how the tools were built to make that discovery, and this is probably where his writing and drawing is his strongest contribution. James Randi's The Faith Healers is an uncompromising rant against religious faith healers.