1. The Prize — 20th century history using oil as a lens.
  2. The Last Empire — Covers the final days of the USSR focusing on Gorby, Bush, and everyone’s favorite Boris.
  3. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter — Dracula, but he is a Blackfoot Indian who hates buffalo hunters.
  4. The Internationalist — A good history that defends institutions even when they aren’t functional.
  5. Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue — A good overview of the history of taxation and the various ways governments have gotten revenue throughout time.
  6. All the Shah’s Men — Covering the CIA’s invovlement in the 1953 Iranian coup
  7. The Odyssey — A book about a polytropos hero