Essential Reads On Western Civilization

If you are looking for some great dramatic books, look at these curated by the Ennymedia review team.

Truman by David McCullough (1992)

The atomic bomb dropping was an important event in human history as the reconstruction that took place immediately after the most significant conflict in human history. In this readable narrative, historian David McCullough explains how Harry Truman became the 33rd President, used his office to bring about the difficult transition to the nuclear age while navigating the communist threat and launching America into the most significant economic expansion experienced by any country, ever. McCullough's book teaches how even a mild-mannered hat salesperson can demonstrate outstanding leadership and how that doesn't necessarily need excellent communication skills (he didn’t have them) or a bombastic personality (he didn’t have that either). It just needs common sense, something he did have.

Becoming by Michelle Obama (2018)

What better way to understand the last part of the 20th century and the first decades of this century than to read an autobiography written by a woman who had a front-row seat to these as she and her husband traveled, studied, raised a family and then made their way all the to the White House? Michelle Obama gives a perspective on this current period of American history that few others can.

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