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Books like Hard Choices

12 books with a reading profile close to Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Outward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.

1

Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning

by Liz Cheney

Also clear-cut · history, analytical

Liz Cheney details her firsthand experience within the Republican leadership during the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
2

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

by Barack Obama

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

Barack Obama outlines his political philosophy by examining the structural gridlock within the United States government.
3

Every Man A Tiger (Commanders)

by Tom Clancy, Chuck Horner

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, memoir

This book examines the evolution and execution of modern aerial warfare through the career of General Chuck Horner, the air commander during Operation Desert Storm.
4

In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

by Steven Levy

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Steven Levy narrates the internal evolution of Google from its origins as a Stanford research project to a global data empire.
5

The Barbarism of Berlin

by G K Chesterton

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

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6

How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

by Steven Levitsky

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt argue that modern democracies rarely collapse through violent military coups but instead erode from within through the legal subversion of institutions.
7

REGIME CHANGE

by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Two White House correspondents for The New York Times delve into the first year of President Trump's second term.
8

The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World

by Tim Marshall

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Tim Marshall examines how physical landscapes and regional borders dictate the strategic calculations of modern nations.
9

Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed

by Patricia Cornwell

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

In this true crime investigation, Patricia Cornwell applies modern forensic techniques to the 1888 Whitechapel murders.
10

Fear: Trump in the White House

by Bob Woodward

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Bob Woodward chronicles the internal operations of the Trump administration, focusing on the first two years of the presidency.
11

Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany

by Norman Ohler

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Norman Ohler examines the pervasive use of Pervitin, a factory-produced methamphetamine, within the military and civilian sectors of the Third Reich.
12

Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

by Sam Quinones

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Sam Quinones tracks the simultaneous rise of prescription painkillers and black tar heroin in the United States.

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