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How did society arrive at where it stands today? To learn about the politicians, scientists, innovators, leaders and rulers whose actions shaped the present, peruse these summaries.

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10 Book

The Only Plane in the Sky

An Oral History of 9/11
Garrett M. Graff
Avid Reader Press, 2019
9 Book

Free Speech

A History from Socrates to Social Media
Jacob Mchangama
Basic Books, 2022
9 Book

Women & Power

A Manifesto
Mary Beard
Profile Books, 2018
9 Book

Lincoln's Mentors

The Education of a Leader
Michael Gerhardt
Custom House, 2021
9 Book

Quirky

The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World
Melissa Schilling
Public Affairs, 2018
9 Book

Thinking in Time

The Uses of History for Decision Makers
Ernest R. May and Richard E. Neustadt
Free Press, 1988
9 Book

Chip War

The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Chris Miller
Scribner, 2022
10 Book
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2005
8 Book

Dinners with Ruth

A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
Nina Totenberg
Simon & Schuster, 2022
9 Book

Burning the Books

A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge
Richard Ovenden
Belknap Press, 2020
8 Book

Hearts Touched with Fire

How Great Leaders are Made
David Gergen
Simon & Schuster, 2022
9 Book

The BBC

A People's History
David Hendy
Profile Books, 2022