Book recs for teens into politics , foreign affairs etc
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Anonymous
| Steve Sheinkin's Fallout is about the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. It's more for younger teens who might not have already studied it in school. |
Anonymous
Seriously, are we? |
Anonymous
| Not a book, but I'd consider a paid subscription to Tangle (email newsletter with special content for subscribers). I subscribed a few weeks ago and am thoroughly enjoying it--and I also feel more informed than I was before. |
Anonymous
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Putin’s Kleptocracy
Anything about Putin because he is a major influence in this world. Plus he’s fascinating |
Anonymous
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I’ve seen on Youtube that Politics and Prose frequently has authors come to the bookstore to talk about their latest book.
Maybe you could get him a gift card and then take him to see the author of his choice. (As far as I know, these events aren’t limited by age, but I’ve never actually attended one in person. I’d check their website for details.) |
Anonymous
Thanks! I had this on my list ages ago but lost track of it. Just downloaded it from Libby. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
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The Looming Tower, by Lawrence Wright
https://www.amazon.com/Looming-Tower-Al-Qaeda-Road-11/dp/037541486X?dplnkId=8617e1e1-6559-4905-b764-20a05d24721a&nodl=1 I prefer books in this category written by journalists rather than by historians. But others prefer the opposite. It might be fun to get him one of each and see what he thinks/prefers. I know you said non-fiction, but you might also want to consider contemporary spy novels (post-Cold War.) They may interest him, too. If you search the DCUM Book Club board, some threads should come up with different ideas (Re Russia, China, Iran etc.) |
Anonymous
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The Arc of a Covenant
Power, Terror, Peace and War Special Providence God and Gold ^all of the above by Walter Russell Mead Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad Fareed Zakaria Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar Andy Greenberg The Syrian Jihad Charles Lister Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran ^both by Michael Axworthy Democracy in America Alexis de Tocqueville The Russian FSB Kevin P. Riehle Hezbollah Augustus Richard Norton The Fall of the Ottomans Eugene Rogan Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire Caroline Finkel The Shadow Commander Arash Azizi The Iran-Iraq War Pierre Razoux Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940 William Trotter A History of Finland Eino Jutikkala, Kauko Pirinen And many, many more....these are just a fraction of the many books on international affairs/history that I've read/studied in university/during my free time. |
Anonymous
| Richard Haas “The World: A Brief Intoduction” |
Anonymous
| One popped up on my Amazon feed that might be good — The Wolves of K street about lobbyists. |