Upon finishing a nonfiction book, one should ideally jump up and, with the fervor of a Soviet dissident passing samizdat in a dark corner, give the book to a friend with a wholehearted, "THIS you've got to read!"
All of these top selections for recent history touch on themes iterated and reiterated during summer stump speeches and which, if exit polling is to be believed, resonated strongly with voters in November. Now that the political season is over, the many lessons embedded in these works can and should inform agendas in the to-be-convened 111th Congress and Obama White House. That, and mastering them will instantly place you among the guests most well-versed in current events at the office holiday party.
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