On the Wealth of Nations (Books That Changed the World)
by P J Orourke

Boom!: Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the ’60s and Today
by Tom Brokaw
Also: Malcolm Gladwell’s article on I.Q., Andrew Young

Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam
by John A Nagl

Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them
by John McCain

In the Words of Our Enemies
by Terence P Jeffrey
From the Inside Flap:

“Death to America!”
Years before September 11, our enemy warned us–and we weren’t listening. We are being warned today–by enemies like Iran, North Korea, and radicals and terrorists across the globe–but we are still not listening.
Sounding the alarm is bestselling author Jed Babbin (former deputy [...]

Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989
by Michael Beschloss
“History written with subtlety, verve and an almost novelistic appreciation for the complexities of human nature and presidential politics.” Kirkus Reviews

The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries
by Alastair Campbell

Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power
by Robert Dallek