FSO Reading List

1.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating β€” 445,069 ratings
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 4.31 avg rating β€” 18,331 ratings
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty 4.09 avg rating β€” 59,220 ratings
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On China
On China 4.19 avg rating β€” 9,907 ratings
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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution 4.18 avg rating β€” 10,199 ratings
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The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World 4.14 avg rating β€” 5,096 ratings
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 3.96 avg rating β€” 614,726 ratings
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating β€” 259,714 ratings
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The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style 4.18 avg rating β€” 86,240 ratings
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The New Dictionary Of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
The New Dictionary Of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know 4.16 avg rating β€” 652 ratings
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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
by: Tony Judt
4.38 avg rating β€” 13,387 ratings
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Oxford Atlas of the World
Oxford Atlas of the World 4.40 avg rating β€” 373 ratings
13.
Understanding China: Learning from China's Past, Present, and Future
Understanding China: Learning from China's Past, Present, and Future 3.92 avg rating β€” 64 ratings
14.
The Ugly American
The Ugly American 4.06 avg rating β€” 5,033 ratings
15.
The Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone
The Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone 3.72 avg rating β€” 450 ratings
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Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy since 1938
Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy since 1938 3.90 avg rating β€” 2,277 ratings
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AMERICAN DIPLOMATS: The Foreign Service at Work
AMERICAN DIPLOMATS: The Foreign Service at Work 3.89 avg rating β€” 37 ratings
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Nation of Nations
Nation of Nations 3.65 avg rating β€” 75 ratings
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East 4.22 avg rating β€” 9,544 ratings
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The Future of Power
The Future of Power 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,167 ratings
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Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics 3.82 avg rating β€” 2,057 ratings
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Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy
Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy 3.71 avg rating β€” 280 ratings
23.
Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service
Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service 3.93 avg rating β€” 779 ratings
24.
Understanding Contemporary Africa
Understanding Contemporary Africa 3.45 avg rating β€” 135 ratings
25.
The Politics of United States Foreign Policy
The Politics of United States Foreign Policy 3.57 avg rating β€” 83 ratings
26.
Women and the American Experience
Women and the American Experience 3.62 avg rating β€” 117 ratings
27.
A History of the Twentieth Century: The Concise Edition of the Acclaimed World History
A History of the Twentieth Century: The Concise Edition of the Acclaimed World History 3.91 avg rating β€” 424 ratings
28.
The Heritage of World Civilizations: Combined Volume (9th Edition)
The Heritage of World Civilizations: Combined Volume (9th Edition) 3.54 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
29.
Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations
Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations 3.74 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II 4.15 avg rating β€” 5,020 ratings
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation 3.87 avg rating β€” 106,070 ratings
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin 4.39 avg rating β€” 18,866 ratings
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Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon
Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon 4.44 avg rating β€” 2,352 ratings
34.
The Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of Style 4.30 avg rating β€” 6,182 ratings
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The Search For Modern China
The Search For Modern China 4.20 avg rating β€” 3,182 ratings
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A People and a Nation
A People and a Nation 3.54 avg rating β€” 163 ratings
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American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy
American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy 4.03 avg rating β€” 187 ratings
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American Foreign Policy in Regions of Conflict: A Global Perspective (American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century)
American Foreign Policy in Regions of Conflict: A Global Perspective (American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century) 3.86 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
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Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work, All-New Third Edition of the Essential Guide to the Foreign Service
Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work, All-New Third Edition of the Essential Guide to the Foreign Service 3.87 avg rating β€” 491 ratings
40.
International Relations
International Relations 3.81 avg rating β€” 436 ratings
41.
Economic Policy Beyond the Headlines
Economic Policy Beyond the Headlines 3.23 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
42.
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Racial and Ethnic Relations 3.42 avg rating β€” 45 ratings
43.
Realities of Foreign Service Life
Realities of Foreign Service Life 3.53 avg rating β€” 157 ratings
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The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order
The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order 3.71 avg rating β€” 464 ratings
45.
American Foreign Policy: The Dynamics of Choice in the 21st Century
American Foreign Policy: The Dynamics of Choice in the 21st Century 3.74 avg rating β€” 125 ratings
46.
International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond
International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond 3.82 avg rating β€” 79 ratings
47.
Civilization: The West and the Rest
Civilization: The West and the Rest 3.86 avg rating β€” 10,130 ratings
48.
Russia Since 1980 (The World Since 1980)
Russia Since 1980 (The World Since 1980) 3.53 avg rating β€” 15 ratings
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Central Asia: Challenges of Independence
Central Asia: Challenges of Independence liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
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China's Rise in Asia: Promises and Perils
China's Rise in Asia: Promises and Perils 3.83 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
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Immigration Stories
Immigration Stories 3.86 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
52.
Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States
Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States 3.75 avg rating β€” 85 ratings
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Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics 3.37 avg rating β€” 41 ratings
54.
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics 3.83 avg rating β€” 1,165 ratings
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Public Policy in the United States: At the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century
Public Policy in the United States: At the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century 3.33 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
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Fundamentals of Management
Fundamentals of Management 3.72 avg rating β€” 118 ratings
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Managing Across Cultures
Managing Across Cultures 3.34 avg rating β€” 44 ratings
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EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
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Two Pumps for the Body Man
Two Pumps for the Body Man
by: B.A. East
4.28 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
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The Embassy: A Story of War and Diplomacy
The Embassy: A Story of War and Diplomacy 4.25 avg rating β€” 65 ratings
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News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media
News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media 3.83 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
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The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force
The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force 3.81 avg rating β€” 462 ratings
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Global: An Extraordinary guide for ordinary heroes
Global: An Extraordinary guide for ordinary heroes 4.43 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
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Making Globalization Work
Making Globalization Work 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,225 ratings
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time 3.66 avg rating β€” 358,691 ratings
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The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,863 ratings
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Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It 4.01 avg rating β€” 569 ratings
68.
Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands, 2nd Edition: The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More Than 60 Countries
Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands, 2nd Edition: The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More Than 60 Countries 4.10 avg rating β€” 650 ratings
68.
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade 3.92 avg rating β€” 632 ratings
68.
The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building
The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building 3.85 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
68.
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World 4.20 avg rating β€” 87,496 ratings
72.
The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know
The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know 3.70 avg rating β€” 437 ratings
72.
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror 4.29 avg rating β€” 10,842 ratings
72.
Public Speaking: Finding Your Voice [with MyCommunicationLab & eText Access Code]
Public Speaking: Finding Your Voice [with MyCommunicationLab & eText Access Code] 3.19 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
72.
Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World
Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World 3.33 avg rating β€” 1,726 ratings
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Containment: Rebuilding a Strategy against Global Terror
Containment: Rebuilding a Strategy against Global Terror 3.52 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
72.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating β€” 1,681,899 ratings
72.
Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World 4.27 avg rating β€” 3,263 ratings
79.
Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet 3.65 avg rating β€” 1,792 ratings
79.
Intercultural Communication: A Reader
Intercultural Communication: A Reader 3.72 avg rating β€” 116 ratings
79.
Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous
Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous 3.83 avg rating β€” 1,975 ratings
79.
It Was Five Past Midnight in Bhopal
It Was Five Past Midnight in Bhopal 4.18 avg rating β€” 2,222 ratings
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Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy 4.35 avg rating β€” 4,811 ratings
84.
Our Vietnam/NΖ°α»›c Việt Ta: The War 1954-1975
Our Vietnam/NΖ°α»›c Việt Ta: The War 1954-1975 3.99 avg rating β€” 167 ratings
84.
Understanding Intercultural Communication
Understanding Intercultural Communication 3.43 avg rating β€” 143 ratings
84.
The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran
The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,050 ratings
84.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 4.16 avg rating β€” 27,262 ratings
88.
The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus
The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus 3.75 avg rating β€” 520 ratings
88.
New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2013
New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2013 3.33 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
88.
Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War
Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War 4.12 avg rating β€” 668 ratings
88.
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army 3.81 avg rating β€” 8,292 ratings
92.
A Brief History of Neoliberalism
A Brief History of Neoliberalism 4.13 avg rating β€” 7,147 ratings
92.
The Longman Guide to Style and Writing on the Internet
The Longman Guide to Style and Writing on the Internet really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
92.
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East 4.08 avg rating β€” 16,527 ratings
92.
Say You're One of Them
Say You're One of Them 3.55 avg rating β€” 16,254 ratings
96.
Korea Old and New: A History
Korea Old and New: A History 3.53 avg rating β€” 217 ratings
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American Foreign Relations: A History Since 1895
American Foreign Relations: A History Since 1895 3.51 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
96.
Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
by: Max Boot
4.08 avg rating β€” 1,228 ratings
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The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe 3.76 avg rating β€” 18,164 ratings
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The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating β€” 68,875 ratings
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