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Originally Posted by leebase 
What books should a "well read" person have read? Which books will expand my mind? Which are the great histories?
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A good book about history/political science is
"Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missle Crisis" by Philip Zelikow and Graham Allison.
In it they describe what was going on behind different decisions that were made, give lots of real world examples to illustrate the impact / implications of various decisions that were made on different levels (national, organizational, and individual).
It was quite a fascinating read. It was difficult to get into at first, but once I did, I was hooked. The chapters alternate between discussions about decision making models and analysis of the CMC from different decision making perspectives.
Regina