Books like No Higher Honor by Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice traces the personal and family values that shaped her journey from Jim Crow Birmingham to the U.S. State Department, blending biography with lessons learned at Stanford and in national security.

Frank Rich chronicles how the Bush administration used 9/11, the Iraq war, and Hurricane Katrina to spin a narrative that consolidated power and reshaped American politics.

A tense political thriller in which a novice Secretary of State must rally a team to uncover a terrorist conspiracy threatening the fragile global order.

Spanning the years 1940 to 1965, The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm begins shortly after Winston Churchill became prime minister—when Great Britain stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. In brilliant prose and informed by decades of research, William Manchester and Paul Reid recount how Churchill organized his nation’s military response and defense, convinced FDR to support the cause, and personified the “never surrender” ethos that helped win the war. We witness Churchill, driven from office, warning the world of the coming Soviet menace. And after his triumphant return to 10 Downing Street, we follow him as he pursues his final policy goal: a summit with President Dwight Eisenhower and Soviet leaders. And in the end, we experience Churchill’s last years, when he faces the end of his life with the same courage he brought to every battle he ever fought.

An inside view of George P. Shultz’s term as Reagan’s Secretary of State (1982‑1989), revealing the diplomatic maneuvers that shaped U.S. foreign policy amid the Lebanon crisis, the Cold War arms race, and the Iran‑Contra controversy.

Henry Kissinger’s memoir chronicles his diplomatic career from his 1969 meeting with President Nixon through pivotal events such as the opening to China, the 1971 India-Pakistan war, and negotiations in Moscow and Peking, offering an insider view of U.S. foreign policy during the 1960s and 1970s.

Memoir detailing Marie Yovanovitch's diplomatic career in the United States, including her role as an ambassador to Ukraine and her experience with the 2019 impeachment of Donald Trump.

An inside look at the crises, choices, and challenges Hillary Rodham Clinton faced during her four years as the United States’ 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences shape her vision for the future.