Books like In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz by Michela Wrong

Upton Sinclair’s *The Jungle* exposes the harsh realities of Chicago's stockyards, highlighting the exploitation of immigrants and workers in the early 20th century and sparking reforms such as the Pure Food and Meat Inspection Act.

Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography chronicles his rise from a self‑taught youth to a celebrated printer, inventor, diplomat, and statesman, offering insight into his life and the early United States.

A nonfiction account of King Leopold II’s brutal exploitation of the Congo, exposing the atrocities that sparked the first global human rights movement in the early twentieth century.

Joe Eszterhas pulls back the curtain on American politics, offering an unflinching look at presidents, celebrities, and the forces shaping the nation from Washington to Hollywood.

A Russian Diary is Anna Politkovskaya’s candid, unflinching record of life in Russia from the 2003 parliamentary elections through the 2005 Beslan school siege, exposing corruption, state‑censorship, and the human cost of Vladimir Putin’s rule.

This book is about the system of national accounts and GDP statistics.

Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers argues that women’s leadership would transform politics, business, and society by fostering collaboration, communication, and consensus‑building, drawing on her own groundbreaking experience in the Clinton White House.

In January 2003, Kenya—seen as the most stable country in Africa—was hailed as a model of democracy after the peaceful election of its new president, Mwai Kibaki. By appointing respected longtime reformer John Githongo as anticorruption czar, the new Kikuyu government signaled its determination to end the corrupt practices that had tainted the previous regime. Yet only two years later, Githongo himself was on the run, having discovered that the new administration was ruthlessly pillaging public funds."Under former President Moi, his Kalenjin tribesmen ate. Now it's our turn to eat," politicians and civil servants close to the president told Githongo. As a member of the government and the president's own Kikuyu tribe, Githongo was expected to cooperate. But he refused to be bound by ethnic loyalty. Githongo had secretly compiled evidence of official malfeasance and, at great personal risk, made the painful choice to go public. The result was Kenya's version of Watergate.Michela Wrong's account of how a pillar of the establishment turned whistle-blower, becoming simultaneously one of the most hated and admired men in Kenya, grips like a political thriller. At the same time, by exploring the factors that continue to blight Africa—ethnic favoritism, government corruption, and the smug complacency of Western donor nations—It's Our Turn to Eat probes the very roots of the continent's predicament. It is a story that no one concerned with our global future can afford to miss.

Malalai Joya, Afghanistan’s youngest female MP, chronicles her courageous activism and fight for women’s rights amid warlords, Taliban rule, and threats to her life.