These are all great books to read if you want to learn more! America - by John Stewart This is hilarious and also describes how America "works" very well A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World - by Tony Horwitz I read this this summer, and it was amazing a funny, and well written exploration of what happened in North America between 1492 (Columbus) and the 1600s with the Mayflower. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus - Charles Mann Ever wondered what life was like before the Europeans came to the "new world" - this book is an eye opener! Guns, Germs, and Steel - by Jared Diamond Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed - by Jared Diamond With Malice Toward None: A life of Abraham Lincoln - by Stephen Oates Killer Angels - by Michael Shaara