How Democracies Die

I highly recommend this book, especially if you were too young or not paying attention to international news and or American news 10 to 20 years ago. While this book centers America it seems to me that it contains information that is particularly valuable for people who live in countries that are highly influenced by the US and therefore tend to follow in its path (looking at you Canada).
The prose and writing style are very approachable and doesn't require that you have prior knowledge of a lot of verbiage so it's also a good entry point in the topic.