Some books speak to a specific time, and some reach across eras with their messages. Some include a message for a definite audience, while others span a more general readership. And some times call out for certain books to be read.
Books are one form of the Media, which must remain free if freedom itself is to survive. Given the turmoil of our present time, I am suggesting these books as crucial reading for today’s world:
1984
by
 George Orwell
(https://commons.wikimedia.org)
Night
by
Elie Wiesel
(http://night2011.wikispaces.com)
It Can’t Happen Here
by
 Sinclair Lewis
I have offered three books I consider to be essential for our times.
What books or books do you think are needed now?