I've been finishing about one book per week every week for the last 3 years. It's probably my favorite hobby. I read mostly non-fiction and take lots of notes.
While these 10 books aren't about current events (most of them are pretty old) they all deeply apply to what's happening now. I've read a lot of good stuff and a lot of crap, but these 10 are the best time investments I've made when it comes to reading. I think they're very important and relevant.
The books by topic:
Political Psychology
The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind By Gustave Le Bon
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer
Thought Reform And The Psychology Of Totalism by Robert Jay Lifton
Max Weber on Charisma and Institution Building; Selected Papers
History & Culture
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature by C. S. Lewis
The Pagan Temptation by Thomas Molnar
Political Philosophy
The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis
The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy by Carl Schmitt
Fascism Viewed from the Right by Julius Evola
King of the Castle: Choice and Responsibility in the Modern World by Gai Eaton
If you want the truth, just read the Bible.
I love the bible, but this answer isn't helpful. There are many versions of the bible and many parts are written by different people, additionally alot of it is symbolic, not literal.
When adam and eve ate the apple and then covered their privates, was it really an apple they ate, or did they have premarital sex? That would explain why they were shameful of their privates and hid them.
If you tell people to read the bible, and they believe eating an apple led to so many issues for humanity, that isn't truthful or helpful in my opinion.
So instead of recommending the bible in general, how about a specific section or person who you believe accurately understands the bible.