Start with high-confidence social philosophy books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Red, White, and Muslim
Asma Gull Hasan
12 Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson
God, Human, Animal, Machine
Meghan O'Gieblyn, Meghan O'Gieblyn
Fair Play
Robert L. Simon, Cesar R. Torres
Democracy, an American Novel
Henry Adams
The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates
Xenophon, Nicholas Tecosky
The Varieties of Religious Experience
William James
Sayings of Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu