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The Best History Book Recommendations

There’s so much more to learn than just what was in your high school textbooks (and if you’re anything like us, you’ve probably forgotten most of that anyway). There’s a book out there exploring just about everything that’s happened in our world. From the Crusades to the World Wars, and everything before and after, there’s a history book for that. 

What’s more, there are history books on just about whatever you’re interested in! From biographies on U.S. presidents to what happened on the Titanic, from the history of world religions to books about Old Hollywood, there’s a book for you.

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The Way of the Gladiator
The Way of the Gladiator
by Daniel P. Mannix, Michael Stephenson
The Crystal Ribbon
The Crystal Ribbon
by Celeste Lim
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Alvin Schwartz
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The Curse of Chalion
The Curse of Chalion
by Lois McMaster Bujold
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
by Philip Freeman
These Violent Delights
These Violent Delights
by Chloe Gong
Pretty Girls
Pretty Girls
by Karin Slaughter
Life at the Dakota
Life at the Dakota
by Stephen Birmingham
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Mrs. Astor Regrets
Mrs. Astor Regrets
by Meryl Gordon
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
by William Faulkner
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
by Maria Hesse
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion
Love Lies
Love Lies
by Amanda Lamb
Without You, There Is No Us
Without You, There Is No Us
by Suki Kim
From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume I
From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume I
by Marilyn French, Margaret Atwood
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer
The Fifth Season
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin
The Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover
The Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover
by Sybille Bedford
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
by George R.R. Martin
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
by Ruth Benedict, Ian Buruma
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
by William McKeown
The Golden Thread
The Golden Thread
by Ewan Clayton
Lord of Light
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
On Palestine
On Palestine
by Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe, Frank Barat
The Baby Boom
The Baby Boom
by P. J. O'Rourke
The Lemon Tree Hotel
The Lemon Tree Hotel
by Rosanna Ley
Want
Want
by Cindy Pon
Exhalation: Stories
Exhalation: Stories
by Ted Chiang
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Interior Chinatown
Interior Chinatown
by Charles Wu
Foundation
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Beautiful Ruins
Beautiful Ruins
by Jess Walter
Supper Club
Supper Club
by Lara Williams
The Downstairs Girl
The Downstairs Girl
by Stacey Lee
P.S. Your Cat is Dead
P.S. Your Cat is Dead
by James Kirkwood
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The Airmen and the Headhunters
The Airmen and the Headhunters
by Judith M. Heimann
Quartet in Autumn
Quartet in Autumn
by Barbara Pym
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Dragon Warrior
The Dragon Warrior
by Katie Zhao
The Jesus Incident
The Jesus Incident
by Frank Herbert
The Snow Child
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey
Before I Let You Go
Before I Let You Go
by Kelly Rimmer
The Wives
The Wives
by Tarryn Fisher
Real Murders
Real Murders
by Charlaine Harris
Upstairs at the White House
Upstairs at the White House
by J. B. West, Mary Lynn Kotz
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The Perfect Girlfriend
The Perfect Girlfriend
by Karen Hamilton
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As there are seemingly endless different eras of history, no one book is the best book on history. But three books that top most Best Book On History Lists are A Night to Remember by Walter Lord, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown, and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer.