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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 Urban Sketcher
The Urban Sketcher
by Marc Taro Holmes
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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8 Novels Set in Old Hollywood
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison
Forever
Forever
by Pete Hamill
Spy of the First Person
Spy of the First Person
by Sam Shepard
Diana: Her True Story – in Her Own Words
Diana: Her True Story – in Her Own Words
by Andrew Morton
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson
Chickenhawk
Chickenhawk
by Robert Mason
Into the Darkest Corner
Into the Darkest Corner
by Elizabeth Haynes
Black & Blue (Lord and Lady Hetheridge Mystery Series)
Black & Blue (Lord and Lady Hetheridge Mystery Series)
by Emma Jameson
His Majesty's Dragon
His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
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Honor Bound
Honor Bound
by W.E.B. Griffin
The Giver
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
After I Do
After I Do
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Passing
Passing
by Nella Larsen
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness
Suite Française
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
by James Mustich
Slaughterhouse Five
Slaughterhouse Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
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Swamplandia!
Swamplandia!
by Karen Russell
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
Eragon
Eragon
by Christopher Paolini
The Eye of the World
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
Too Dangerous for a Lady
Too Dangerous for a Lady
by Jo Beverley
Child of God
Child of God
by Cormac McCarthy
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
Just One Trilogy
Just One Trilogy
by Gayle Forman
Maurice
Maurice
by E.M. Forster
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
A Game of Hide and Seek
A Game of Hide and Seek
by Elizabeth Taylor
Summerland
Summerland
by Michael Chabon
Secrets of a River Swimmer
Secrets of a River Swimmer
by S.S. Turner
Parade's End
Parade's End
by Ford Madox Ford
Practical Magic
Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Wild
Wild
by Cheryl Strayed
Kafka on the Shore Novel
Kafka on the Shore Novel
by Haruki Murakami
More Than This
More Than This
by Patrick Ness
The Silent Wife
The Silent Wife
by A.S.A. Harrison
The Immortal Life of Henriette Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henriette Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Reasons to Stay Alive
Reasons to Stay Alive
by Matt Haig
Little House in the Big Woods
Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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A Big Little Life
A Big Little Life
by Dean Koontz
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch
by William S. Burroughs
Swing Time
Swing Time
by Zadie Smith
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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.