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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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No Exit
No Exit
by Jean-Paul Sartre
An Orchestra of Minorities
An Orchestra of Minorities
by Chigozie Obioma
Cinder
Cinder
by Marissa Meyer
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A Study in Charlotte
A Study in Charlotte
by Brittany Cavallaro
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The Bookshop
The Bookshop
by Penelope Fitzgerald
The Road Back
The Road Back
by Erich Maria Remarque
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules
by John Irving
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The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
by Ellen Marie Wiseman
The Wild Life
The Wild Life
by David Gordon
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A Cottage Full of Secrets
A Cottage Full of Secrets
by Jane Lovering
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You've Been Volunteered
You've Been Volunteered
by Laurie Gelman
Again the Magic
Again the Magic
by Lisa Kleypas
The Hangman
The Hangman
by Louise Penny
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Honey and the Hired Hand
Honey and the Hired Hand
by Joan Johnston
Bull Mountain
Bull Mountain
by Brian Panowich
Thin Air
Thin Air
by Lisa Gray
Nine Perfect Strangers
Nine Perfect Strangers
by Liane Moriarty
The Lady in the Silver Cloud
The Lady in the Silver Cloud
by David Handler
The Deep
The Deep
by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
The Silent Governess
The Silent Governess
by Julie Klassen
Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramahansa Yogananda
To Die For
To Die For
by Joyce Maynard
The Second Mrs. Astor
The Second Mrs. Astor
by Shana Abe
Keep Me Warm at Christmas
Keep Me Warm at Christmas
by Brenda Novak
This Close to Okay
This Close to Okay
by Leesa Cross-Smith
Lord of Scoundrels
Lord of Scoundrels
by Loretta Chase
Celtic Moon Signs
Celtic Moon Signs
by Helena Paterson
The Witness
The Witness
by Nora Roberts
Serpent & Dove
Serpent & Dove
by Shelby Mahurin
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The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living
The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living
by Louise Miller
Vermilion
Vermilion
by Molly Tanzer
The Floating Feldmans
The Floating Feldmans
by Elyssa Friedland
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The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
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The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill
The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill
by James Charlesworth
Stoner
Stoner
by John Williams
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (Revised 2003)
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (Revised 2003)
by Stephen King
Darkfever
Darkfever
by Karen Marie Moning
Like Clockwork
Like Clockwork
by Margie Orford
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
Wow, No Thank You
Wow, No Thank You
by Samantha Irby
Brown in the Girl Ring
Brown in the Girl Ring
by Nalo Hopkinson
A Spy in the House
A Spy in the House
by Y.S. Lee
The Fifth Sacred Thing
The Fifth Sacred Thing
by Starhawk
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
by Mackenzie Lee
Girl on a Plane
Girl on a Plane
by Miriam Moss
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple
Make Room for What You Love
Make Room for What You Love
by Melissa Michaels
The War of the Flowers
The War of the Flowers
by Tad Williams
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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.