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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 Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
by Ernest Hemingway
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10 Rainy Day Reads
The Green Mill Murder
The Green Mill Murder
by Kerry Greenwood
Beach Music
Beach Music
by Pat Conroy
To Win a Prince
To Win a Prince
by Toni Shiloh
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10 Ravishing Romance Novels
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
by James M. Cain
The Riverwoman's Dragon
The Riverwoman's Dragon
by Candace Robb
The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
A Long Fatal Love Chase
A Long Fatal Love Chase
by Louisa May Alcott
The Woman Before Me
The Woman Before Me
by Ruth Dugdall
Serial Killers: 101 Questions True Crime Fans Ask
Serial Killers: 101 Questions True Crime Fans Ask
by Joni Johnston, Psy.D.
Americanah
Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
My Losing Season
My Losing Season
by Pat Conroy
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No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy
Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning
by Antonio Manzini
A Merciful Death
A Merciful Death
by Kendra Elliot
 The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
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
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson
Chickenhawk
Chickenhawk
by Robert Mason
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
After I Do
After I Do
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Passing
Passing
by Nella Larsen
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
by James Mustich
Swamplandia!
Swamplandia!
by Karen Russell
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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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
Kafka on the Shore Novel
Kafka on the Shore Novel
by Haruki Murakami
More Than This
More Than This
by Patrick Ness
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.