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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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On Palestine
On Palestine
by Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe, Frank Barat
Girls to the Front
Girls to the Front
by Sara Marcus
Thirteen
Thirteen
by Henry S. F. Cooper Jr.
Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave
by Solomon Northup
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
Guests of the Ayatollah
Guests of the Ayatollah
by Mark Bowden
A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
Blood Dazzler
Blood Dazzler
by Patricia Smith
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
by Gary Kinder
1000 Years of Annoying the French
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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Remembering Amos Oz, 1939-2018
The Children
The Children
by David Halberstam
Heist
Heist
by Howard Sounes
Thank You for Voting
Thank You for Voting
by Erin Geiger Smith
Shakespeare's Wife
Shakespeare's Wife
by Germaine Greer
New York in the '50s
New York in the '50s
by Dan Wakefield
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
by Susan Goldman Rubin
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10 Good Books for Teen Girls
The Rose of Martinique
The Rose of Martinique
by Andrea Stuart
The Pocket Stoic
The Pocket Stoic
by John Sellars
No Way, They Were Gay?
No Way, They Were Gay?
by Lee Wind
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
Third Girl from the Left
Third Girl from the Left
by Christine Barker
The Stones of Florence
The Stones of Florence
by Mary McCarthy
The Purple Diaries
The Purple Diaries
by Joseph Egan
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The Barque of Saviors
The Barque of Saviors
by Russell Drumm
The Soong Sisters
The Soong Sisters
by Emily Hahn
Votescam
Votescam
by James M. Collier, Kenneth F. Collier
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The Reader's Companion to American History
The Reader's Companion to American History
by Eric Foner, John A. Garraty
Kiyo's Story
Kiyo's Story
by Kiyo Sato
Escape from Sobibor
Escape from Sobibor
by Richard Rashke
Ruler of the Sky
Ruler of the Sky
by Pamela Sargent
Free Woman
Free Woman
by Marion Meade
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
by John Sununu
Spectacle
Spectacle
by Pamela Newkirk
They Have Their Exits
They Have Their Exits
by Airey Neave
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Pain, Parties, Work
Pain, Parties, Work
by Elizabeth Winder
Act Natural
Act Natural
by Jennifer Traig
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
The Hollywood Scandal Almanac
The Hollywood Scandal Almanac
by Jerry Roberts
Spectacular Bid
Spectacular Bid
by Peter Lee
Toy Monster
Toy Monster
by Jerry Oppenheimer
Mathematics in Twentieth-Century Literature & Art
Mathematics in Twentieth-Century Literature & Art
by Robert Tubbs
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
by Greg Borzo, Doug Sohn
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Of a Feather
Of a Feather
by Scott Weidensaul
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle
by Hilary A Smith
The Secret of the Yellow Death
The Secret of the Yellow Death
by Suzanne Jurmain
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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.