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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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Crochet Iconic Women
Crochet Iconic Women
by Carla Mitrani
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
by Peter E. Meltzer
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
by Adrian Goldsworthy
The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
by Gary W. Gallagher, Alan T. Nolan
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
by Ian Buruma, Ruth Benedict
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring
by Modris Eksteins
Fragile Empire
Fragile Empire
by Ben Judah
On the Wealth of Nations
On the Wealth of Nations
by P. J. O'Rourke
The Great Siege, Malta 1565
The Great Siege, Malta 1565
by Ernle Bradford
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Red Road from Stalingrad
Red Road from Stalingrad
by Mansur Abdulin, Artem Drabkin
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
by Lucy Moore
Capitalism
Capitalism
by Arundhati Roy
Cool
Cool
by Salvatore Basile
Harlem
Harlem
by Jonathan Gill
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
Genesis
Genesis
by Eduardo Galeano
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
by Elizabeth Keckley
J M Barrie and the Lost Boys
J M Barrie and the Lost Boys
by Andrew Birkin
Ruler of the Sky
Ruler of the Sky
by Pamela Sargent
Blood Dazzler
Blood Dazzler
by Patricia Smith
Serpentine
Serpentine
by Thomas Thompson
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
The Gay Metropolis
The Gay Metropolis
by Charles Kaiser
The Spies Who Never Were
The Spies Who Never Were
by Hervie Haufler
1000 Years of Annoying the French
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke
The Good Rat
The Good Rat
by Jimmy Breslin
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Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin
by Brenda Maddox
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
Papa Hemingway
Papa Hemingway
by A. E. Hotchner
Beyond Obsession
Beyond Obsession
by Richard Hammer
The Powers That Be
The Powers That Be
by David Halberstam
Pete Rose
Pete Rose
by Kostya Kennedy
Mental Health Workbook for Men
Mental Health Workbook for Men
by David Khalili
A Cat's Tale
A Cat's Tale
by Paul Koudounaris, Baba the Cat
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Wounded Shepherd
Wounded Shepherd
by Austen Ivereigh
The Glory Gets
The Glory Gets
by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
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President Carter
President Carter
by Madeleine Albright, Stuart E. Eizenstat
Thank You for Voting
Thank You for Voting
by Erin Geiger Smith
The Way of the Gladiator
The Way of the Gladiator
by Daniel P. Mannix, Michael Stephenson
Act Natural
Act Natural
by Jennifer Traig
Shakespeare's Wife
Shakespeare's Wife
by Germaine Greer
New York in the '50s
New York in the '50s
by Dan Wakefield
This Golden Fleece
This Golden Fleece
by Esther Rutter
The Rose of Martinique
The Rose of Martinique
by Andrea Stuart
How UFOs Conquered the World
How UFOs Conquered the World
by David Clarke
From a Taller Tower
From a Taller Tower
by Seamus McGraw
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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.