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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 Go-Go Years
The Go-Go Years
by John Brooks, Michael Lewis
Rooster
Rooster
by Brett Cogburn
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Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming
by Randy Shilts
Goodbye Vietnam
Goodbye Vietnam
by William Broyles
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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Remembering Amos Oz, 1939-2018
Beyond Obsession
Beyond Obsession
by Richard Hammer
Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement
Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement
by Henry C. Clausen, Bruce Lee
Hannibal
Hannibal
by Ernle Bradford
Had She But Known
Had She But Known
by Charlotte MacLeod
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
Archeophonics
Archeophonics
by Peter Gizzi
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Every Vote Is a Prayer
Every Vote Is a Prayer
by Cathy Cambron
Act Natural
Act Natural
by Jennifer Traig
Not Free, Not for All
Not Free, Not for All
by Cheryl Knott
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
They Have Their Exits
They Have Their Exits
by Airey Neave
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The View from the Ground
The View from the Ground
by Martha Gellhorn
The Language of Houses
The Language of Houses
by Alison Lurie
Survivors in Mexico
Survivors in Mexico
by Rebecca West
From a Taller Tower
From a Taller Tower
by Seamus McGraw
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The Hollywood Scandal Almanac
The Hollywood Scandal Almanac
by Jerry Roberts
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
by Gregory J. Gbur
The Happiness Makeover
The Happiness Makeover
by M. J. Ryan
The Game They Played
The Game They Played
by Stanley Cohen
The Mother of the Brontes
The Mother of the Brontes
by Sharon Wright
A Question of Choice
A Question of Choice
by Sarah Weddington, Cecile Richards
Houdini
Houdini
by Tom Lalicki
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
by Marshall Trimble
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
by The Anne Frank House, Ronald Leopold
The Martin Duberman Reader
The Martin Duberman Reader
by Martin Duberman
Ruler of the Sky
Ruler of the Sky
by Pamela Sargent
A Chorus of Stones
A Chorus of Stones
by Susan Griffin
The Indestructible Jews
The Indestructible Jews
by Max I. Dimont
Heist
Heist
by Howard Sounes
Dear Santa
Dear Santa
by Chronicle Books
A Woman on the Edge of Time
A Woman on the Edge of Time
by Jeremy Gavron
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Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
by Laura Brennan
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
by Greg Borzo, Doug Sohn
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Crafty Crooks & Conmen
Crafty Crooks & Conmen
by Nigel Blundell, Sue Blackhall
Summary and Analysis of Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
Summary and Analysis of Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
by Worth Books
Before the Rain
Before the Rain
by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa
Five Strides on the Banked Track
Five Strides on the Banked Track
by Walter Iooss Jr., Frank Deford, Jerry Seltzer
I Still Believe Anita Hill
I Still Believe Anita Hill
by Amy Richards, Cynthia Greenberg
A Georgian Heroine
A Georgian Heroine
by Joanne Major, Sarah Murden
Free Woman
Free Woman
by Marion Meade
Daughters of the Inquisition
Daughters of the Inquisition
by Christina Crawford
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
by Genella Macintyre
The Lady and Her Monsters
The Lady and Her Monsters
by Roseanne Montillo
The Great Detective
The Great Detective
by Zach Dundas
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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.