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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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They Have Their Exits
They Have Their Exits
by Airey Neave
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The Rose of Martinique
The Rose of Martinique
by Andrea Stuart
Evita, First Lady
Evita, First Lady
by John Barnes
From a Taller Tower
From a Taller Tower
by Seamus McGraw
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by Michael Lynn Crews
The Nature of Alexander
The Nature of Alexander
by Mary Renault
The Hollywood Scandal Almanac
The Hollywood Scandal Almanac
by Jerry Roberts
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
by Marshall Trimble
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Defiant Courage
Defiant Courage
by Astrid Karlsen Scott, Dr. Tore Haug, Harald Zwart
The Secret of the Yellow Death
The Secret of the Yellow Death
by Suzanne Jurmain
February House
February House
by Sherill Tippins
Battles of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781
Battles of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781
by William J. Wood, W. J. Wood, John S. D. Eisenhower
"Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye"
"Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye"
by Kenneth P. O'Donnell, David F. Powers
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
by Laurie Lee
Essays in Science
Essays in Science
by Albert Einstein, Neil Berger
Kindred Souls
Kindred Souls
by Edna P. Gurewitsch
Mental Health Workbook for Men
Mental Health Workbook for Men
by David Khalili
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
The Glory Gets
The Glory Gets
by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
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What Becomes a Legend Most
What Becomes a Legend Most
by Philip Gefter
The View from the Ground
The View from the Ground
by Martha Gellhorn
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
The Language of Houses
The Language of Houses
by Alison Lurie
Survivors in Mexico
Survivors in Mexico
by Rebecca West
Toy Monster
Toy Monster
by Jerry Oppenheimer
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
by Gregory J. Gbur
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
by Greg Borzo, Doug Sohn
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Five Strides on the Banked Track
Five Strides on the Banked Track
by Walter Iooss Jr., Frank Deford, Jerry Seltzer
Goodbye Vietnam
Goodbye Vietnam
by William Broyles
The Indestructible Jews
The Indestructible Jews
by Max I. Dimont
A Georgian Heroine
A Georgian Heroine
by Joanne Major, Sarah Murden
Had She But Known
Had She But Known
by Charlotte MacLeod
Dear Santa
Dear Santa
by Chronicle Books
Thank You for Voting
Thank You for Voting
by Erin Geiger Smith
Act Natural
Act Natural
by Jennifer Traig
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
by Susan Goldman Rubin
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Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
How UFOs Conquered the World
How UFOs Conquered the World
by David Clarke
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
The Happiness Makeover
The Happiness Makeover
by M. J. Ryan
Amazonia
Amazonia
by James Marcus
Hidden History of Memphis
Hidden History of Memphis
by G. Wayne Dowdy
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
by The Anne Frank House, Ronald Leopold
American Lynching
American Lynching
by Ashraf H. A. Rushdy
Ruler of the Sky
Ruler of the Sky
by Pamela Sargent
Heist
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by Howard Sounes
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
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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.