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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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Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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Remembering Amos Oz, 1939-2018
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
by The Anne Frank House, Ronald Leopold
The Truth About Trump
The Truth About Trump
by Michael D'Antonio
Heist
Heist
by Howard Sounes
What Her Body Thought
What Her Body Thought
by Susan Griffin
Mental Health Workbook for Men
Mental Health Workbook for Men
by David Khalili
Archeophonics
Archeophonics
by Peter Gizzi
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5 Steps to Reducing Stress
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
by Genella Macintyre
A Kentucky Christmas
A Kentucky Christmas
by George Ella Lyon
Hidden History of Memphis
Hidden History of Memphis
by G. Wayne Dowdy
Crafty Crooks & Conmen
Crafty Crooks & Conmen
by Nigel Blundell, Sue Blackhall
A Question of Choice
A Question of Choice
by Sarah Weddington, Cecile Richards
The Burden of the Past
The Burden of the Past
by Anna Wylegala, Malgorzata Glowacka-Grajper
Before the Rain
Before the Rain
by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa
Houdini
Houdini
by Tom Lalicki
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Guildford
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Guildford
by Caroline Maxton
I Still Believe Anita Hill
I Still Believe Anita Hill
by Amy Richards, Cynthia Greenberg
Daughters of the Inquisition
Daughters of the Inquisition
by Christina Crawford
Medea
Medea
by Euripides
The Lady and Her Monsters
The Lady and Her Monsters
by Roseanne Montillo
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
The Happiness Makeover
The Happiness Makeover
by M. J. Ryan
The Great Detective
The Great Detective
by Zach Dundas
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
by Greg Borzo, Doug Sohn
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Amazonia
Amazonia
by James Marcus
Dish
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by Jeannette Walls
American Lynching
American Lynching
by Ashraf H. A. Rushdy
A Georgian Heroine
A Georgian Heroine
by Joanne Major, Sarah Murden
Nijinsky
Nijinsky
by Richard Buckle
Shooting Victoria
Shooting Victoria
by Paul Thomas Murphy
Between East and West
Between East and West
by R. D. Charques
Essays in Science
Essays in Science
by Albert Einstein, Neil Berger
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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.