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World History Books That Illuminate History Around You

Our past can tell us so much about the present and the future. World history books help us to understand our world by providing context to how we arrived where we are today.

The best world history books are accessible and comprehensive, guiding readers through important events of the past and drawing connections to causes and effects throughout history.

Take a journey along the Silk Road, walk the streets of colonial America, or fight in the Wars of the Roses. History books give us the opportunity to experience another time and place through the power of reading. 

No matter what era or area you’re interested in, we’ve put together this collection of world history books to satisfy your curiosity and wanderlust. 

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Why Homer Matters
Why Homer Matters
by Adam Nicolson
Rebel King
Rebel King
by Tom Bower
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise
by Antonio J. Mendez, Malcolm McConnell
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Lies My Teacher Told Me
by James W. Loewen
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by Maria Laurino
How to Survive in Medieval England
How to Survive in Medieval England
by Toni Mount
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
by Philip Freeman
America's Secret Aristocracy
America's Secret Aristocracy
by Stephen Birmingham
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Letters on Ethics
Letters on Ethics
by Margaret Graver, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, A. A. Long
Love Lies
Love Lies
by Amanda Lamb
The Secret History of the World
The Secret History of the World
by Mark Booth
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer
Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
Not in Your Lifetime
Not in Your Lifetime
by Anthony Summers
The Great Siege, Malta 1565
The Great Siege, Malta 1565
by Ernle Bradford
Dancing in the Mosque
Dancing in the Mosque
by Homeira Qaderi, Zaman S. Stanizai
The Westies
The Westies
by T. J. English
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery
by Booker T. Washington
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
by Harlow Giles Unger
The Brass Check
The Brass Check
by Upton Sinclair
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Answers to Questions You've Never Asked
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by Joseph Pisenti
The Fall of Japan
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We Few
We Few
by Nick Brokhausen
The Night Lives On
The Night Lives On
by Walter Lord
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The Last Madam
The Last Madam
by Chris Wiltz
Black Hawk Down
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by Mark Bowden
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion
12, 20 & 5
12, 20 & 5
by John A. Parrish
The Hidden White House
The Hidden White House
by Robert Klara
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord
Crazy Horse and Custer
Crazy Horse and Custer
by Stephen E. Ambrose
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates
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Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882–1940)
Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882–1940)
by James MacGregor Burns
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Case Closed
Case Closed
by Gerald Posner
Find Me Unafraid
Find Me Unafraid
by Jessica Posner, Kennedy Odede
Death Sentence
Death Sentence
by Jerry Bledsoe
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Washington's Immortals
Washington's Immortals
by Patrick K. O'Donnell
From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume I
From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume I
by Margaret Atwood, Marilyn French
Revolutionaries
Revolutionaries
by Jack Rakove
All the Gallant Men
All the Gallant Men
by Donald Stratton, Ken Gire
Mr. Lincoln's Army
Mr. Lincoln's Army
by Bruce Catton
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by Piers Paul Read
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The Harvest Gypsies
The Harvest Gypsies
by Charles Wollenberg, John Steinbeck
World of Our Fathers
World of Our Fathers
by Irving Howe, Morris Dickstein
Collected Essays
Collected Essays
by Joan Didion
Life at the Dakota
Life at the Dakota
by Stephen Birmingham
Jack and Rochelle
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The best world history books are both informative and interesting, they tell stories from history using factual information as well as intriguing writing and world building. Some examples of great and captivating world history books include Marilyn French’s From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World and Terence McLaughlin’s Dirt

Which history books are considered “must-read” is completely dependent on your interests! If you’ve always found yourself interested in English history and monarchs, you must read Phil Carradice’s Bloody Mary or Rebellion Against Henry VII. If you’re fascinated by countercultural and secretive movements then you simply must read Mark Booth’s The Secret History of the World