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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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The Words We Live By
The Words We Live By
by Linda R. Monk
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
Rebel King
Rebel King
by Tom Bower
Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale
by Pat Shipman
Treacherous Alliance
Treacherous Alliance
by Trita Parsi
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Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams
by Phyllis Lee Levin
A Wing and a Prayer
A Wing and a Prayer
by Harry H. Crosby
How to Survive in Medieval England
How to Survive in Medieval England
by Toni Mount
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
by Philip Freeman
The Grandes Dames
The Grandes Dames
by Stephen Birmingham
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The Pocket Stoic
The Pocket Stoic
by John Sellars
Evidence of Love
Evidence of Love
by John Bloom, Jim Atkinson
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
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
by Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
Blood River
Blood River
by Tim Butcher
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
Guests of the Ayatollah
Guests of the Ayatollah
by Mark Bowden
The Fall of Japan
The Fall of Japan
by William J. Craig
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Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
We Few
We Few
by Nick Brokhausen
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
by Robert Lindsey
Girl Sleuth
Girl Sleuth
by Melanie Rehak
Grant Takes Command
Grant Takes Command
by Bruce Catton
Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down
by Mark Bowden
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Miami
Miami
by Joan Didion
This Kind of War
This Kind of War
by T. R. Fehrenbach
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion
12, 20 & 5
12, 20 & 5
by John A. Parrish
Beyond Obsession
Beyond Obsession
by Richard Hammer
The Confederacy's Last Hurrah
The Confederacy's Last Hurrah
by Wiley Sword
Alive
Alive
by Piers Paul Read
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A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by Dee Brown
The Battered Bastards of Bastogne
The Battered Bastards of Bastogne
by George Koskimaki
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Harvest Gypsies
The Harvest Gypsies
by John Steinbeck, Charles Wollenberg
1973: Rock at the Crossroads
1973: Rock at the Crossroads
by Andrew Grant Jackson
President Carter
President Carter
by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Madeleine Albright
The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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Dr. Seuss Goes to War
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
by Richard H. Minear, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Art Spiegelman
Legends of the Samurai
Legends of the Samurai
by Hiroaki Sato
Crochet Iconic Women
Crochet Iconic Women
by Carla Mitrani
The Stones of Florence
The Stones of Florence
by Mary McCarthy
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 Westies
The Westies
by T. J. English
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 Marilyn French, Margaret Atwood
Collected Essays
Collected Essays
by Joan Didion
Revolutionaries
Revolutionaries
by Jack Rakove
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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