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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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Sacred Liberty
Sacred Liberty
by Steven Waldman
Rebel King
Rebel King
by Tom Bower
1973: Rock at the Crossroads
1973: Rock at the Crossroads
by Andrew Grant Jackson
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Lies My Teacher Told Me
by James W. Loewen
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by Doris Fischer
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April 1865
by Jay Winik
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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Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
by Justin Kaplan
Letters on Ethics
Letters on Ethics
by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Margaret Graver, A. A. Long
Death Sentence
Death Sentence
by Jerry Bledsoe
African Samurai
African Samurai
by Thomas Lockley, Geoffrey Girard
Love Lies
Love Lies
by Amanda Lamb
The Secret History of the World
The Secret History of the World
by Mark Booth
Remembering America
Remembering America
by Richard N. Goodwin
Crochet Iconic Women
Crochet Iconic Women
by Carla Mitrani
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer
The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
by Alan T. Nolan, Gary W. Gallagher
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Vitebsk
by Otto Heidkamper, Linden Lyons
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A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
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by Mimi Matthews
How We Get Free
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by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
Not in Your Lifetime
Not in Your Lifetime
by Anthony Summers
Dancing in the Mosque
Dancing in the Mosque
by Homeira Qaderi, Zaman S. Stanizai
In the Wake of Madness
In the Wake of Madness
by Joan Druett
The Westies
The Westies
by T. J. English
Hitler's Last Secretary
Hitler's Last Secretary
by Traudl Junge, Melissa Muller
Girls to the Front
Girls to the Front
by Sara Marcus
The Lords of Creation
The Lords of Creation
by Gretchen Morgenson, Mark Crispin Miller, Frederick Lewis Allen
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery
by Booker T. Washington
The Airmen and the Headhunters
The Airmen and the Headhunters
by Judith M. Heimann
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
by Harlow Giles Unger
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
Answers to Questions You've Never Asked
Answers to Questions You've Never Asked
by Joseph Pisenti
Genesis
Genesis
by Eduardo Galeano
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
by Elizabeth Keckley
The Fall of Japan
The Fall of Japan
by William Craig
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Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
Hal Moore
Hal Moore
by Mike Guardia
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
Challenger: An American Tragedy
Challenger: An American Tragedy
by Hugh Harris
The Last Madam
The Last Madam
by Chris Wiltz
Case Closed
Case Closed
by Gerald Posner
Serpentine
Serpentine
by Thomas Thompson
The Good Rat
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by Jimmy Breslin
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by Walter Lord
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by Joan Didion
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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