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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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Shakespeare's Wife
Shakespeare's Wife
by Germaine Greer
The Book of Awesome Black Americans
The Book of Awesome Black Americans
by Monique Jones
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
Enemies and Neighbors
Enemies and Neighbors
by Ian Black
Dallas '63
Dallas '63
by Peter Dale Scott
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
by Harlow Giles Unger
A Walker in the City
A Walker in the City
by Alfred Kazin
Challenger: An American Tragedy
Challenger: An American Tragedy
by Hugh Harris
Leadership
Leadership
by James MacGregor Burns
The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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No Way, They Were Gay?
No Way, They Were Gay?
by Lee Wind
My People Are Rising
My People Are Rising
by Aaron Dixon, Judson L. Jeffries
Remembering America
Remembering America
by Richard N. Goodwin
The Lieutenant Don't Know
The Lieutenant Don't Know
by Jeff Clement
Women of the Revolution
Women of the Revolution
by Robert Dunkerly
Guests of the Ayatollah
Guests of the Ayatollah
by Mark Bowden
Blood Dazzler
Blood Dazzler
by Patricia Smith
Serpentine
Serpentine
by Thomas Thompson
Goodbye Vietnam
Goodbye Vietnam
by William Broyles
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?
by Jimmy Breslin
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Among Schoolchildren
Among Schoolchildren
by Tracy Kidder
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
Kick Kennedy
Kick Kennedy
by Barbara Leaming
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
by Alan D. Zimm
Life at the Dakota
Life at the Dakota
by Stephen Birmingham
The Children
The Children
by David Halberstam
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
by Justin Kaplan
Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
by Adrian Goldsworthy
An American Heroine in the French Resistance
An American Heroine in the French Resistance
by Virginia D'Albert-Lake
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The Last Madam
The Last Madam
by Chris Wiltz
Jack and Rochelle
Jack and Rochelle
by Lawrence Sutin, Jack Sutin, Rochelle Sutin
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How We Get Free
How We Get Free
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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The Reader's Companion to American History
The Reader's Companion to American History
by Eric Foner, John A. Garraty
The Secret of the Yellow Death
The Secret of the Yellow Death
by Suzanne Jurmain
Escape from Sobibor
Escape from Sobibor
by Richard Rashke
Target Tokyo
Target Tokyo
by Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon
1000 Years of Annoying the French
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
by Laurie Lee
Miami
Miami
by Joan Didion
Ada Blackjack
Ada Blackjack
by Jennifer Niven
Spartacus
Spartacus
by Aldo Schiavone, Jeremy Carden
The Will To Live On
The Will To Live On
by Herman Wouk
This Golden Fleece
This Golden Fleece
by Esther Rutter
Survivors in Mexico
Survivors in Mexico
by Rebecca West
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
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by Greg Borzo, Doug Sohn
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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