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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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A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
Kiyo's Story
Kiyo's Story
by Kiyo Sato
Escape from Sobibor
Escape from Sobibor
by Richard Rashke
Serpentine
Serpentine
by Thomas Thompson
Thunder Run
Thunder Run
by David Zucchino, Mark Bowden
Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin
by Brenda Maddox
All the Gallant Men
All the Gallant Men
by Donald Stratton, Ken Gire
Blood Dazzler
Blood Dazzler
by Patricia Smith
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
by Laurie Lee
The Children
The Children
by David Halberstam
1973: Rock at the Crossroads
1973: Rock at the Crossroads
by Andrew Grant Jackson
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
by Charles Beauclerk
The Pocket Stoic
The Pocket Stoic
by John Sellars
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
by Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon
North Korea
North Korea
by Paul L. Moorcraft
Third Girl from the Left
Third Girl from the Left
by Christine Barker
Not in Your Lifetime
Not in Your Lifetime
by Anthony Summers
Cool
Cool
by Salvatore Basile
MLK: An American Legacy
MLK: An American Legacy
by David J. Garrow
China to Me
China to Me
by Emily Hahn
The Last Jews in Berlin
The Last Jews in Berlin
by Leonard Gross
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Unsinkable
Unsinkable
by Daniel Allen Butler
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The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
by John Sununu
Song of the Vikings
Song of the Vikings
by Nancy Marie Brown
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois
A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana
A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana
by Jane Simon Ammeson
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
by Richard H. Minear, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Art Spiegelman
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
by Adrian Goldsworthy
365 Days
365 Days
by Ronald J. Glasser
Girls to the Front
Girls to the Front
by Sara Marcus
Ten-Gallon War
Ten-Gallon War
by John Eisenberg
The Indestructible Jews
The Indestructible Jews
by Max I. Dimont
Hannibal
Hannibal
by Ernle Bradford
Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement
Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement
by Henry C. Clausen, Bruce Lee
A Cat's Tale
A Cat's Tale
by Baba the Cat, Paul Koudounaris
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Pain, Parties, Work
Pain, Parties, Work
by Elizabeth Winder
Spectacular Bid
Spectacular Bid
by Peter Lee
The Origins of Cool in Postwar America
The Origins of Cool in Postwar America
by Joel Dinerstein
The Gift of Black Folk
The Gift of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois
The Secret of the Yellow Death
The Secret of the Yellow Death
by Suzanne Jurmain
Ruler of the Sky
Ruler of the Sky
by Pamela Sargent
Rooster
Rooster
by Brett Cogburn
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Memoir of Col. Benjamin Tallmadge
Memoir of Col. Benjamin Tallmadge
by Col. Benjamin Tallmadge
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
by Laurie Lee
Jack and Rochelle
Jack and Rochelle
by Lawrence Sutin, Jack Sutin, Rochelle Sutin
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A Different Kind of Love Story
Find Me Unafraid
Find Me Unafraid
by Kennedy Odede, Jessica Posner
Dear Santa
Dear Santa
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Books Are Made Out of Books
Books Are Made Out of Books
by Michael Lynn Crews
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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