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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 Barque of Saviors
The Barque of Saviors
by Russell Drumm
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by Peter Dale Scott
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The Lords of Creation
by Gretchen Morgenson, Mark Crispin Miller, Frederick Lewis Allen
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by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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by Emily Hahn
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Guests of the Ayatollah
by Mark Bowden
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson Turner
The Battle for Tinian
The Battle for Tinian
by Nathan N. Prefer
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
by Ulysses S. Grant
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by Janet Lembke
A Chorus of Stones
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by Susan Griffin
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by Joan Didion
Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement
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by Henry C. Clausen, Bruce Lee
Daughters of the Inquisition
Daughters of the Inquisition
by Christina Crawford
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Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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10 Women Who Changed Science and the World
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by Rhodri Evans, Catherine Whitlock
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
Spectacle
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by Pamela Newkirk
Dear Santa
Dear Santa
by Chronicle Books
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by Airey Neave
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Not Free, Not for All
Not Free, Not for All
by Cheryl Knott
Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
Evita, First Lady
Evita, First Lady
by John Barnes
Never Say Die
Never Say Die
by James C. Nicholson, Pete Best
The Game They Played
The Game They Played
by Stanley Cohen
The Mother of the Brontës
The Mother of the Brontës
by Sharon Wright
The Baby Boom
The Baby Boom
by P. J. O'Rourke
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Houdini
by Tom Lalicki
Jack and Rochelle
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American Lynching
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The Secret of the Yellow Death
The Secret of the Yellow Death
by Suzanne Jurmain
The Game Changers
The Game Changers
by Joe Greene, Jeff Miller
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
by John Sununu
The Indestructible Jews
The Indestructible Jews
by Max I. Dimont
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
by The Anne Frank House, Ronald Leopold
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by John Hearn, Jess Goodell
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by Howard Sounes
What Her Body Thought
What Her Body Thought
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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