History Books
History books bring the past to life, offering insights into the events, people, and forces that have shaped our world. Explore diverse historical periods, from ancient civilizations to modern times, and gain a deeper understanding of cultural, political, and social developments. Learn about pivotal moments, revolutions, and long-term trends that have influenced the course of human history. Discover lesser-known stories and perspectives that challenge conventional historical narratives. Gain insights into how historical events continue to impact our present and future. Whether you're a history buff or a casual reader, these books offer valuable context for understanding our complex world and the lessons we can learn from the past.
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Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (20th Anniversary Edition)
Jared Diamond
The Lessons of History
Will Durant, Ariel Durant
A Farewell to Alms
Gregory Clark
The Signature of All Things
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Great Influenza
John M. Barry
The Code Book: The Secrets Behind Codebreaking
Simon Singh
The Wright Brothers
Tara Dixon-Engel, Mike Jackson
The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly
The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer
1776
David McCullough
Hard Drive
James Wallace, Jim Erickson
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Steven Pinker
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
Three Scientists and Their Gods
Robert Wright
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
Arthur Herman
The Fourth Turning
William Strauss, Neil Howe
The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown
Against the Gods
Peter L. Bernstein
Voices of a People's History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition
Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove
The Discovery of India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kennedy Tapes Concise Edition
Ernest R May, Philip D Zelikow
Empire of Fortune
Francis Jennings
John Quincy Adams and American Global Empire
William Earl Weeks
The Uses of Haiti
Paul Farmer
U.S. Policy Toward Economic Nationalism in Latin America, 1917-1929
Michael L. Krenn
The United States and Fascist Italy, 1922-1940
David F. Schmitz
East Timor
John G Taylor
The Korean War
Bruce Cumings
The Spanish Cockpit
Franz Borkenau
The Marshall Plan
Michael J. Hogan
Safe for Democracy:The Anglo-American Response to Revolution, 1913-1923
Lloyd C. Gardner
The Record of the Paper
Howard Friel, Richard A. Falk
Israel's Border Wars, 1949-1956
Benny Morris
Facing West
Richard Drinnon
Conflicting Missions
Piero Gleijeses
The American Occupation of Japan
Michael Schaller
The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials
Telford Taylor
Last Reflections on a War
Bernard B. Fall
Right Turn
Thomas Ferguson, Joel Rogers
European Empires from Conquest to Collapse, 1815-1960
Victor Gordon Kiernan
Kurdistan
Jonathan C. Randal
Kennedy's Quest for Victory
Thomas G. Paterson
Chattanooga--a Death Grip on the Confederacy
James L. McDonough
Cambodia, 1975-1982
Michael Vickery
If this is a Man ; and The Truce
Primo Levi
Closing the Ring
Winston Churchill
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