Most recommended History books

Explore a curated collection of History books handpicked by the most influential specialists.

All most recommended History books by specialists

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

The Lessons of History

Will & Ariel Durant

Economics & Politics

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond

Einstein

Walter Isaacson

Benjamin Franklin

Walter Isaacson

Homo Deus

Yuval Noah Harari

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari

Economics & Politics

Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Economics & Politics

Titan

Ron Chernow

The True Believer

Eric Hoffer

Endurance

Alfred Lansing

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

The Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

Hackers & Painters

Paul Graham

The Power Broker

Robert A. Caro

Against the Gods

Peter L. Bernstein

Economics & Politics

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Jack Weatherford

Team of Rivals

Doris Kearns Goodwin

The Fish That Ate the Whale

Rich Cohen

American Kingpin

Nick Bilton

Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela

The Changing World Order

Ray Dalio

Economics & Politics

The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

The Wright Brothers

David McCullough

Where Are the Customers' Yachts?

Fred Schwed Jr.

A People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn

Economics & Politics

Andrew Carnegie

Joseph Frazier Wall

Boyd

Robert Coram

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