Most Recommended History Books

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

A People's History of the United States Book Cover — Recommendations

Alexander Hamilton Book Cover — Recommendations

All Quiet on the Western Front Book Cover — Recommendations

Accidental Presidents Book Cover — Recommendations

Barbarians at the Gate Book Cover — Recommendations

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Book Cover — Recommendations

Hackers Book Cover — Recommendations

Infinite Powers Book Cover — Recommendations

Lincoln Book Cover — Recommendations

The Death and Life of Great American Cities Book Cover — Recommendations

The Federalist Papers Book Cover — Recommendations

The Fifth Risk Book Cover — Recommendations

The WEIRDest People In The World Book Cover — Recommendations

When Genius Failed Book Cover — Recommendations

Where Are the Customers' Yachts? Book Cover — Recommendations

Who We Are and How We Got Here Book Cover — Recommendations

Why We're Polarized Book Cover — Recommendations

Against the Gods Book Cover — Recommendations

Blueprint Book Cover — Recommendations

The Rights of Man Book Cover — Recommendations

The Rise and Fall of American Growth Book Cover — Recommendations

Destined for War Book Cover — Recommendations

Hackers & Painters Book Cover — Recommendations

Plutarch’s Lives Book Cover — Recommendations

A People's History of the United States Book Cover — Recommendations

Alexander Hamilton Book Cover — Recommendations

All Quiet on the Western Front Book Cover — Recommendations

Accidental Presidents Book Cover — Recommendations

Barbarians at the Gate Book Cover — Recommendations

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Book Cover — Recommendations

Hackers Book Cover — Recommendations

Infinite Powers Book Cover — Recommendations

Lincoln Book Cover — Recommendations

The Death and Life of Great American Cities Book Cover — Recommendations

The Federalist Papers Book Cover — Recommendations

The Fifth Risk Book Cover — Recommendations

The WEIRDest People In The World Book Cover — Recommendations

When Genius Failed Book Cover — Recommendations

Where Are the Customers' Yachts? Book Cover — Recommendations

Who We Are and How We Got Here Book Cover — Recommendations

Why We're Polarized Book Cover — Recommendations

Against the Gods Book Cover — Recommendations

Blueprint Book Cover — Recommendations

The Rights of Man Book Cover — Recommendations

The Rise and Fall of American Growth Book Cover — Recommendations

Destined for War Book Cover — Recommendations

Hackers & Painters Book Cover — Recommendations

Plutarch’s Lives Book Cover — Recommendations

All Most Recommended History Books by Specialists

Making Silicon Valley Book Cover — Recommendations

Making Silicon Valley

Christophe Lecuyer

Patrick Collison - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Making the Second Ghetto Book Cover — Recommendations

Making the Second Ghetto

Arnold R. Hirsch

Ta-Nehisi Coates - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Mandela's Way Book Cover — Recommendations

Mandela's Way

Richard Stengel

biographies & memoirs

Richard Branson - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Marcel Duchamp Book Cover — Recommendations

Marcel Duchamp

Calvin Tomkins

biographies & memoirs

James Clear - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Marine! Book Cover — Recommendations

Marine!

Burke Davis

biographies & memoirs

Jocko Willink - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Mark Twain's Weapons of Satire Book Cover — Recommendations

Mark Twain's Weapons of Satire

Mark Twain

Noam Chomsky - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Mary Somerville Book Cover — Recommendations

Mary Somerville

Mary Somerville

science & nature

Scott Young - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Masters of the Word Book Cover — Recommendations

Masters of the Word

William J. Bernstein

economics & politics

Nick Szabo - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Maurice's Strategikon Book Cover — Recommendations

Maurice's Strategikon

George T. Dennis

Jocko Willink - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Maxims Book Cover — Recommendations

Maxims

François de La Rochefoucauld

Neil Strauss - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

McMafia Book Cover — Recommendations

McMafia

Misha Glenny

Vinod Khosla - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Medical Apartheid Book Cover — Recommendations

Medical Apartheid

Harriet A. Washington

Sophie Bakalar - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Medieval Civilization Book Cover — Recommendations

Medieval Civilization

Jacques Le Goff

Meggs' History of Graphic Design Book Cover — Recommendations

Meggs' History of Graphic Design

Philip B. Meggs & Alston W. Purvis

Bret Victor - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Memoirs Book Cover — Recommendations

Memoirs

Ulysses S. Grant

James Mattis - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Memoirs of My Life Book Cover — Recommendations

Memoirs of My Life

Edward Gibbon

biographies & memoirs

Paul Graham - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Memory of the World Book Cover — Recommendations

Memory of the World

UNESCO

science & nature

Men Against Fire Book Cover — Recommendations

Men Against Fire

S.L. A. Marshall

biographies & memoirs

Jocko Willink - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Men at Arnhem Book Cover — Recommendations

Men at Arnhem

Geoffrey Powell

Jocko Willink - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Mephistopheles Book Cover — Recommendations

Mephistopheles

Jeffrey Burton Russell

spirituality & religion

Jordan Peterson - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Merchants of Truth Book Cover — Recommendations

Merchants of Truth

Jill Abramson

economics & politics

Balaji S. Srinivasan - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Midnight in Chernobyl Book Cover — Recommendations

Midnight in Chernobyl

Adam Higginbotham

Casey Neistat - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Military Innovation in the Interwar Period Book Cover — Recommendations

Military Innovation in the Interwar Period

Williamson Murray

James Mattis - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)

Military Misfortunes Book Cover — Recommendations

Military Misfortunes

Eliot A. Cohen

economics & politics