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

Sweet Soul Music Book Cover — Recommendations
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Sweet Soul Music

Peter Guralnick

arts & entertainment
Ta-Nehisi Coates - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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Symphony for the City of the Dead Book Cover — Recommendations
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Symphony for the City of the Dead

M.T. Anderson

history
John Green - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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Tabea’s Story Book Cover — Recommendations
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Tabea’s Story

Betty Iverson

history
James Mattis - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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Technics and Civilization Book Cover — Recommendations
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Technics and Civilization

Lewis Mumford

philosophy
Patrick Collison - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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Tesla Book Cover — Recommendations
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Tesla

Margaret Cheney

biographies & memoirs
Ev Williams - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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Thank You for Being Late Book Cover — Recommendations
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Thank You for Being Late

Thomas L. Friedman

business & management
Alfred Lin - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The 10,000 Year Explosion Book Cover — Recommendations
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The 10,000 Year Explosion

Gregory Cochran & Henry Harpending

science & nature
Nick Szabo - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Ambassador: Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940 Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Ambassador: Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940

Susan Ronald

history
Marc Andreessen - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The American Cinema Book Cover — Recommendations
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The American Cinema

Andrew Sarris

arts & entertainment
Ken Burns - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The American Occupation of Japan Book Cover — Recommendations
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The American Occupation of Japan

Michael Schaller

history
Noam Chomsky - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Americans Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Americans

Robert Frank

arts & entertainment
Yves Béhar - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Anatomy of Disgust Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Anatomy of Disgust

William Ian Miller

psychology
Sam Harris - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials

Telford Taylor

history
Noam Chomsky - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome

Numa Denis Fustel De Coulanges

history
Marc Andreessen - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Arab Mind Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Arab Mind

Raphael Patai

history
Dennis Prager - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

biographies & memoirs
Brandon Stanton - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The B.A.A. at 125 Book Cover — Recommendations
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The B.A.A. at 125

John Hanc

history
Matt Damon - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Banana Wars Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Banana Wars

Lester D. Langley

history
Jimmy Dore - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Beak of the Finch Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Beak of the Finch

Jonathan Weiner

science & nature
Sam Altman - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Beautiful Cigar Girl Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Beautiful Cigar Girl

Daniel Stashower

history
George R. R. Martin - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Beekeeper of Sinjar Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Beekeeper of Sinjar

Dunya Mikhail

history
Douglas Murray - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Best We Could Do Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Best We Could Do

Thi Bui

biographies & memoirs
Bill Gates - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Big Change Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Big Change

Frederick Lewis Allen & Guy Foster

economics & politics
Ben Carlson - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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The Black Book of Communism Book Cover — Recommendations
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The Black Book of Communism

Stéphane Courtois, Andrzej Paczkowski & Karel Bartosek

economics & politics
Nick Szabo - Book Recommendations (BookSelects)
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