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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,235,280 ratings — published 2011
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 452,101 ratings — published 1997
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 263,303 ratings — published 1980
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,137,231 ratings — published 1947
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 750,601 ratings — published 2003
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1776 1776 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 246,176 ratings — published 2005
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 79,640 ratings — published 2015
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 7243 times as history)
avg rating 4.22 — 418,193 ratings — published 2003
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7073 times as history)
avg rating 4.22 — 146,764 ratings — published 1960
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 94,317 ratings — published 2005
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 6014 times as history)
avg rating 4.14 — 437,534 ratings — published 2017
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 5927 times as history)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,349,536 ratings — published 1956
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 101,187 ratings — published 1970
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 198,461 ratings — published 2005
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5482 times as history)
avg rating 4.39 — 990,548 ratings — published 2010
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The Guns of August The Guns of August (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5395 times as history)
avg rating 4.18 — 83,820 ratings — published 1962
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John Adams John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 5003 times as history)
avg rating 4.08 — 375,824 ratings — published 2001
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4863 times as history)
avg rating 3.89 — 217,983 ratings — published 2011
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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 197,902 ratings — published 2004
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 47,595 ratings — published 2015
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 115,396 ratings — published 2010
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
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avg rating 4.19 — 67,866 ratings — published 1998
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 159,817 ratings — published 2015
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 4207 times as history)
avg rating 4.05 — 43,805 ratings — published 1978
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4086 times as history)
avg rating 4.13 — 796,998 ratings — published 2010
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The Histories The Histories (Paperback)
by (shelved 3999 times as history)
avg rating 4.01 — 55,169 ratings — published -430
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3943 times as history)
avg rating 4.17 — 198,484 ratings — published 2023
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 3942 times as history)
avg rating 4.19 — 284,112 ratings — published 2015
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 3859 times as history)
avg rating 4.25 — 52,458 ratings — published 1997
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 3765 times as history)
avg rating 3.97 — 74,393 ratings — published 1995
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 159,382 ratings — published 2018
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3687 times as history)
avg rating 4.30 — 135,005 ratings — published 2020
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Salt: A World History Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 3636 times as history)
avg rating 3.75 — 76,064 ratings — published 2002
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 3609 times as history)
avg rating 3.84 — 121,301 ratings — published 1998
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3599 times as history)
avg rating 4.16 — 182,042 ratings — published 2016
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3422 times as history)
avg rating 4.46 — 160,904 ratings — published 1959
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History of the Peloponnesian War History of the Peloponnesian War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3375 times as history)
avg rating 3.94 — 40,300 ratings — published -411
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Paperback)
by (shelved 3314 times as history)
avg rating 4.44 — 137,622 ratings — published 1992
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Hiroshima Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3297 times as history)
avg rating 4.05 — 88,290 ratings — published 1946
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 3286 times as history)
avg rating 3.94 — 74,350 ratings — published 2004
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3228 times as history)
avg rating 4.53 — 159,159 ratings — published 2020
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3198 times as history)
avg rating 3.95 — 561,992 ratings — published -500
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3198 times as history)
avg rating 4.23 — 82,830 ratings — published 2011
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 3153 times as history)
avg rating 4.23 — 26,608 ratings — published 2003
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 3128 times as history)
avg rating 4.37 — 857,122 ratings — published 1946
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 3087 times as history)
avg rating 4.17 — 117,687 ratings — published 2000
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3046 times as history)
avg rating 4.39 — 357,903 ratings — published 2013
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 2920 times as history)
avg rating 4.28 — 97,013 ratings — published 2017
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2907 times as history)
avg rating 3.99 — 75,846 ratings — published 1995
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2860 times as history)
avg rating 4.37 — 63,291 ratings — published 2019
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“I was alive when the Dead Sea was just a lake that was feeling a little poorly.”
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“The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold. The curves of your lips rewrite history.”
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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