History Books

Books that bring the past to life, from sweeping eras to single events, with rigor and narrative drive.

28 books
33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene book cover
Non-Fiction

33 Strategies of War

Robert Greene, 1998
Billion Dollar Whale by Bradley Hope book cover
Non-Fiction

Billion Dollar Whale

Bradley Hope, 2018
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson book cover
Non-Fiction

Caste

Isabel Wilkerson, 2020
Country of My Skull by Antjie Krog book cover
Non-Fiction

Country of My Skull

Antjie Krog, 2002
Dead Wake by Erik Larson book cover
Historical Fiction

Dead Wake

Erik Larson, 2015
Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday book cover

Discipline Is Destiny

Ryan Holiday, 2022
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday book cover
Non-Fiction

Ego Is the Enemy

Ryan Holiday, 2016
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe book cover
Memoir

Empire of Pain

Patrick Radden Keefe, 2021
Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne book cover
Non-Fiction

Empire of the Summer Moon

S. C. Gwynne, 2010
Endurance by Alfred Lansing book cover
Non-Fiction

Endurance

Alfred Lansing, 2014
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser book cover
Non-Fiction

Fast Food Nation

Eric Schlosser, 2001
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond book cover
Non-Fiction

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond, 1997
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari book cover

Homo Deus

Yuval Noah Harari, 2017
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan book cover
Non-Fiction

In Defense of Food

Michael Pollan, 2008
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick book cover
Non-Fiction

In the Heart of the Sea

Nathaniel Philbrick, 2000
Made in America by Sam Walton book cover
Comedy

Made in America

Sam Walton, 1992
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie book cover
Literary Fiction

Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie, 1981
On War by Carl von Clausewitz book cover
Non-Fiction

On War

Carl von Clausewitz, 2004
Open by Andre Agassi book cover
Philosophy

Open

Andre Agassi, 2009
The River of Doubt book cover
Non-Fiction

The River of Doubt

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert book cover
Non-Fiction

The Sixth Extinction

Elizabeth Kolbert, 2014
The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean book cover
Non-Fiction

The Smartest Guys in the Room

Bethany McLean, 2003
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois book cover
Memoir

The Souls of Black Folk

W. E. B. Du Bois, 1903
The Wager by David Grann book cover
Non-Fiction

The Wager

David Grann, 2023
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson book cover
Non-Fiction

The Warmth of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson, 2010
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman book cover
Historical Fiction

The Zookeeper's Wife

Diane Ackerman, 2007
Tribe by Godbey, Allen Howard book cover
Non-Fiction

Tribe

Godbey, Allen Howard, 1930
ZeroZeroZero by Roberto Saviano book cover

ZeroZeroZero

Roberto Saviano, 2014
Get AI picks