Best history and biography books
Readers' Favorite History & Biography 2022 - Goodreads
- Author Evan Friss’ loving chronicle of the American bookstore digs deep into history to illuminate the soft power of these irreplaceable literary institutions.
| top 10 best historical biographies | King: A Life by Jonathan Eig (2023). |
| best historical biographies reddit | In the first round there are 20 books in each of the 15 categories, and members can vote for one book in each category. |
| best history books | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe (2023). |
The Best Historical Biography Books of All Time
- In the first round there are 20 books in each of the 15 categories, and members can vote for one book in each category.
The Ten Best History Books of 2023 | Smithsonian
45 Best History Books of All Time | Reedsy Discovery
Best History Books of 2024 - Kirkus Reviews
- Best History Books Proper nonfiction history books, not historical fiction, about any period, event, area or topic you like.
Historical Biographies - Five Books Expert Recommendations
- The Best Biographies of 2024: The National Book Critics Circle Shortlist.
45 Best History Books of All Time
Join Discovery, the new community for book lovers
Trust book recommendations from real people, not robots 🤓
Blog – Posted on Friday, May 21
If the mere mention of ‘history books’ is enough to conjure up memories of fighting back yawns in your middle school classroom, then chances are you haven’t been looking in the right places. But fear not — this list is here to bring you some of the most well-researched, entertaining, and readable works by the most preeminent historians of today and generations past.
On this list, you not only find some of the best American history books, on topics spanning slavery and empire, Civil War, and Indigenous histories, but also stories ranging from Asia to Africa, and everywhere in between. This list traverses continents, historical eras, the rise and fall of once-great empires, while occasionally stopping off to hone in on specific, localized events that you might never have heard of.
Whether you’re a