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Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari · 2011
A brief history of humankind exploring our species' evolution
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond · 1997
Explains why civilizations developed differently across continents
The Wager
David Grann · 2023
A tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder from the author
The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson · 2003
Murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn · 1980
Tells American history from the perspective of ordinary people
1776
David McCullough · 2005
The stirring story of the year of America's birth, 1776
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer · 1960
A monumental study of Hitler's empire and Nazi Germany
SPQR
Mary Beard · 2015
A comprehensive history of ancient Rome from its origins
Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann · 2017
The Osage murders and the birth of the FBI investigation
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson · 2010
The epic story of America's Great Migration of black citizens
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THE SECRET OF SECRETS
Dan Brown · 2024
Robert Langdon returns in a globe-trotting adventure involving ancient mysteries and modern conspiracies
The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto
Elizabeth R. Hyman · 2023
The untold story of young women resistance fighters during the Holocaust
The Demon of Unrest
Erik Larson · 2024
A gripping account of the months leading up to the Civil War
1929
Andrew Ross Sorkin · 2023
The crash that changed everything and the lessons for today
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing · 1959
Definitive account of Shackleton's Antarctic shipwreck survival saga
The Radium Girls
Kate Moore · 2017
Dial painters poisoned by luminous paint fight for justice and workplace safety
The Indifferent Stars Above
Daniel James Brown · 2009
Donner Party bride Sarah Graves endures an unforgiving Sierra crossing