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Discover your next favorite history book. Browse our selection of history books from around the world to help you learn more about the past, ancient civilizations, war times, and more. We have an extensive collection of history books from all over the world - from Ancient Egypt to the Renaissance and beyond. Learn about the world with world history books, ancient history books, modern history books, and United States history books. Choose your favorite historical period to find your next favorite read, or search for a specific book by Title, Author, or ISBN.

Best-selling History titles

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s An Unfinished Love Story: A...

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bryan Cranston
Buy from $33.53

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon:...

David Grann, Will Patton (Read by)
Buy from $13.27

Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present Age of Revolutions: Progress...

Fareed Zakaria
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West The Pioneers: The Heroic...

David McCullough, John Bedford Lloyd (Read by)
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The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had The Well-Educated Mind: A...

Susan Wise Bauer, Suzanne Toren (Read by)
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The Way I Heard It The Way I Heard It

Mike Rowe
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics

Aristotle, Sir David Ross (Translator)
Buy from $55.55

Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight Fighting for Space: Two...

Amy Shira Teitel
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Elon Musk Elon Musk

Walter Isaacson (Prologue by), Jeremy Bobb (Read by)
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On China On China

Henry Kissinger, Nicholas Hormann (Read by)
Buy from $16.00

Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth Israel: A Simple Guide to the...

Noa Tishby
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The Cold War The Cold War

John Lewis Gaddis, Jay Gregory (Narrator)
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The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World The Accidental President:...

A J Baime, Tony Messano (Read by)
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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride As You Wish: Inconceivable...

Cary Elwes, Joe Layden
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The Pearl Harbor Collection: At Dawn We Slept; Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History; Dec. 7, 1941 The Pearl Harbor Collection:...

Gordon W Prange, Donald M Goldstein
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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie...

Carl Sandburg, Arthur Morey (Read by)
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Don't Know Much about History Don't Know Much about History

Kenneth C Davis, Jeff Woodman (Read by)
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From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present From Dawn to Decadence: 500...

Jacques Barzun, Edward Lewis (Read by)
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God: A Human History God: A Human History

Dr. Reza Aslan
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The Battle of Midway The Battle of Midway

Craig L Symonds, James Lurie (Read by)
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The 48 Laws of Power The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene, Don Leslie (Narrator)
Buy from $25.00

Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base Area 51: An Uncensored...

Annie Jacobsen
Buy from $65.00

The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life The Art of War: The Essential...

Sun Tzu, John Minford (Translator)
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox The Civil War: A Narrative,...

Shelby Foote, Professor Grover Gardner (Read by)
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Alibris offers the best history books for each period, including:

  • 1776: America and Britain at War by David McCullough
    David McCullough is a historian who tells the story of the beginning of the United States of America in this history book, telling the stories of the colonies and the war against the British Empire. Read about the start of the nation with historical figures including King George III and George Washington, along with soldiers and their families.
  • Meditations: A New Translation by Marcus Aurelius
    This ancient work is written by a philosopher of Stoicism and emperor of Rome with a series of spiritual exercises, including pieces of wisdom, advice, and insights into human behavior.
  • The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
    The best history books are those that follow people through their lives during a certain time period. Follow the story of Anne Frank and her family in Nazi Germany when her diary begins on her 13th birthday and takes us through her struggles, from hiding in Amsterdam until the diary's sudden end.
  • The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
    Some of the best books about history focus on a certain subject, like warfare. This military treatise from the 5th century BCE is a warfare strategy book that teaches different aspects of warfare, including preparing commanders to mobilize, attack, and defend.

If you want to start as far back as possible, consider reading history books from ancient civilizations, including ancient Greece, Rome, and Middle Eastern and Asian civilizations. However, you don't have to start with the beginning of history. Instead, choose an aspect of history that you're interested in. For example, if you're interested in war, you can choose books focusing on World War I or World War II.

We have the best history books for each period. You can browse Alibris' selection of history books based on location, time period, and genre. For example, we offer history books from ancient civilizations to modern events, or you can browse our selection of biographies and autobiographies from any time period.

Yes, Alibris sells new and used books. Find the best history books from around the world and through history by clicking on a book to find sellers. If the book is available through our independent sellers, you'll see whether it's new or used and what condition it's in. Alibris guarantees your history book will arrive in the condition stated on the website.
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