History
1,073 books, ranked by score.
2007–2026Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
Recommended by 214 · mentioned by 510214 recommend · 510 mention214 recommend · 510214 recommend
2015–2026Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Recommended by 201 · mentioned by 376201 recommend · 376 mention201 recommend · 376201 recommend
2007–2026The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas S. Kuhn, Dennis Holland
Recommended by 96 · mentioned by 21596 recommend · 215 mention96 recommend · 21596 recommend
2009–2026IBM and the Holocaust
Edwin Black
Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 19137 recommend · 191 mention37 recommend · 19137 recommend
2020–2026The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber, David Wengrow
Recommended by 111 · mentioned by 167111 recommend · 167 mention111 recommend · 167111 recommend
2008–2026The making of the atomic bomb
Richard Rhodes
Recommended by 117 · mentioned by 161117 recommend · 161 mention117 recommend · 161117 recommend
2008–2026Bowling Alone
Robert D. Putnam
Recommended by 66 · mentioned by 15066 recommend · 150 mention66 recommend · 15066 recommend
2010–2026War is a racket
Smedley D. Butler
Recommended by 50 · mentioned by 14650 recommend · 146 mention50 recommend · 14650 recommend
2012–2026Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
Recommended by 74 · mentioned by 11774 recommend · 117 mention74 recommend · 11774 recommend
2007–2026The origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind
Julian Jaynes
Recommended by 52 · mentioned by 10652 recommend · 106 mention52 recommend · 10652 recommend
2008–2026A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Kathy Emery, Ellen Reeves, Matt Damon
Recommended by 53 · mentioned by 10253 recommend · 102 mention53 recommend · 10253 recommend
2016–2026Homo Deus
Yuval Noah Harari, Joandomènec Ros i Aragonès
Recommended by 44 · mentioned by 10144 recommend · 101 mention44 recommend · 10144 recommend
2018–2026Enlightenment now
Steven Pinker, Pablo Hermida Lazcano
Recommended by 51 · mentioned by 9751 recommend · 97 mention51 recommend · 9751 recommend
2010–2026The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Nessa Carey
Recommended by 77 · mentioned by 9877 recommend · 98 mention77 recommend · 9877 recommend
2008–2026Collapse
Jared Diamond
Recommended by 43 · mentioned by 9143 recommend · 91 mention43 recommend · 9143 recommend
2011–2026The Master Switch
Tim Wu
Recommended by 63 · mentioned by 9063 recommend · 90 mention63 recommend · 9063 recommend
2008–2026The decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
Recommended by 29 · mentioned by 9029 recommend · 90 mention29 recommend · 9029 recommend
2008–2026Limits to Growth
Donella H. Meadows, Dennis Meadows, Jorgen Randers, Dennis L. Meadows
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 7819 recommend · 78 mention19 recommend · 7819 recommend
2015–2026Capitalist Realism
Mark Fisher
Recommended by 41 · mentioned by 7741 recommend · 77 mention41 recommend · 7741 recommend
2009–2026Discipline and Punish
Michel Foucault, Simon Prebble
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 7036 recommend · 70 mention36 recommend · 7036 recommend
2022–2026Chip War
Chris Miller
Recommended by 39 · mentioned by 7339 recommend · 73 mention39 recommend · 7339 recommend
2007–2026Pale Blue Dot
Carl Sagan
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 6924 recommend · 69 mention24 recommend · 6924 recommend
2008–2026Future shock
Alvin Toffler
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 6219 recommend · 62 mention19 recommend · 6219 recommend
2010–2026The collapse of complex societies
Joseph A. Tainter
Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 6134 recommend · 61 mention34 recommend · 6134 recommend
2010–2026The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer
Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 6737 recommend · 67 mention37 recommend · 6737 recommend
2009–20261491
Charles C. Mann
Recommended by 43 · mentioned by 6343 recommend · 63 mention43 recommend · 6343 recommend
2007–2026Accidental empires
Robert X. Cringely
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 6235 recommend · 62 mention35 recommend · 6235 recommend
2008–2026The Prize
Daniel Yergin
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 4236 recommend · 42 mention36 recommend · 4236 recommend
2013–2026The master and his emissary
Iain McGilchrist
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 5330 recommend · 53 mention30 recommend · 5330 recommend
2008–2026The Victorian Internet
Tom Standage
Recommended by 41 · mentioned by 4941 recommend · 49 mention41 recommend · 4941 recommend
2008–2026Fire in the valley
Paul Freiberger, Michael Swaine
Recommended by 39 · mentioned by 5239 recommend · 52 mention39 recommend · 5239 recommend
2010–2026What technology wants
Kevin Kelly
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 4824 recommend · 48 mention24 recommend · 4824 recommend
2012–2026Eichmann in Jerusalem
Hannah Arendt
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 5021 recommend · 50 mention21 recommend · 5021 recommend
2010–2026Motel of the mysteries
David Macaulay
Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 4731 recommend · 47 mention31 recommend · 4731 recommend
2017–2026On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 4223 recommend · 42 mention23 recommend · 4223 recommend
2012–2026They thought they were free
Milton Sanford Mayer
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 4420 recommend · 44 mention20 recommend · 4420 recommend
2007–2026Lies My Teacher Told Me
James W. Loewen
Recommended by 28 · mentioned by 4328 recommend · 43 mention28 recommend · 4328 recommend
2017–2026Energy and Civilization
Vaclav Smil
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3223 recommend · 32 mention23 recommend · 3223 recommend
2011–2026The Guns of August
Barbara Tuchman
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 4119 recommend · 41 mention19 recommend · 4119 recommend
2009–2026On Killing
Dave Grossman, Lt Grossman
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 4121 recommend · 41 mention21 recommend · 4121 recommend
2008–2025A Farewell to Alms
Gregory Clark
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 3316 recommend · 33 mention16 recommend · 3316 recommend
2009–2024The Gallic Wars
Julius Caesar
Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 4211 recommend · 42 mention11 recommend · 4211 recommend
2010–2026Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 3927 recommend · 39 mention27 recommend · 3927 recommend
2010–2026The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 3518 recommend · 35 mention18 recommend · 3518 recommend
2010–2025The men who stare at goats
Jon Ronson
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 3712 recommend · 37 mention12 recommend · 3712 recommend
2011–2026Why the West Rules - For Now
Ian Morris
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 3420 recommend · 34 mention20 recommend · 3420 recommend
2008–2026Revolution in the valley
Andy Hertzfeld
Recommended by 29 · mentioned by 3729 recommend · 37 mention29 recommend · 3729 recommend
2010–2026Albion's Seed
David Hackett Fischer
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 3624 recommend · 36 mention24 recommend · 3624 recommend
2008–2026The fourth turning
William Strauss, Neil Howe
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 3715 recommend · 37 mention15 recommend · 3715 recommend
The end of history
Francis Fukuyama
Recommended by 1 · mentioned by 371 recommend · 37 mention1 recommend · 371 recommend
2012–2026American nations
Colin Woodard
Recommended by 25 · mentioned by 3325 recommend · 33 mention25 recommend · 3325 recommend
2020–2026Humankind
Rutger Bregman
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 3324 recommend · 33 mention24 recommend · 3324 recommend
2017–2026Against the Grain
James C. Scott
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 3322 recommend · 33 mention22 recommend · 3322 recommend
2017–2026The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 3422 recommend · 34 mention22 recommend · 3422 recommend
2009–2026History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 3411 recommend · 34 mention11 recommend · 3411 recommend
2012–2026The great illusion
Norman Angell
Recommended by 2 · mentioned by 342 recommend · 34 mention2 recommend · 342 recommend
2018–2026The Doomsday Machine
Daniel Ellsberg
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 2919 recommend · 29 mention19 recommend · 2919 recommend
2015–2025Ordinary Men
Christopher R. Browning
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 3119 recommend · 31 mention19 recommend · 3119 recommend
2019–2026The Perfectionists
Simon Winchester
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 2924 recommend · 29 mention24 recommend · 2924 recommend
2010–2026Most Secret War
R. V. Jones
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 2716 recommend · 27 mention16 recommend · 2716 recommend