History

History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discu ...more

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The Lost Voices of Pompeii: Life and Death on Pompeii's Final Day

Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World

The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World

How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words

The Forgotten World War: Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution, from Spain to India and Back Again

Freedom Round the Globe: A World History of the American Revolution

National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America

The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic

Color Me Country: A Celebration of Black Women Who Shaped Country Music

Servus: How Slavery Made the Roman World

An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln

Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece

Marilyn and Her Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe

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Up All Night: A World History of Nightlife

Imogen Willetts

Release date: Jul 14, 2026

From the glamorous depravity of Studio 54 to the underground cabarets of Weimar Berlin, from Georgian London’s gaudy pleasure gardens to techno’s begi ...more
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The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World

Mark Booth

Release date: Jun 02, 2026

We're giving away 10 copies of the latest from the author of the global bestseller, The Secret History of the World. ...more
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Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland

Ashley Kahn

Release date: Aug 11, 2026

We're giving away 100 advanced copies of Grammy Award–winning music historian Ashley Kahn's exploration of Paul Simon's seminal album, Graceland. ...more
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