The History Of Human-kind (22 books)

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A list of historical non-fiction books, that will lead you back through what we know, and what we don't know, about humans

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1	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4.33 avg rating — 1,298,919 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan 4.16 avg rating — 50,742 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 4.04 avg rating — 466,174 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking 4.21 avg rating — 487,248 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond 3.94 avg rating — 75,319 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,639 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Firmament: The Hidden Science of Weather, Climate Change and the Air That Surrounds Us by Simon Clark (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 650 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy 4.14 avg rating — 683 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Cold War: A World History by Odd Arne Westad 4.31 avg rating — 2,559 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthony really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,083 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution by Jeremy D. Popkin 4.18 avg rating — 2,629 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte 4.21 avg rating — 42,387 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan 3.90 avg rating — 2,749 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian by Robin Lane Fox 3.90 avg rating — 2,414 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson 3.90 avg rating — 31,217 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 4.22 avg rating — 430,058 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 by Jonathan Healey 4.18 avg rating — 1,651 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities by Violet Moller 3.89 avg rating — 2,315 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust by Doris L. Bergen 4.25 avg rating — 1,873 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Fake History: 101 Things that Never Happened by Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 786 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity by Andrew Leigh 3.91 avg rating — 2,964 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd 3.60 avg rating — 1,937 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars