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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,299,039 ratings — published 2011
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 466,206 ratings — published 1997
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 270,626 ratings — published 1980
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,269,036 ratings — published 1947
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8557 times as history)
avg rating 4.00 — 772,576 ratings — published 2003
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1776 1776 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 252,401 ratings — published 2005
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 84,958 ratings — published 2015
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 430,076 ratings — published 2003
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 151,129 ratings — published 1960
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 96,972 ratings — published 2005
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 6261 times as history)
avg rating 4.14 — 460,216 ratings — published 2017
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 6124 times as history)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,387,615 ratings — published 1956
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 104,556 ratings — published 1970
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 202,908 ratings — published 2005
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,009,614 ratings — published 2010
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The Guns of August The Guns of August (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5532 times as history)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,410 ratings — published 1962
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 86,119 ratings — published 2004
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John Adams John Adams (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 381,428 ratings — published 2001
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5013 times as history)
avg rating 4.16 — 50,753 ratings — published 2015
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 223,805 ratings — published 2011
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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 203,923 ratings — published 2004
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
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avg rating 4.19 — 71,397 ratings — published 1998
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 120,047 ratings — published 2010
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4362 times as history)
avg rating 4.17 — 226,013 ratings — published 2023
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 165,249 ratings — published 2015
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 4310 times as history)
avg rating 4.05 — 44,967 ratings — published 1978
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4184 times as history)
avg rating 4.13 — 818,661 ratings — published 2010
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The Histories The Histories (Paperback)
by (shelved 4123 times as history)
avg rating 4.01 — 56,627 ratings — published -430
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 4032 times as history)
avg rating 4.25 — 56,292 ratings — published 1997
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 4024 times as history)
avg rating 4.18 — 292,530 ratings — published 2015
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4015 times as history)
avg rating 4.47 — 181,518 ratings — published 2018
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 3865 times as history)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,957 ratings — published 1995
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3794 times as history)
avg rating 4.30 — 141,285 ratings — published 2020
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3752 times as history)
avg rating 4.16 — 193,623 ratings — published 2016
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Salt: A World History Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 3719 times as history)
avg rating 3.75 — 78,260 ratings — published 2002
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 3653 times as history)
avg rating 3.84 — 123,237 ratings — published 1998
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3629 times as history)
avg rating 4.46 — 173,925 ratings — published 1959
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History of the Peloponnesian War History of the Peloponnesian War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3463 times as history)
avg rating 3.95 — 41,173 ratings — published -411
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Hiroshima Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3426 times as history)
avg rating 4.06 — 91,676 ratings — published 1946
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Paperback)
by (shelved 3377 times as history)
avg rating 4.44 — 141,220 ratings — published 1992
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 3370 times as history)
avg rating 4.23 — 28,755 ratings — published 2003
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3363 times as history)
avg rating 4.25 — 88,071 ratings — published 2011
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3334 times as history)
avg rating 4.52 — 165,529 ratings — published 2020
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 3330 times as history)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,319 ratings — published 2004
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3308 times as history)
avg rating 3.94 — 586,174 ratings — published -500
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 3303 times as history)
avg rating 4.29 — 114,670 ratings — published 2017
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 3274 times as history)
avg rating 4.37 — 912,223 ratings — published 1946
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 3153 times as history)
avg rating 4.17 — 121,316 ratings — published 2000
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3107 times as history)
avg rating 4.39 — 367,420 ratings — published 2013
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3017 times as history)
avg rating 4.36 — 68,241 ratings — published 2019
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Epictetus
“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”
Epictetus

Christopher Paolini
“People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't.”
Christopher Paolini, Eragon

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