History -- Serious but fun

Explore the best history books that make learning fun! From ancient civilizations to modern events, discover engaging reads that are both serious and entertaining.

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Caesar

 

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How the Irish Saved Civilization

by Thomas Cahill

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages …
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A History of the American People

by Paul Johnson

"The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures," begins Paul Johnson's remarkable new American history. "No other national …
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Desire of the Everlasting Hills

by Thomas Cahill

From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, his most compelling historical narrative yet. How did an …
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The First Man in Rome

by Colleen McCullough

On New Year's Day of 110 B.C., two men whom "Fortune" favors stand with a vision and courage that will force change upon the Roman …
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Modern Times Revised Edition

 

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The October Horse

by Colleen McCullough

Now in paperback--the sweeping epic of ancient Rome from the #1 bestselling author of "The Thorn Birds" that brings to life Gaius Julius Caesar during …
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A history of the Jews

 

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The Grass Crown

by Colleen McCullough

An aging, ailing Gaius Marius, heralded conqueror of Germany and Numidia, longs for that which was prophesied many years before: an unprecedented seventh consulship of …
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The Brethren

by Bob Woodward

The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action. Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give …
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Robert the Bruce

 

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Fortune's Favorites

by Colleen McCullough

In the midst of a disintegrating Republic, the dictator of ancient Rome, Sulla, retires, the brutally ambitious Pompey appoints himself Magnus, and a young Caesar …
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Caesar's Women

 

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History of Christianity

 

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Americans, the colonial experience

 

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