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History — 2026-08-1450 booksAvg 4.6★652,283 total reviewsUpdated daily ~9am ET

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NightElie Wiesel16 days on chart · +4 this week

4.7

23,620

2–

48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene16 days on chart · +2 this week

4.7

89,866

3–

Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl16 days on chart · +3 this week

4.7

99,990

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A People's History of the United States: A National Bestselling Book on U.S. History and the Fight for Racial EqualityHoward Zinn15 days on chart · peak #3 · +5 this week

4.7

17,469

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Salt: A World HistoryMark Kurlansky16 days on chart · peak #1 · −2 this week

4.3

4,413

6New

Mysteries of the National Parks: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and MoreMike Bezemek

4.4

159

Nuclear War: A ScenarioAnnie Jacobsen16 days on chart · peak #4

4.6

12,538

1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a NationAndrew Ross Sorkin16 days on chart · peak #4 · +2 this week

4.6

11,122

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and MurderDavid Grann16 days on chart · +9 this week

4.4

42,138

102

Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the WorldEric Metaxas16 days on chart · peak #6 · +3 this week

4.9

666

111

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and WinJocko Willink16 days on chart · peak #8

4.7

39,375

121

The Penguin History of the World: 6th editionJ M Roberts11 days on chart · peak #1 · −11 this week

4.4

1,250

137

The Stones Cry Out: Biblical Archaeology, Prophecy, and the Last DaysDinesh D'Souza4 days on chart · peak #1

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142

Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari16 days on chart · peak #11 · +1 this week

4.6

133,456

152

Into the WildJon Krakauer16 days on chart · +10 this week

4.4

23,360

16New

Smyrna, September 1922: One American's Mission to Rescue Victims of the 20th Century's First GenocideLou Ureneck

4.5

245

173

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible VoyageAlfred Lansing11 days on chart · peak #11 · −5 this week

4.8

27,189

185

Art of Seduction: An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of PowerRobert Greene16 days on chart · +1 this week

4.7

11,919

191

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary UnderbellyAnthony Bourdain8 days on chart · peak #17 · +23 this week

4.8

8,760

204

The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944Jonathan F. Vance2 days on chart · peak #16

4.5

1,006

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The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-day SacrificeAlex Kershaw2 days on chart

4.7

1,759

223

The Jesus Discoveries: 10 Historic Finds That Bring Us Face-to-Face with JesusJeremiah J. Johnston3 days on chart

4.8

1,378

23New

The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of RomanonesLarry Loftis

4.2

1,602

245

The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund FitzgeraldJohn U. Bacon16 days on chart · peak #20 · −4 this week

4.7

2,797

2512

Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her WorldAmy Stanley2 days on chart · peak #13

4.2

779

26New

1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern WorldLiaquat Ahamed3 days on chart · peak #16

4.4

247

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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern IrelandPatrick Radden Keefe16 days on chart · peak #21 · −5 this week

4.6

20,358

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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaErik Larson2 days on chart

4.3

31,365

295

Communion: Finding My Way Back to FaithJ. D. Vance16 days on chart · peak #12 · +5 this week

4.7

1,056

304

American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald TrumpKai Bird2 days on chart · peak #26

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311

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the SixtiesTom O'Neill16 days on chart · peak #29 · −2 this week

4.6

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327

Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass3 days on chart

4.7

5,693

337

1776David McCullough11 days on chart · peak #20 · −6 this week

4.6

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344

Meditations (Penguin Classics)Marcus Aurelius16 days on chart · peak #30 · +10 this week

4.8

9,734

352

Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the WestRaymond Ibrahim16 days on chart · peak #23 · −12 this week

4.8

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362

The Hiding PlaceCorrie Ten Boom16 days on chart · peak #33 · −3 this week

4.9

19,947

372

In Cold BloodTruman Capote8 days on chart · peak #34 · +12 this week

4.5

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3810

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Library)Marjane Satrapi14 days on chart

4.6

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3920

Miss Dior: A Wartime Story of Courage and CoutureJustine Picardie3 days on chart · peak #9

4.3

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401

Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America's NazisScott Payne2 days on chart

4.6

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41New

Confessions (Penguin Classics)Saint Augustine16 days on chart · peak #29

4.7

1,478

422

Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America―The New York Times Bestselling Retelling of US History Through the Experiences of Black AmericansMichael Harriot15 days on chart · peak #22 · −14 this week

4.8

5,549

4312

MythosStephen Fry16 days on chart · peak #14 · −29 this week

4.6

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44New

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the VikingsNeil S. Price11 days on chart · peak #24 · −9 this week

4.6

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453

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great MigrationIsabel Wilkerson16 days on chart · peak #24 · −21 this week

4.8

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46New

A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and ShipwreckSophie Elmhirst16 days on chart · peak #28

4.3

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472

Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing FraudsJohn Fugelsang14 days on chart · peak #38

4.8

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4812

A Grief ObservedC. S. Lewis3 days on chart · peak #36

4.6

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491

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The American RevolutionDK3 days on chart · peak #12

4.5

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