Take a Deeper Dive into 5 Historical Stories
History is the greatest story ever told. It has everything—fierce action, memorable characters, and twists of fate no one saw…
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The Summer’s Best History Books in Paperback
The most shocking thing about summer is that it reminds you it’s been a year since last summer. It also…
May’s Best New History Books
May has seen some monumental events over the years. Scotland and England were combined into Great Britain in May. The…
April’s Best History Books
April showers bring May flowers, and fantastic history books. Here are 10 of the month’s best Back To Top
5 Times History was Determined by Drug Abuse
Even a casual study of history reveals that drugs have been a part of human society since pretty much forever. Surprisingly…
March’s Best New History Books
March is a month perfectly situated for history-making—the year is still young and full of promise, inspiring folks to take…
The Most Kick-Butt Queens in History
Royalty is one of the world’s fastest-shrinking resources. Where once every nation on the planet had a king, queen, emperor, or…
January’s Best History Books
They say history has a way of repeating itself. That makes understanding history even more important. Lucky for us, we…
10 Gifts For Your Favorite Civil War Buff
A century and half ago, the bloody, pitched battles that defined America occurred right here on our own soil. Both…
December’s Best New History Books
December means another year is on the books, 12 months packed with events that may wind up influencing the future in ways…
The 10 Most Important Presidential Elections in History
As we wrap up the 2016 presidential election, we can all agree on two things: one, thank god it’s over,…
Fall’s Best New History Books
Fall is a time of change, of hunkering down and preparing for the storms to come. It’s also a perfect time…
October’s Best New History Books
Fall is here, and summer is just a distant memory—a reminder that history marches on no matter what we do.…
The Fascinating Story of the War That Shaped Winston Churchill
Some lives are, simply put, unbelievable—people who would have to be fictional, except for the fact that they really existed.…
September’s Best History Books
We never stop making history; in just the first eight months of this year, enough has happened to inspire several new books. That isn’t…
7 Must-Read Books for All the Light We Cannot See Fans
There is a reason All the Light We Cannot See won the Pulitzer Prize last year. Actually, there are several…
This Summer’s Best New History Books
Summer is the time for learning new things (winter is a bad time for this—no one wants to learn anything…