The Middle Kingdoms by Martyn Rady
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A lively history of Central Europe.
Read MoreThe Reopening of the Western Mind by Charles Freeman
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The author of “The Closing of the Western Mind” provides a lavishly-illustrated sequel about the up-swing of the pendulum.
Read MoreNo Right To An Honest Living by Jacqueline Jones
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A sobering study of the obstacles freed slaves faced in 19th-century Boston.
Read MoreThe Wandering Mind by Jamie Kreiner
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An intriguing new look at the ways medieval monks managed their screen time.
Read MorePhilip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy
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Bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy tells the dual story of Philip of Macedon and his famous son.
Read MoreMuhammad and the Empires of Faith by Sean Anthony
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An innovative inquiry into how we know what we know about the birth of Islam.
Read MoreTower of Skulls by Richard Frank
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The first volume in a projected new trilogy about the Pacific Theater of World War Two.
Read MoreThe Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman
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Beloved historical novelist Sharon Kay Penman’s latest book dramatizes the tensions of the 12-century Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2019: History!
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What’s new in History? The Best Books of 2019, of course!
Read MoreThe Puritans: A Transatlantic History by David D. Hall
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A definitively researched explanation for a phenomena many of us still don’t understand.
Read MoreDominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland
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Holland traces the insatiable growth and development of Christianity through all its major stages and locations.
Read MoreThe Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina
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The march of technology and the mass of satellites overhead have done little to tame this enormous renegade world.
Read MoreNatural Rivals by John Clayton
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Two towering figures in the history of American wildlife conservation advance and refine the concept of public lands in America.
Read MoreThe Patient Assassin by Anita Brand
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Not just an engrossing biography of Dyer, but an excavation of the life of Udham Singh.
Read MoreAssad or We Burn the Country by Sam Dagher
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What one comes away with after 600 pages of a Middle East generally on fire is the aching need for a little hope.
Read MoreUpheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis by Jared Diamond
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Can 30 pages be enough to do more than skim the surface of any of these epic events?
Read MoreThe Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI by Lauren Johnson
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An immensely readable popular biography of Henry VI, warmly sympathetic to the tormented figure at its center.
Read MoreOur Man by George Packer
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The fact that this book captures the man as no book is ever likely to do again is an accomplishment and also a precaution.
Read MoreEric Hobsbawm: A Life in History by Richard J. Evans
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An 800-page biography of a bestselling historian written by another bestselling historian.
Read MoreThe Pandemic Century by Mark Honigsbaum
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The book is unfailingly fascinating reading, despite its appalling subject matter, with vividly drawn portraits of many of the people at the front lines.
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