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HONESTLY Interesting History

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I didn't think I liked history until these books came along. They're so well written. The authors all made serious efforts to ensure the material was both engaging and informative instead of just dry facts.
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The Shaping of Our World

History that covers how we got here.
 
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An extremely in depth and comprehensive review of how human life on our planet came to be what we know today.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
 
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A beautiful and honest account of the state of our natural world. Part autobiography, part natural history lesson.
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future|Paperback
 
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A gripping and fantastic new look at Genghis Kahn and his empire. Understand the true beginnings of globalization and how history has repeated itself.
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World|eBook

More from the Mongols

 
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Get to know the extremely progressive and little discussed role of women in the Mongol empire. One of the most interesting explorations of how gender roles were equalized for a more stable empire.
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire|eBook
 
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Understand the complete factors leading to the downfall of the Mongol empire, Song Dynasty China, and Yuan Dynasty China. Try not to notice parallels in today’s world.
Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China|eBook

Just U.S.

 
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Discover the importance of Black Women in U.S. history through a new lens delivered through historical accounts they never taught you about.
A Black Women's History of the United States|eBook
 
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Get to know your Northern Native Neighbors through their cultural ways, historical influences, and how modern life in Alaska is so vastly different from most U.S. citizens.
What the Elders Have Taught Us: Alaska Native Ways|eBook

More of the World

 
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Follow the author on his first hand account as he and a team explore the revival of lost cultural sites in Honduras. Great storytelling, meaningful learning, and hilarious.
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story|eBook
 
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Understand the tremendous impact of women in leadership in one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Told with a modern perspective and appreciation of women of the past and of women today.
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt|eBook