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Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Pursuit of God by A.W. TozerKnowing God by J.I. PackerThe Prodigal God by Timothy J. KellerDesiring God by John Piper
Best Books on the Gospel
159 books — 106 voters
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy1066 and All That by W.C. SellarThe Cartoon History of the Universe I, Vol. 1-7 by Larry GonickTerry Jones' Medieval Lives by Terry JonesAdolf Hitler by Spike Milligan
Historical Humor
128 books — 62 voters

1776 by David McCulloughJohn Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonWashington by Ron Chernow
USA History Books to read (nonfiction)
123 books — 60 voters
How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas CahillThe Mabinogion by UnknownThe Táin by AnonymousThe Mabinogion Tetralogy by Evangeline WaltonThe Celts by Nora Kershaw Chadwick
Medieval Welsh and Irish literature
80 books — 52 voters

Beowulf by UnknownThe Year 1000 by Robert LaceyEcclesiastical History of the English People by BedeFinn and Hengest by J.R.R. TolkienThe Anglo Saxon Chronicle by Benjamin Thorpe
Best Anglo Saxon books
211 books — 48 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Jews of Spain by Jane S. GerberAnne Frank Remembered by Miep GiesThe Nazi, the Princess, and the Shoemaker by Scott M. NeumanAmerica's Jewish Women by Pamela S. Nadell
Jewish history
203 books — 46 voters

My Life by Bill ClintonMrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint HillThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaAn American Life by Ronald ReaganTruman by David McCullough
Presidential Reading
49 books — 41 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter LordThe Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. BallardOn the Edge of Daylight by Giselle BeaumontTonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope OsborneTitanic by James Cameron
Titanic Works of Fact and Fiction
87 books — 36 voters

The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiFun Home by Alison BechdelLogicomix by Apostolos DoxiadisSafe Area Goražde by Joe Sacco
Graphic Non-Fiction Masterpieces
116 books — 34 voters
Pest Control for Organic Gardening by Amber RichardsThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanNourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon MorellCollapse by Jared DiamondCandide by Voltaire
Troubadour's book list for self reliance
124 books — 32 voters

Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer1776 by David McCulloughPaul Revere's Ride by David Hackett FischerAlmost a Miracle by John FerlingBunker Hill by Nathaniel Philbrick
American Revolution - Warfare (nonfiction)
122 books — 32 voters
The Tolkien Reader by J.R.R. TolkienThe Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne JonesThe Road to Middle-Earth by Tom ShippeyIn Memory Yet Green by Isaac AsimovIn Joy Still Felt by Isaac Asimov
My Favorite Books ABOUT Science Fiction & Fantasy
164 books — 29 voters

Mary Chesnut's Civil War by Mary Boykin ChesnutSarah Morgan by Sarah Morgan DawsonAll for the Union by Robert Hunt RhodesBushwhackers and Broken Hearts by P.J. SullivanBlue-Eyed Child of Fortune by Robert Gould Shaw
Civil War Letters and Diaries
97 books — 27 voters
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonWashington's Crossing by David Hackett FischerThe Landmark Thucydides by ThucydidesU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding Fathers
U.S. Army Center Of Military History Reading List 2012
59 books — 26 voters

The Thirty Years War by C.V. WedgwoodThe Thirty Years War by Peter H. WilsonThe Thirty Years War by Geoffrey ParkerWallenstein by Geoff MortimerThe Thirty Years War by Ronald G. Asch
Books on the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)
71 books — 20 voters
Roots by Alex HaleyThe Sisters by Mary S. LovellThe Du Mauriers by Daphne du MaurierAll Souls by Michael Patrick MacDonaldNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
best family histories
44 books — 18 voters

Fanny Newcomb And the Irish Channel Ripper by Ana BrazilThe Witch's Trinity by Erika MailmanGreat Maria by Cecelia HollandThe Darling Strumpet by Gillian BagwellThieving Forest by Martha Conway
Historical Novel Society - Northern California Authors
49 books — 18 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter LordTitanic Survivor by Violet JessopThomas Andrews by Shan F. BullockThe Night Lives On by Walter LordTitanic by Alan Hustak
Titanic People
36 books — 17 voters

Basic Economics by Thomas SowellFree to Choose by Milton FriedmanAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam SmithGeneral Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesFreefall by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Introduction to Economics
20 books — 17 voters
Blackamoores by OnyekaPhilip II by Geoffrey ParkerThe Grand Strategy of Philip II by Geoffrey ParkerEurope Divided, 1559 - 1598 by J.H. ElliottAlba by William S. Maltby
European War and Diplomacy in the Age of Philip II (1559-1598)
70 books — 14 voters

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack WeatherfordThe Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack WeatherfordGenghis Khan by John ManGenghis Khan and the Quest for God by Jack WeatherfordGenghis Khan and the Mongol Empire by Jean-Paul Roux
The Mongols for Beginners
19 books — 13 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerOut of Tune by Michelle D. ArgyleGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierBurning Bright by Tracy ChevalierOffbeat Love Stories and More by Jennifer K. Lafferty
Fiction Books that Reference Celebrities
107 books — 10 voters

The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanThe Usborne Encyclopedia of World History by Jane BinghamBeowulf by UnknownTreasury of Saints and Martyrs by Brenda MulvilhillCatherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Medieval History for Middle and High School
26 books — 10 voters
Genghis Khan by Alauddin Ata Malik al-JuvainiThe Perilous Frontier by Thomas J. BarfieldGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack WeatherfordEmpires of the Silk Road by Christopher I. BeckwithTurkestan Down to the Mongol Invasion by Vasilii Vladimirovich Bartold
The Mongols In-Depth
34 books — 9 voters

Lee's Lieutenants by Douglas Southall FreemanMary Chesnut's Civil War by Mary Boykin ChesnutDestruction and Reconstruction by Richard L. TaylorShenandoah 1862 by Peter CozzensA Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by J.B. Jones
The Civil War - Confederate View (Non-Fiction)
60 books — 9 voters
Palate Passport by Neha KhullarThe Proud Tower by Barbara W. TuchmanForgotten Elegance by Wendell SchollanderBelow Stairs by Margaret PowellLast Dinner On the Titanic by Rick Archbold
Resources for Edwardian Parties / Re-enactments
23 books — 9 voters

The Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Children's Blizzard by David LaskinBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownGrassland by Richard ManningThe Legendary Life of Bee Ho Gray by Clark Gray
Great nonfiction books about the settlement of the Great Plains
10 books — 8 voters
Highway 17 by Richard A. BealOakland, the Story of a City by Beth BagwellSanta Cruz County by Margaret KochCalifornia History for Kids by Katy S. DuffieldHoly Land by D.J. Waldie
Genealogy & History of California
20 books — 6 voters

The Wars of Louis XIV, 1667 - 1714 by John A. LynnLouis XIV by John B. WolfMarlborough as Military Commander by David G. ChandlerLouis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen by Pierre GoubertGiant of the Grand Siècle by John A. Lynn
Wars of Louis XIV (1661-1715)
98 books — 5 voters
European Warfare, 1660-1815 by Jeremy BlackThe Seven Years War in Europe by Franz A.J. SzaboThe Transformation of European Politics 1763-1848 by Paul W. SchroederThe Rise of the European Powers, 1679-1793 by Jeremy BlackEuropean International Relations 1648-1815 by Jeremy Black
War and Diplomacy in the 18th Century Europe
120 books — 5 voters

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