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Real people and pivotal moments come alive through meticulous research and compelling storytelling in these journeys through time. Whether following spies during the American Revolution or exploring the hidden lives of remarkable women, these books illuminate the fascinating truths and untold stories that shaped our world.

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An Echo in the Bone Summary
An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon 2009 820 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Diamond Eye Summary
The Diamond Eye
by Kate Quinn 2022 435 pages
4.29
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Killing Kennedy Summary
Killing Kennedy
The End of Camelot
by Bill O'Reilly 2012 325 pages
4.11
60k+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
The 5000 Year Leap Summary
The 5000 Year Leap
by W. Cleon Skousen 1981 337 pages
4.27
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
Fermat's Enigma Summary
Fermat's Enigma
by Simon Singh 1997 315 pages
4.30
32k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
City of Girls Summary
City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2019 470 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Confronting the Presidents Summary
Confronting the Presidents
No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
by Bill O'Reilly 2024 417 pages
4.28
4k+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
The Bride Summary
The Bride
by Julie Garwood 1989 352 pages
4.23
69k+ ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Visitation Summary
Visitation
by Jenny Erpenbeck 2008 160 pages
3.61
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Germany
German Literature
River Kings Summary
River Kings
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
by Cat Jarman 2021 336 pages
4.05
3k+ ratings
History
Archaeology
Medieval
Finding Dorothy Summary
Finding Dorothy
by Elizabeth Letts 2019 351 pages
4.18
32k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
A Fragile Enchantment Summary
A Fragile Enchantment
by Allison Saft 2024 373 pages
3.50
23k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019 309 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Hiroshima Summary
Hiroshima
by John Hersey 1946 152 pages
4.04
85k+ ratings
History
War
Classics
Life After Life Summary
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson 2013 544 pages
3.78
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Fantasy
John Adams Summary
John Adams
by David McCullough 2001 751 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
History
Biography
American History
How the Irish Saved Civilization Summary
How the Irish Saved Civilization
The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
by Thomas Cahill 1995 246 pages
3.81
46k+ ratings
History
Ireland
Irish Literature
Rules of Civility Summary
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles 2011 335 pages
4.09
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Shelterwood Summary
Shelterwood
by Lisa Wingate 2024 368 pages
3.86
27k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Year of Wonders Summary
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks 2001 304 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The First Family Detail Summary
The First Family Detail
Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents
by Ronald Kessler 2014 272 pages
3.36
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Presidents
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun Summary
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
A Memoir of the Holocaust
by Michael Gruenbaum 2015 384 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Holocaust
Memoir
History
The Lost Letters of Aisling Summary
The Lost Letters of Aisling
by Cynthia Ellingsen 2024 302 pages
4.32
22k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Stalking Jack the Ripper Summary
Stalking Jack the Ripper
by Kerri Maniscalco 2016 337 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Young Adult
The Berlin Wall Summary
The Berlin Wall
A World Divided, 1961-1989
by Frederick Taylor 2006 486 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
History
Germany
Politics
To Sir Phillip, With Love Summary
To Sir Phillip, With Love
by Julia Quinn 2003 372 pages
3.70
200k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
The Comfort of Ghosts Summary
The Comfort of Ghosts
by Jacqueline Winspear 2024 342 pages
4.41
14k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical Mystery
The Man in the Iron Mask Summary
The Man in the Iron Mask
by Alexandre Dumas 1847 470 pages
3.99
66k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Anne Frank Summary
Anne Frank
The Biography
by Melissa Müller 1998 330 pages
4.34
25k+ ratings
Biography
History
Holocaust
The Good Earth Summary
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck 1931 418 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
China
Classics
Birdsong Summary
Birdsong
by Sebastian Faulks 1993 483 pages
4.11
82k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Summary
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith 1943 496 pages
4.30
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Classics
The Prestige Summary
The Prestige
by Christopher Priest 1995 404 pages
3.92
23k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
The Stonewall Riots Summary
The Stonewall Riots
Coming Out in the Streets
by Gayle E. Pitman 2019 224 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
LGBT
History
Middle Grade
Orphan Train Summary
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline 2013 278 pages
4.20
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Greek Mythology Summary
Greek Mythology
The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology
by Liv Albert 2021 240 pages
4.26
2k+ ratings
Mythology
Greek Mythology
History
The Secret Keeper Summary
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton 2012 484 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Romancing Mister Bridgerton Summary
Romancing Mister Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn 2002 370 pages
3.88
400k+ ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
Elephant Run Summary
Elephant Run
by Roland Smith 2007 318 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Adventure
The Duke and I Summary
The Duke and I
by Julia Quinn 2000 384 pages
3.79
600k+ ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Vanishing Half Summary
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett 2020 343 pages
4.13
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle’s Eye Summary
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle’s Eye
The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
by Len Bailey 2013 240 pages
3.60
100+ ratings
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
Great Circle Summary
Great Circle
by Maggie Shipstead 2021 608 pages
4.10
76k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
King John and the Road to Magna Carta Summary
King John and the Road to Magna Carta
by Stephen Church 2015 328 pages
3.60
100+ ratings
History
Biography
Medieval History
The Marriage Portrait Summary
The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell 2022 355 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Book of Longings Summary
The Book of Longings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2020 416 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Forge Summary
Forge
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2010 297 pages
4.16
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Social Sex Summary
The Social Sex
A History of Female Friendship
by Marilyn Yalom 2015 400 pages
3.16
100+ ratings
History
Feminism
Womens
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World Summary
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
by Chris Stewart 2011 320 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
History
Historical
Politics
The Uses and Abuses of History Summary
The Uses and Abuses of History
by Margaret MacMillan 2008 208 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
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