History - Best Rated Books

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist celebrates Jefferson\'s skills as a practical politician.

An account of the 16th president\'s assassination.

A reinterpretation of the New Deal and the Great Depression.

How Homo sapiens became Earth\'s dominant species.

This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazis centers on the family of William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador there.

The anchor of “The O\'Reilly Factor” recounts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Recordings and transcripts of a seven-part interview with Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. in 1964.

The historian explores the extensive intellectual legacy that France settled on its 19th-century American visitors.

The former vice president opens up about his life and nearly four decades at the core of American politics.

An oral history of the sports network ESPN.

The Federalists\' case for the Constitution, adapted for the 21st century.

The story of a woman whose cancer cells were extensively cultured without her permission in 1951.

The former attorney general for George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump gives his account of those two tenures.

How decisions were made on the war in Afghanistan, the campaign in Pakistan and the fight against terrorism.

The life of the philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell, and his passion for mathematics, is recounted in this graphic novel.

Thomas Paine-inspired thoughts on government.

A small group of Special Forces operatives fought the Taliban on horseback shortly after Sept. 11.

The attempt to preserve, and later to locate, art works stolen by the Nazis during World War II.

This \"alternative history\" of American liberalism finds its roots in classical fascism.

The scientist\'s life and ideas.

Selections from the 40th president\'s daily White House diaries; originally published in 2007.

The Age of Turbulence is a book by Alan Greenspan, published in 2007. The book is a story of Greenspan's life and career, and of the economic and political events of the last century.

The conservative talk-show host on \"the world\'s biggest problems.\"

George Tenet takes readers inside the CIA and the White House in this memoir of his time as Director of Central Intelligence

The story of George Harrison and Pattie Boyd’s marriage, as told by the woman who inspired some of the Beatles’ most enduring love songs.

Readers\' letters about their fathers in response to “Big Russ and Me.”

The author chronicles the aftermath of the Venetian fire.

In this masterful and engrossing account, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas E. Ricks takes us inside the planning and execution of the war in Iraq, revealing the miscalculations and mistakes that led to the greatest foreign policy disaster in recent American history.

In Culture Warrior, Bill O'Reilly takes on the culture wars.

In State of Denial, Bob Woodward takes readers inside the Bush administration's response to the 9/11 attacks.

A former climber builds schools for children in Pakistani and Afghan villages.

A biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 and an inspiration for the film “Oppenheimer.”

"1776" by David McCullough is a historical narrative that provides a detailed account of the events surrounding the American Revolutionary War in the year 1776. The book explores the challenges faced by the Continental Army and the pivotal moments that shaped the nation's history. McCullough's work combines meticulous research with engaging storytelling, making history accessible to a wide audience.

The challenges that shaped the leadership abilities of four presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson.

The author chronicles the life and Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.

The political genius of Abraham Lincoln, revealed in his relationship with his cabinet; originally published in 2005.

A biography of the first Treasury secretary, a major author of the Federalist Papers and an advocate of strong central government. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway play.

A World War II veteran works for a crime boss and comes into contact with the union boss Jimmy Hoffa. The basis of the movie \"The Irishman.\"

An overview of the 1918 flu epidemic and cautionary tale for similar kinds of large-scale outbreaks.

The author discusses the 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror.