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Biography644
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Historical2,189
Historical Fiction2,189
History, Politics & Society2,189
History2,061
Non-Fiction1,438
Fiction761
Biography & Memoir678
Biography644
Formats631

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318

Places & World Literature299

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand
4.39 average rating, · 1M ratings
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The Complete Maus
Art Spiegelman
4.58 average rating, · 262k ratings
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Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
4.28 average rating, · 1.9M ratings
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The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
4.20 average rating, · 4.3M ratings
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris
4.32 average rating, · 1.2M ratings
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Percival Everett
4.41 average rating, · 576.3k ratings
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown
4.39 average rating, · 368.7k ratings
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The Color Purple
Alice Walker
4.28 average rating, · 767k ratings
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The Little Liar
Mitch Albom
4.56 average rating, · 109.6k ratings
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We Were the Lucky Ones
Georgia Hunter
4.42 average rating, · 204.7k ratings
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Cilka's Journey
Heather Morris
4.40 average rating, · 223k ratings
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
John Boyne
4.16 average rating, · 994.2k ratings
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley
4.45 average rating, · 166k ratings
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The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
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The Storyteller
Jodi Picoult
4.30 average rating, · 283.6k ratings
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All the Broken Places
John Boyne
4.49 average rating, · 107.5k ratings
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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
Garrett M. Graff
4.72 average rating, · 46.8k ratings
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Stephen E. Ambrose
4.44 average rating, · 141.7k ratings
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The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
4.25 average rating, · 319.8k ratings
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Sarah's Key
Tatiana de Rosnay
4.18 average rating, · 500.2k ratings
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
4.21 average rating, · 431.8k ratings
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Take My Hand
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
4.35 average rating, · 115.7k ratings
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson
4.30 average rating, · 142.1k ratings
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Mythos - The Greek Myths Retold
Stephen Fry
4.25 average rating, · 172.8k ratings
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