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Being Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Burstein

An Intimate History

24 min4.3

Football

Chuck Klosterman

An all-American ritual

20 min3.7

The Fate of Rome

Kyle Harper

Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire

22 min4.4

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

The Dangers of the American Dream During the Great Depression

15 min4.5

The Chemistry Book

Derek B. Lowe

From Gunpowder to Graphene, 250 Milestones in the History of Chemistry

38 min4.6

The Medici

Paul Strathern

Godfathers of the Renaissance

23 min4.6

World Cup Fever

Simon Kuper

A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments

21 min4.1

The 33 Strategies of War

Robert Greene

A Comprehensive Guide to the Subtle Social Game of Everyday Life

16 min4.1

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Nein sagen

Matthias Brandt

Über den 20. Juli 1944, meine Eltern und eigene Verantwortung

1 min5.0

Balkan-Odyssee

Marie-Janine Calic

1933-1941 – Auf der Flucht vor Hitler durch Südosteuropa

1 min4.3

Effi Briest

Theodor Fontane

Ein Gesellschaftsroman über Ehe, Moral und Konvention im 19. Jh.

2 min4.8

Weltwissen Heilung

Johannes Huber, Yasmina Kobza

100 Tipps aus 5.000 Jahren Medizingeschichte

1 min4.7

Material World

Ed Conway

Wie sechs Rohstoffe die Geschichte der Menschheit prägen

2 min4.1

Das erwachsene Land

Holger Stark

Deutschland ohne Amerika - eine historische Chance

2 min4.3

Kipppunkte

Georg Diez

Von den Versprechen der Neunziger zu den Krisen der Gegenwart

1 min3.6

Der Vorleser

Bernhard Schlink

Ein Roman über Erinnerungen und die Schuld der Vergangenheit

1 min4.8

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Books on Analytic Philosophy

Unpack the complexities of a groundbreaking school of thought

7 items

Books by Revolutionary Thinkers

Groundbreaking ideas that challenged and changed us

11 items

Great American Novels

The essence and character of America in literary works

10 items

Books About American Patriotism

How to unite a nation

7 items

Best Books on the FBI

An inside look into America’s intelligence and security

8 items

Russland besser verstehen

Von Peter dem Großen bis Putin: die Geschichte Russlands

7 items

Best Holocaust Books

A look at history to help you learn, reflect, and remember

11 items

Best Books on Roman History

Go back in time and become Caesar for the day

4 items

Classics

Titles you need to know in Geschichte

Blank Space

W. David Marx

A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century

21 min4.3

Palestine

Nur Masalha

A Four Thousand Year History

31 min3.7

The Alchemy of Us

Ainissa Ramirez

How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

26 min4.3

Comandante

Rory Carroll

Inside Hugo Chávez's Venezuela

22 min4.1

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Anonymous

Teaser: A timeless tale of friendship, mortality, and the search for meaning

17 min4.7

Self-Help from the Middle Ages

Peter Jones

What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us about Living

21 min4.6

Alexander the Great

Philip Freeman

Teaser: The Macedonian who conquered the world

28 min4.6

Ulysses

James Joyce

Teaser: Explore the Epic Odyssey of This Towering 20th-Century Classic

14 min4.2

The Coming Storm

Odd Arne Westad

Power, Conflict and Warnings from History

24 min4.4

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Jack Weatherford

The fascinating story behind the Mongol Empire

16 min4.3

The Art Thief

Michael Finkel

A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

18 min4.5

Arabs

Tim Mackintosh-Smith

A 3,000 Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires

30 min4.2

Enemies and Neighbors

Ian Black

Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017

29 min4.2

Bedtime Biography: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Jack Weatherford

The Rise of the Mongol Empire and Its First Great Khan

37 min4.6

Macbeth

William Shakespeare

Regicide and Revenge in one of the World's Most Famous Tragedies

20 min4.6

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain Poet

Teaser: A Knight’s Test of Honor, Temptation, and Truth

16 min4.4

Lives of the Stoics

Ryan Holiday

The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius

28 min4.4

A History of God

Karen Armstrong

The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

27 min4.2

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

The Horrors of Western Colonialism Told Through the Ivory Trade

16 min4.3

How Economics Explains the World

Andrew Leigh

A Short History of Humanity

20 min4.0

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic on Racial Prejudice & Injustice

26 min4.7

The Story of Stories

Kevin Ashton

The Million Year History of a Uniquely Human Art

20 min3.9

Capitalism

Sven Beckert

A Global History

31 min4.2

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

A Coming-Of-Age Classic on Belonging and Teenage Alienation

18 min4.2