History Challenge

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13 participants (53 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read as many non-fiction history books as you can through the year.

Challenge Books

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Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes by Sunita Sah

Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes

Sunita Sah

280 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

nonfiction health self help hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Befriending Your Inner Child: A Catholic Approach to Healing and Wholeness by Brya Hanan

Befriending Your Inner Child: A Catholic Approach to Healing and Wholeness

Brya Hanan

192 pages • 2024 • 1 edition

nonfiction psychology religion self help medium-paced
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

624 pages • 2021 • 13 editions

nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross by Kieran Kavanaugh, Otilio Rodriguez, Juan de la Cruz

The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

Kieran Kavanaugh, Otilio Rodriguez, Juan de la Cruz

814 pages • 1618 • 2 editions

user-added

nonfiction poetry religion informative reflective slow-paced
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilization to Independence by Zeinab Badawi

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilization to Independence

Zeinab Badawi

541 pages • 2024 • 22 editions

nonfiction history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

ReVisioning American History

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

296 pages • 2014 • 16 editions

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Ghosts of Panama by Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll Jr.

Ghosts of Panama

Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll Jr.

272 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

nonfiction history politics medium-paced
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah by Brant James Pitre

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah

Brant James Pitre

240 pages • 2018 • 10 editions

nonfiction religion informative slow-paced
The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy

The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA

Liza Mundy

480 pages • 2023 • 7 editions

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West by Chris Wimmer

The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West

Chris Wimmer

320 pages • 4 editions

nonfiction historical history emotional informative reflective fast-paced