25 History Books in 2025

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12 participants (170 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 25 nonfiction history books in 2025.

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Socialism . . . Seriously: A Brief Guide to Surviving the 21st Century by Danny Katch

Socialism . . . Seriously: A Brief Guide to Surviving the 21st Century

Danny Katch

236 pages • 2023 • 2 editions

nonfiction economics history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

178 pages • 2012 • 5 editions

nonfiction feminism history race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit

Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

Rebecca Solnit

188 pages • 2004 • 34 editions

nonfiction essays history politics hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild

King Leopold's Ghost

Adam Hochschild

12h 42m • 1998 • 53 editions

nonfiction history politics challenging dark informative medium-paced
The Zulus at War: The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears by Adrian Greaves, Xolani Mkhize

The Zulus at War: The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears

Adrian Greaves, Xolani Mkhize

272 pages • 2013 • 4 editions

nonfiction history dark informative medium-paced
Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam

Bowling Alone

Robert D. Putnam

544 pages • 2000 • 12 editions

nonfiction history politics sociology challenging informative slow-paced
The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe by David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele

The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe

David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele

320 pages • 2021 • 5 editions

nonfiction history philosophy adventurous dark informative medium-paced
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe by Simon Winder

Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe

Simon Winder

576 pages • 2013 • 15 editions

nonfiction historical history travel funny informative slow-paced
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams

Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time

Mark Adams

10h 9m • 2011 • 8 editions

nonfiction history travel adventurous medium-paced
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple

The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857

William Dalrymple

560 pages • 2006 • 15 editions

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nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective medium-paced