The most popular history books of 2020

History books explain how the world came to be the way it is. Empires, revolutions, wars, inventions and everyday lives are all here, from the ancient world to recent decades. Whether you want a sweeping overview or one remarkable year in detail, you will find narrative history that reads like a story. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Black Wave
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Black Wave

Kim Ghattas

2020 · 2021 edition

377 pages

The Immortality Key
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The Immortality Key

Brian C. Muraresku, Брайън Мурареску

2020 · 2021 edition

480 pages

Banned Book Club
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Banned Book Club

Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, Ko Hyung-Ju

Published 2020

199 pages

Begin Again
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Begin Again

Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

2020 · 2021 edition

288 pages

Apocalypse Never
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Apocalypse Never

Michael Shellenberger

Published 2020

432 pages

The New Map
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The New Map

Daniel Yergin, 대니얼 예긴

2020 · 2021 edition

544 pages

Cynical Theories
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Cynical Theories

Helen Pluckrose

2020 · 2021 edition

351 pages

Cassandra Speaks
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Cassandra Speaks

Elizabeth Lesser

2020 · 2022 edition

304 pages

Strongmen
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Strongmen

Ruth Ben-Ghiat

2020 · 2021 edition

400 pages

Dark Towers
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Dark Towers

David Enrich

2020 · 2021 edition

416 pages

Trust
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Trust

Pete Buttigieg

2020 · 2021 edition

224 pages

The Precipice
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The Precipice

Toby Ord

2020 · 2021 edition

480 pages

Kings of Shanghai
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Kings of Shanghai

Jonathan Kaufman, 喬納森.考夫曼

2020 · 2021 edition

384 pages

On All Fronts
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On All Fronts

Clarissa Ward

2020 · 2021 edition

368 pages

The White Ship
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The White Ship

Charles Spencer

2020 · 2022 edition

352 pages