The Myth of Normal
Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté
Published 2022
576 pages
The most popular history books of 2022
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 2022.
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The Nineties
Chuck Klosterman
Published 2022
370 pages
We Were Dreamers
Simu Liu
Published 2022
304 pages
All the Beauty in the World The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley
2022 · 2023 edition
240 pages
River of the Gods Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
Candice Millard
2022 · 2023 edition
448 pages
The Song of the Cell
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Published 2022
496 pages
The Betrayal of Anne Frank A Cold Case Investigation
Rosemary Sullivan
Published 2022
383 pages
Freezing Order A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
Bill Browder
Published 2022
336 pages
How the World Really Works
Vaclav Smil
Published 2022
448 pages
Surrender 40 Songs, One Story
Bono
Published 2022
576 pages
When McKinsey Comes to Town The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm
Michael Forsythe, Walt Bogdanich
Published 2022
368 pages
The Escape Artist The Man who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
Jonathan Freedland
Published 2022
376 pages
The Palace Papers Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil
Tina Brown
2022 · 2023 edition
592 pages
I'll Show Myself Out Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
Jessi Klein
2022 · 2023 edition
288 pages
And There Was Light Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
Jon Meacham
Published 2022
720 pages
The War on the West
Douglas Murray
Published 2022
308 pages
The Chaos Machine
Max Fisher
Published 2022
352 pages
Starry Messenger Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Neil deGrasse Tyson
2022 · 2024 edition
288 pages
Nowhere for Very Long The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life
Brianna Madia
Published 2022
272 pages
Low-Hanging Fruit Sparkling Whines, Champagne Problems, and Pressing Issues from My Gay Agenda
Stephanie Johnson, Brandon Stanton
2022 · 2024 edition
224 pages
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
Maria Ressa
2022 · 2023 edition
309 pages
Femina A New History of the Middle Ages Through the Women Written Out of it
Janina Ramirez
Published 2022
447 pages
Anna The Biography
Amy Odell
Published 2022
447 pages
The Local School
Colin Phelan
Published 2022
186 pages