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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Spare
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Spare

Prince Harry

2022 · 2024 edition

416 pages

Stay True
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Stay True

Hua Hsu

Published 2022

208 pages

Chip War
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Chip War

Chris Miller

Published 2022

464 pages

The Nineties
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The Nineties

Chuck Klosterman, 척 클로스터만

2022 · 2023 edition

372 pages

Freezing Order
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Freezing Order

Bill Browder, Bill BROWDER-B

Published 2022

313 pages

The Escape Artist
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The Escape Artist

Jonathan Freedland

2022 · 2023 edition

416 pages

Rogues
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Rogues

Patrick Radden Keefe, 派崔克•拉登.基夫

Published 2022

368 pages

Uncultured
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Uncultured

Daniella Mestyanek Young

Published 2022

352 pages

Cobalt Red
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Cobalt Red

Siddharth Kara

2022 · 2023 edition

288 pages

V13
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V13

Emmanuel Carrère

2022 · 2024 edition

320 pages

Confidence Man
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Confidence Man

Maggie Haberman

2022 · 2025 edition

624 pages