History & Geopolitics

Books
23
Average
7.4/ 10
Read
2011–2026
Median
289pages
Difficulty
  • Light 4
  • Moderate 12
  • Dense 6
  • Challenging 1
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Books here are most often also filed under American History: 6 of 23.

Books 23 books

Staying power: what still shapes how I think, separate from the rating.

  1. Born a Crime

    Rated 10 out of 10 · Trevor Noah

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  2. Between the World and Me

    Rated 9 out of 10 · Ta-Nehisi Coates

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  3. Sapiens

    Rated 9 out of 10 · Yuval Noah Harari

  4. Man's Search for Meaning

    Rated 9 out of 10 · Viktor E. Frankl

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  5. The 48 Laws of Power

    Rated 9 out of 10 · Robert Greene

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  6. David and Goliath

    Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Malcolm Gladwell

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  7. Intellectuals and Society

    Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Thomas Sowell

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  8. Unbroken

    Rated 8.5 out of 10 · Laura Hillenbrand

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  9. I.O.U.

    Rated 8 out of 10 · John Lanchester

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  10. Ego Is the Enemy

    Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Ryan Holiday

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  11. Tribe

    Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Sebastian Junger

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  12. Poorly Made in China

    Rated 7.5 out of 10 · Paul Midler

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  13. The Fire Next Time

    Rated 7.5 out of 10 · James Baldwin

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  14. The Clockwork Universe

    Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Edward Dolnick

    Staying power: Passing influence

  15. In Harm's Way

    Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Doug Stanton

    Staying power: Passing influence

  16. The End of Influence

    Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Stephen S. Cohen

    Staying power: Lasting influence

  17. The Worst Hard Time

    Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Timothy Egan

    Staying power: Passing influence

  18. Debt

    Rated 6.5 out of 10 · David Graeber

  19. The Art of War

    Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Sun Tzu

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  20. The Lessons of History

    Rated 6.5 out of 10 · Will Durant, Ariel Durant

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  21. Get Well Soon

    Rated 6 out of 10 · Jennifer Wright

    Staying power: Passing influence

  22. Daily Rituals

    Rated 5.5 out of 10 · Mason Currey

    Staying power: Lingering influence

  23. The Finest Hours

    Rated 4.5 out of 10 · Michael J. Tougias

    Staying power: Passing influence