9 best-selling history books like A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle Hirsch

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A History of Women in 101 Objects

By: Annabelle Hirsch

4.21

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Discover the hidden history of women—and the world—through this visual exploration of intimate obje…

"Pans and other such objects are the very opposite of monuments. They don't commemorate revolutions or victories on the battlefield; don't allude to great contracts or those moments of upheaval that have an undeniably transformative effect on society. It's rarely possible to link them to one specific date, to say: 'From that day on, everything was different.' They belong not to the so-called big picture of history but instead to a realm that is far more intimate. Quiet, and overlooked. A realm that was long considered female--and, accordingly, insignificant."

-Annabelle Hirsch, A History of Women in 101 Objects

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Cover of Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe by Sathnam Sanghera

1. Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe

By: Sathnam Sanghera

4.04

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the … read more

Similar categories in Sathnam Sanghera's Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe book and Annabelle Hirsch's A History of Women in 101 Objects

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts by Sarah Thornton

2. Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts

By: Sarah Thornton

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An innovative investigation of the five strange worlds that worship women’s chests After years o… read more

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  • history
  • feminism
  • gender
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • sociology
  • audiobook
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3. Restless Dolly Maunder

By: Kate Grenville

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society’s long-locked doors were … read more

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  • feminism
  • womens
  • audiobook
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4. Enlightenment

By: Sarah Perry

3.70

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling new work of literary fiction from the author of The Essex Serpent, a story of love and a… read more

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  • audiobook
"Thomas [Hart] lived where he'd been born, and where (so he often thought without rancor) he'd very likely die; and if he lived alone he was not lonely, that being a condition not of solitude but of l…"

-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment

"So I told her this: that it's true I've only rarely been happy, and perhaps more often been sad. But I have been content. I have lived. I have felt everything available to me: I've been faithless, de…"

-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment

"I wish I could say, James, that we forgave each other in the end. I wish I could say: she put her head on my shoulder and I welcomed it and we laughed and said all was well. But in fact we were quiet…"

-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment

"...in the ordinary way we love because we're loved, and give more or less what we're given. But to love without return is more strange and more wonderful, and not the humiliating thing I'd once taken…"

-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment

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5. Hey, Zoey

By: Sarah Crossan

3.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Dolores O'Shea’s marriage collapses when she discovers her husband’s AI sex doll in the garage. Whe… read more

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  • audiobook
"But I wished I wasn’t strong. Because when you are, no one thinks to take care of you."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"We were too alike. We loved one another in the wrong way, but that doesn't mean it wasn't love."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"How could we possibly tell another person everything about ourselves? It would take a lifetime. It would be incredibly boring."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"As a young teacher I would raise my voice to get a group’s attention. Now I know better. To make yourself heard, you get very quiet. It instils fear."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

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6. Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s

By: Sarah Ditum

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities in the 2000s, and the sexist, expl… read more

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  • history
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • sociology
  • audiobook
Cover of A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks by David Gibbins

7. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

By: David Gibbins

3.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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8. Milk: On Motherhood and Madness

By: Alice Kinsella

3.82

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A map of motherhood, Milk is at once a gentle and meditative story of one woman’s experience of new… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI

By: Madhumita Murgia

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, reveal… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America

By: Sara B. Franklin

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The woman behind some of the most important authors of the 20th century—including Julia Child, Anne… read more

Similar categories in Sara B. Franklin's The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America book and Annabelle Hirsch's A History of Women in 101 Objects

  • womens
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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11. Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra

By: Bruce Pascoe

4.20

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes you need to repeat something a hundred times before a bell rings in the colony. From the… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle Hirsch

12. A History of Women in 101 Objects

By: Annabelle Hirsch

4.21

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Discover the hidden history of women—and the world—through this visual exploration of intimate obje… read more

Similar categories in Annabelle Hirsch's A History of Women in 101 Objects book and Annabelle Hirsch's A History of Women in 101 Objects

  • german literature
  • history
  • feminism
  • gender
  • nonfiction
  • fashion
  • womens
  • economics
  • sociology
  • audiobook
"Pans and other such objects are the very opposite of monuments. They don't commemorate revolutions or victories on the battlefield; don't allude to great contracts or those moments of upheaval that h…"

-Annabelle Hirsch, A History of Women in 101 Objects

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13. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

By: Emily Nussbaum

4.02

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • sociology
  • audiobook
Cover of When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion by Julie Satow

14. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion

By: Julie Satow

4.06

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

A glittering, glamorous portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visio… read more

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  • history
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • fashion
  • audiobook
Cover of Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women by Ellen Atlanta

15. Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women

By: Ellen Atlanta

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An up-close and striking look at modern beauty culture―from Botox and Instagram filters to lip flip… read more

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  • feminism
  • gender
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
"We invited each other into our spaces when parents would allow – girls only in these altars of beauty. We were christened into girlhood, not by holy water or the consumption of Christ’s body and bloo…"

-Ellen Atlanta, Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women

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16. A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria

By: Caroline Crampton

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Part cultural history, part literary criticism, and part memoir,  A Body Made of Glass is a definit… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"If I have to inhabit a fragile meat vessel that could disintegrate at any moment, at least don't make me think about it all the time."

-Caroline Crampton, A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria

"I wonder if the hypochondriac him or herself is a metaphor, a condensed node of ideas about illness crushed together into one individual. I am pressed between these layers of meaning like a flower pr…"

-Caroline Crampton, A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria

"Fairy tales and folklore are full of this moment: a potion to be swallowed that will transform or destroy a life....When life is especially difficult or hard, the notion that just a single action cou…"

-Caroline Crampton, A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria

"Illness is a story we tell about ourselves. The narrative is the connective tissue that joins together the symptoms and perceptions and makes sense of them. It's how impenetrable concepts like death …"

-Caroline Crampton, A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria

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17. The Amendments

By: Niamh Mulvey

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Delving into the lives of three generations of women, The Amendments is an extraordinary novel abou… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #0.5) by Juno  Dawson

18. Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #0.5)

By: Juno Dawson

3.76

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The next enchanting instalment of the sensational #1 SUNDAY TIMES bestselling HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL C… read more

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  • audiobook
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19. Bright I Burn

By: Molly Aitken

3.61

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared. When a young Alice Kytel… read more

Similar categories in Molly Aitken's Bright I Burn book and Annabelle Hirsch's A History of Women in 101 Objects

  • womens

7 Best womens books like A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle Hirsch

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Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts

Sarah Thornton

3.77

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3.88

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Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s

Sarah Ditum

3.58

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Sara B. Franklin

4.26

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Paul Lynch

4.10

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Anne Enright

3.55

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John Boyne

4.33

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Claire Keegan

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