17 Top nonfiction books like The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World by Arthur Herman

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The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

By: Arthur Herman

3.66

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

“An absorbing and humane account . . . Mr. Herman is at pains to remind us that the Viking world wa…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World by Arthur Herman , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series) by Nathaniel Philbrick

1. Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

4.12

Format: 427 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, comes a surprising account o… read more

Similar categories in Nathaniel Philbrick's Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series) book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Midshipman Edward Pellew was in the British boat right behind Arnold's. The American general had escaped, but in his haste he had left behind his stock and buckle, which Pellew took as a keepsake. Ye…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

"In an October 6 letter to Lord Stirling, he set forth the principle that would guide his increasingly sophisticated intelligence-gathering efforts. "As we are often obliged to reason the designs of t…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

2. What Have We Done: The Moral Injury of Our Longest Wars

By: David Wood

3.84

Format: 523 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Wood, a battlefield view of moral injury, the signatur… read more

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3. The End of Drum-Time

By: Hanna Pylväinen

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An epic love story in the vein of Cold Mountain and The Great Circle, about a young reindeer herder… read more

Similar categories in Hanna Pylväinen's The End of Drum-Time book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • historical
  • audiobook
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4. Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

By: Neil Price

4.18

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

The Viking Age - between 750 and 1050 - saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples.… read more

Similar categories in Neil Price's Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
"The Viking mind is far away from us today, but occasionally just about tangible."

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

"Free will existed, but exercising it inevitably led to becoming the person you always, really, had been."

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

"History is nothing if not a suppositional discipline, sometimes akin to a sort of speculative fiction of the past."

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

"There is a sense in which this viewpoint is looking through the wrong end of the historical telescope, defining (and often judging) a people solely by the consequences of their actions rather than th…"

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

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5. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

Similar categories in Hampton Sides's The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • biography
  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality by Brian Kilmeade

6. Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality

By: Brian Kilmeade

4.22

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and th… read more

Similar categories in Brian Kilmeade's Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
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7. Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

By: Christopher M. Palmer

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This is the book that will forever change the way we understand and treat mental health. If you … read more

Similar categories in Christopher M. Palmer's Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Depression in children, adolescents, and young adults is increasing as well. From 2006 to 2917, rates of depression the US increased by 68 percent in children ages twelve to seventeen. In people ages…"

-Christopher M. Palmer, Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

"The specific psychiatric disorders in which mitochrondrial dysfunction has been identified include the following: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, autism, …"

-Christopher M. Palmer, Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

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8. Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution

By: Eric Jay Dolin

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told before, yet m… read more

Similar categories in Eric Jay Dolin's Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

By: David H. Petraeus

4.06

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strate… read more

Similar categories in David H. Petraeus's Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • world history
  • audiobook
"A recurring theme of this book is that money spent on deterrence is seldom wasted, especially when considered against the costs incurred when the deterrence fails."

-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

"Hybrid warfare particularly appeals to China and Russia, since they are much more able to control the information their populaces receive than are their Western adversaries. A 1999 book, Unrestricted…"

-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

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10. The Riddler: Year One

By: Paul Dano

4.01

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Actor and writer Paul Dano understands the Riddler’s every motivation… come see Edward Nashton evol… read more

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11. Reframe Your Brain: The User Interface for Happiness and Success (The Scott Adams Success Series)

By: Scott Adams

4.41

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

In Reframe Your Brain, Scott Adams, the contrarian genius behind Dilbert and author of the most inf… read more

Similar categories in Scott Adams's Reframe Your Brain: The User Interface for Happiness and Success (The Scott Adams Success Series) book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • nonfiction
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12. 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

Similar categories in David Gibbins's A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

By: Seb Falk

3.68

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through t… read more

Similar categories in Seb Falk's The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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14. The Secret History of Bigfoot

By: John O’Connor

3.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, on… read more

Similar categories in John O’Connor's The Secret History of Bigfoot book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • history
  • audiobook
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15. The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790

By: Ritchie Robertson

4.27

Format: 985 pages, Hardcover

This magisterial history—sure to become the definitive work on the subject—recasts the Enlightenmen… read more

Similar categories in Ritchie Robertson's The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790 book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • history
  • world history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
"When different religion managed to coexist peacefully for a long period, the visibility of other religion tended to weaken one's conviction of the unique excellence of one's own."

-Ritchie Robertson, The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790

Cover of Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic by Scott Gottlieb

16. Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic

By: Scott Gottlieb

4.08

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

Physician and former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb asks: Has America’s COVID-19 catastrophe taugh… read more

Similar categories in Scott Gottlieb's Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World by Arthur Herman

17. The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

By: Arthur Herman

3.66

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

“An absorbing and humane account . . . Mr. Herman is at pains to remind us that the Viking world wa… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women by Nancy Marie Brown

18. The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women

By: Nancy Marie Brown

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Marie Brown's The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
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19. The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began

By: Valerie Hansen

3.69

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

From celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen, a groundbreaking work of history showing that bold e… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Hansen's The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began book and Arthur Herman's The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada and the End of the Norsemen by Don Hollway

20. The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada and the End of the Norsemen

By: Don Hollway

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

King Harald III (called Hardrada, or "Hard Ruler") of Norway was a real-life fantasy hero who burst… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
Cover of Arkangel (Sigma Force, #18) by James Rollins

21. Arkangel (Sigma Force, #18)

By: James Rollins

4.32

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times master of international thrillers comes the story of a global hunt acros… read more

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15 Best audiobook books like The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World by Arthur Herman

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Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

Nathaniel Philbrick

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The End of Drum-Time

Hanna Pylväinen

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

Neil Price

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

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11 best-selling adult books like The Secret History of Bigfoot by John O’Connor

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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

James L. Swanson

3.44

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The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

Douglas Preston

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless

Laurah Norton

3.87

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