7 best-selling historical books like 1914: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley

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1914: History in an Hour

By: Rupert Colley

3.87

Format: 99 pages, Kindle Edition

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In 1914 the world changed. Europe’s great p…

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1. William Wilson

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.79

Format: 26 pages, ebook

"William Wilson" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839, with a setting inspi… read more

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"Let me call myself, for the present, Willam Wilson"

-Edgar Allan Poe, William Wilson

"You have conquered, and I yield. Yet henceforward art thou also dead - dead to the world and its hopes. In me didst thou exist - and, in my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly t…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, William Wilson

"Upon mankind at large the events of very early existence rarely leave in mature age any definite impression. All is gray shadow -- a weak and irregular remembrance -- and indistinct regathering of fe…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, William Wilson

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2. Prince of the Blood (Krondor's Sons, #1)

By: Raymond E. Feist

4.02

Format: 429 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Prince of the Blood is a work that explores strength and weakness, hope and fear, and what it means… read more

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"It's the problem with having a logical mind and giving women the same credit for ability as men, he mused as he dismounted. You can't contrive reasons to keep them safe."

-Raymond E. Feist, Prince of the Blood (Krondor's Sons, #1)

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3. El laberinto de los espíritus (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #4)

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4.53

Format: 928 pages, Hardcover

"El laberinto de los espíritus", es el desenlace de la saga de "El cementerio de los libros olvidad… read more

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  • historical
"يقاس حجم السرّ بقيمة الشخص الذي نخفيه عنه"

-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, El laberinto de los espíritus (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #4)

"Le certezze confortano, ma si impara solo dubitando."

-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, El laberinto de los espíritus (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #4)

"Las certezas reconfortan, pero sólo se aprende dudando."

-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, El laberinto de los espíritus (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #4)

"Una puerta no tiene principio ni fin, tan solo puertas de entrada."

-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, El laberinto de los espíritus (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #4)

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4. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough … read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace..."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying"

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

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5. Clausewitz: A Very Short Introduction

By: Michael Eliot Howard

3.72

Format: None pages, Paperback

Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on w… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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6. Henry VIII’s Wives: History in an Hour

By: Julie Wheeler

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In his ambition to provide a male heir to th… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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7. The Prince

By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more

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  • historical
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Is it better to be loved or feared?"

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

8. The Heroes (First Law World, #5)

By: Joe Abercrombie

3.49

Format: 182 pages, ebook

They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up … read more

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9. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

By: Fumio Sasaki , None

3.89

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert; he's just a regular guy who was stressed at w… read more

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10. The Witch in the Wood (The Once and Future King, #2)

By: T.H. White

3.98

Format: 240 pages,

The Queen of Air and Darkness, is the second book in his epic work, The Once and Future King. It co… read more

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11. Awakening (Infinity Blade, #1)

By: Brandon Sanderson

3.40

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Trained from birth in swordplay and combat, a young knight named Siris has journeyed to the Dark Ci… read more

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12. Red Country (First Law World, #6)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.11

Format: 70 pages, ebook

They burned her home. They stole her brother and sister. But vengeance is following. Shy South hope… read more

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13. Gallows Thief

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.91

Format: 373 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rider Sandman, having fought Napoleon in the French wars, expected to lead the life of an English c… read more

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  • historical
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14. Snowblind (Dark Iceland, #1)

By: Quentin Bates , Ragnar Jónasson

3.55

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their do… read more

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  • audiobook

15. Tehanu (Earthsea Cycle, #4)

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.60

Format: None pages,

Ursula K. LeGuin follows her classic trilogy from Earthsea with a magical tale that won the 1991 Ne… read more

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16. The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

By: Jonas Jonasson , Rachel Willson-Broyles

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the author of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared comes a picaresq… read more

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17. The Judge's House

By: Bram Stoker

3.00

Format: None pages,

A scholar takes up residence in the former home of a judge with a very evil reputation. He finds th… read more

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18. Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca

By: None

4.00

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

"Superb." --Steven Pinker "In Talking Back, Talking Black, John McWhorter, the maestro at communica… read more

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19. World War II: A Very Short Introduction

By: Gerhard L. Weinberg

3.64

Format: 211 pages, Paperback

The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope… read more

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20. 1066: History in an Hour

By: None , Kaye Jones

4.35

Format: None pages, Audiobook

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21. The Door-to-Door Bookstore

By: Carsten Henn

4.14

Format: 239 pages, Hardcover

The charming international bestseller about an elderly bookseller who delivers his recommendations … read more

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  • audiobook
"If you can tell when a book is good, why don’t you write one yourself?"

-Carsten Henn, The Door-to-Door Bookstore

"You need to read more. It makes the brain flexible, so that anything can fit into it."

-Carsten Henn, The Door-to-Door Bookstore

"She didn't need to believe in God; it was entirely sufficient that God believed in her."

-Carsten Henn, The Door-to-Door Bookstore

"It has been said that books find their own readers—but sometimes they need someone to show them the way."

-Carsten Henn, The Door-to-Door Bookstore

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22. A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.03

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe… read more

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  • historical
"Before God, our blood means nothing. Virtue is in deeds, not the skin."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"Fatma had heard enough. Should have known the kid wouldn't be an honest broker, not with all the wallahis he threw around."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"I don’t have sad tales to tell you. I’m not some tragic character from a story, lost between two worlds. I revel in who I am. What I am."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"The three of them sat there - A Ministry agent, a half-djinn, and a cat (likely), staring out past the balcony to the sleeping city they somehow had to find a way to save."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

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23. A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)

By: Arkady Martine

4.32

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one ca… read more

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  • audiobook
"I thought you hated them,"

-Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)

"On the flagship Weight of the Wheel : “You’d have to ask medical,"

-Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)

"exile happened in the heart and the mind long before it happened to the body"

-Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)

"Mahit couldn't decide if she was horrified, proud, or simply, deliciously, hideously intrigued."

-Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)

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24. The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

By: Joe Abercrombie

4.60

Format: 506 pages, Hardcover

Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion. Peace is just another kind of battlefield... Savine dan Glokta… read more

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  • war
  • audiobook
"I think I've had quite enough of other people's happiness."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

"Surprise makes brave men cowards, strong men weak, wise men fools."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

"Yolk grinned. "If there's one thing I'm good at, it's doing things badly."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

"Enemies are like furniture, aren't they? Better chosen for oneself than inherited."

-Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

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25. How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

By: Steven Levitsky

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Donald Trump's presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we'd be asking: Is ou… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Authoritarian politicians cast their rivals as criminal, subversive, unpatriotic, or a threat to national security or the existing way of life."

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

"The drift into authoritarianism doesn’t always set off alarm bells. Citizens are often slow to realize that their democracy is being dismantled even as it happens before their eyes."

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

"Institutions become political weapons, wielded forcefully by those who control them against those who do not. This is how elected autocrats subvert democracy—packing and “weaponizing"

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

"But when faced with a would-be authoritarian, establishment politicians must unambiguously reject him or her and do everything possible to defend democratic institutions—even if that means temporaril…"

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

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26. Kvæler (En Signe Christiansen og Martin Juncker-krimi, #3)

By: Kim Faber

4.12

Format: 409 pages, Hardcover

Efter sit eksil i Sandsted er Martin Junckersen tilbage i København. Han er ved at blive skilt fra … read more

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  • audiobook
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27. Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers

By: Faith G. Harper

3.32

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes--having melt … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"We either win or we learn. So take the fuck-ups as new ways of getting good information about yourself."

-Faith G. Harper, Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers

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28. Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual

By: Jocko Willink

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The ultimate guide on leadership from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Extreme Owners… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • war
  • audiobook
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29. Violet Made of Thorns

By: Gina Chen

3.54

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that … read more

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  • audiobook
"Don’t look at me like that."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"Sometimes you hate someone so much, you fall in love."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"A prince without the fixings, after all, is just a boy."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"If I must be a villain, I will be one of my own making."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

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30. 1914: History in an Hour

By: Rupert Colley

3.87

Format: 99 pages, Kindle Edition

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In 1914 the world changed. Europe’s great p… read more

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  • world war i
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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31. The Story of Gilgamesh

By: Yiyun Li

4.06

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Godlike Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, has built a beautiful city, but is also a terrible tyrant. In answ… read more

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  • history
  • audiobook

13 Top audiobook books like 1914: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley

Transform Your Habits

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Henry VIII’s Wives: History in an Hour

Julie Wheeler

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Snowblind (Dark Iceland, #1)

Quentin Bates , Ragnar Jónasson

3.55

Transform Your Habits

The Door-to-Door Bookstore

Carsten Henn

4.14

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The Art of War

Sun Tzu , Thomas Cleary

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Beyond Good and Evil

Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , R.J. Hollingdale

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes , Crawford Brough Macpherson

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Second Treatise of Government

John Locke , Crawford Brough Macpherson , C.B. MacPherson

3.87

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