Migliori Libri di Storia 2026

Yuval Noah Harari

One hundred thousand years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our fo…

Marcus Aurelius

The "Meditations" of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius are a readable exposition of the system of metaphysics known as stoicism. Stoics maintained that by putting aside great passions,…

Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill

This 35th anniversary edition of a bestselling book recounts Corrie tenBoom's horrific experiences in Hitler's concentration camps, explains how she survived, and offers hope throu…

Yuval Noah Harari

From the author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind comes an extraordinary follow-up that explores the future of the human species. Humans today e…

Walter Isaacson

The #1 New York Times bestseller "A powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life...a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it." --The New Yorker "Vigorous, insig…

Isabel Wilkerson

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S FIVE BEST BOOKS OF TH…

David McCullough

"David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright"--P…

Jared Diamond

Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, rather than the reverse? Jared Diamond argues that the gaps in power and technology be…

G. Edward Griffin

Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirror and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, …

Homer, translated by Robert Fagles

Dating to the ninth century BCE, Homer's timeless poem still vividly captures the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with one another's fates on the fields of Troy. Fagle…

Tom Holland

'The bloodstained drama of the last decades of the Roman republic... is told afresh with tremendous wit, narrative verve and insight' 'I owe a debt of gratitude to Tom Holland not …

Iris Chang

The shocking story of the Japanese invasion of the ancient city of Nanking, where more than 300,000 Chinese civilians were tortured, raped, and killed, is told by those who survive…

Daniel Jonah Goldhagen

This groundbreaking international bestseller lays to rest many myths about the Holocaust: that Germans were ignorant of the mass destruction of Jews, that the killers were all SS m…

Adrian Goldsworthy

The first major biography in decades examines the full complexity of Julius Caesar's character in an incisive portrait that shows why his political and military leadership continue…

Adrian Keith Goldsworthy

By the end of the fifth century, Roman rule had vanished in western Europe and much of northern Africa. Applying the scholarship, perspective, and narrative skill that defined his …

Geraldine Pinch

Spanning ancient Egyptian culture--from 3200 BC to AD 400--Pinch opens a door to this hidden world and casts light on the nature of myths and how they relate to the evolution of Eg…

robert a armour

"Robert Armour's classic text, long cherished by a generation of readers, is now complemented with more than 50 new photographs by Egyptologist Edwin Brock and drawings by Elizabet…

Skriuwer.com

Some conspiracy theories are ridiculous. Others turned out to be true. This book covers 50 of the most mind-bending ones and takes you through the evidence, the origins, and the re…

Skriuwer.com

America tells its own story better than any country in the world. This book asks whether that story is complete. It covers American history from the pre-Columbian era through colon…

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This book retells 20 major Greek myths in clear, modern prose while staying faithful to the ancient sources. It presents the stories of gods, heroes, and mortals as they appear in …