The Best History Books
Updated 2026-07-25 · 30 books
Editorial introduction coming soon.
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Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling, British Library, The British The British Library
Juvenile literaturePotterHarry (Fictitious Character) - 7
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Royal Opera House in the Twentieth Century
Frances Donaldson
Royal Opera HouseRoyal opera house (londonEngland) - 22
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Hedge Britannia A Curious History Of A British Obsession
Hugh Barker
HedgesHistoryLandscape architecture - 24
Architecture's odd couple
Hugh Howard
Friends and associatesCriticism and interpretationArchitecture - 25
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At a glance
| # | Book | Author |
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| 1 | June IIT | Prabhat Kumar |
| 2 | Bloomsbury India India Bharat And Pakistan | J Sai Deepak |
| 3 | Afterlives | Abdulrazak Gurnah |
| 4 | Story of Russia | Orlando Figes |
| 5 | Quidditch Through the Ages | J. K. Rowling |
| 6 | Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling, British Library, The British The British Library |
| 7 | When We Are No More | Abby Smith Rumsey |
| 8 | Gin & juice | Tyers |
| 9 | Who Moved My Stilton | Alan Tyers |
| 10 | Ahmedabad | Amrita Shah |
| 11 | Laxminama | Aṃśumāna Tivārī |
| 12 | You Are Not the Man You Are Supposed to Be | Martin Robinson |
| 13 | World Broke in Two | Bill Goldstein |
| 14 | Accidental Feminists | Celia Brayfield |
| 15 | Last Train to Hilversum | Charlie Connelly |
| 16 | Soho in the Eighties | Christopher Howse |
| 17 | A Savage Dreamland | David Eimer |
| 18 | The Nine Lives of Pakistan | Declan Walsh |
| 19 | Luck | Ed Smith |
| 20 | Gestapo | Edward Crankshaw |
| 21 | Royal Opera House in the Twentieth Century | Frances Donaldson |
| 22 | High Noon | Glenn Frankel |
| 23 | Hedge Britannia A Curious History Of A British Obsession | Hugh Barker |
| 24 | Architecture's odd couple | Hugh Howard |
| 25 | Women in Dark Times | Jacqueline Rose |
| 26 | Seven Days in the Life of Syria | Janine Di Giovanni |
| 27 | Chasing the Scream | Johann Hari |
| 28 | Joy Ride | John Lahr |
| 29 | On boxing | Joyce Carol Oates |
| 30 | Opening Skinner's Box | Lauren Slater, Lauren Slater |
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