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Goodreads: Readers Top Histories and Biographies of the Last 5 Years

Published by goodreads on Sept. 11, 2020, this list includes highly rated histories and biographies published during the last five years.
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The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile
1
Erik Larson
You Never Forget Your First (Alexis Coe)
You Never Forget Your First
2
Alexis Coe
A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
A Black Women's History of the United States
3
Daina Ramey Berry
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
4
Isabel Wilkerson
The Address Book (Deidre Mask)
The Address Book
5
Deidre Mask
Sweet Taste of Liberty (W. Caleb Mcdaniel)
Sweet Taste of Liberty
6
W. Caleb Mcdaniel
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (David Treuer)
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
7
David Treuer
Blood in the Water (Heather Ann Thompson)
Blood in the Water
8
Heather Ann Thompson
Overground Railroad (Candacy Taylor)
Overground Railroad
9
Candacy Taylor
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
10
Grann
Dead Wake (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake
11
Erik Larson
21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Yuval Noah Harari)
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
12
Yuval Noah Harari
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
13
Margot Lee Shetterly
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
14
Kate Moore
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
15
Susan Orlean
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
16
Zora Neale Hurston
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Tim Marshall)
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
17
Tim Marshall
The Lost City of the Monkey God (Douglas Preston)
The Lost City of the Monkey God
18
Douglas Preston
On Tyranny (Timothy Snyder)
On Tyranny
19
Timothy Snyder
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
20
Mary Beard
Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots (MORGAN JERKINS)
Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots
21
MORGAN JERKINS
Born Survivors (Wendy Holden)
Born Survivors
22
Wendy Holden
The Spy and the Traitor (Ben Macintyre)
The Spy and the Traitor
23
Ben Macintyre
Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
Midnight in Chernobyl
24
Adam Higginbotham
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
25
David W. Blight
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
26
Hallie Rubenhold
The Silk Roads (Peter Frankopan)
The Silk Roads
27
Peter Frankopan
White Trash (Isenberg)
White Trash
28
Isenberg
The Witches (Stacy Schiff)
The Witches
29
Stacy Schiff
ELON MUSK (Ashlee Vance)
ELON MUSK
30
Ashlee Vance
Shoe Dog (Phil Knight)
Shoe Dog
31
Phil Knight
The Wright Brothers (David McCullough)
The Wright Brothers
32
David McCullough
Leonardo Da Vinci (Walter Isaacson)
Leonardo Da Vinci
33
Walter Isaacson
The Stranger in the Woods (Michael Finkel)
The Stranger in the Woods
34
Michael Finkel
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik)
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
35
Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
36
Patrick Radden Keefe
The Good Neighbor (Maxwell King)
The Good Neighbor
37
Maxwell King
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
38
Ibram X. Kendi
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (Sarah Vowell)
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
39
Sarah Vowell
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
40
Sonia Purnell
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