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Top Paid Books in History

iTunes Store: Top Paid Books in History

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel

Douglas Brunt

This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” ( The New York Times ) reveals the hidden history Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s ...

History $2.99 2023-09-19

Dreams of El Dorado

H. W. Brands

From a New York Times bestselling author, a masterful history of the American West—from the California Gold Rush to the settling of Oklahoma and beyon...

United States $1.99 2019-10-22

The Formation of Christendom

Judith Herrin

A groundbreaking history of how the Christian “West” emerged from the ancient Mediterranean world In this acclaimed history of Early Christendom, Judi...

Europe $2.99 2021-10-19

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the true tale...

United States $10.99 2004-02-10

Firestorm

Jacob Soboroff

New York Times Bestseller and #1 Los Angeles Times Bestseller A "gripping, unshakeable firsthand account" ( San Francisco Chronicle ) of the firestorm...

United States $14.99 2026-01-06

Nuclear War

Annie Jacobsen

The INSTANT New York Times bestseller Instant Los Angeles Times bestseller Finalist, Dayton Literary Peace Prize One of NPR's Books We Love One of New...

Military $4.99 2024-03-26

We the Women

Norah O'Donnell & Kate Andersen Brower

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A vivid portrait of the unsung American women from 1776 to today who changed the course of history in their fight for free...

History $14.99 2026-02-24

The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

Walter Isaacson

America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who w...

United States $8.99 2025-11-18

How to Kill a Witch

Zöe Venditozzi & Claire Mitchell

“Terrifying, fascinating, and important.” —Sara Sheridan, author of Where Are the Women? and The Fair Botanists Nothing brings people together like a ...

Europe $1.99 2025-09-30

The River of Doubt

Candice Millard

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait—the bestselling author of River of the Gods br...

History $1.99 2005-10-18

Humankind

Rutger Bregman, Erica Moore & Elizabeth Manton

AN INSTANT  NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER The “lively” ( The New Yorker) , “convincing” ( Forbes ), and “riveting pick-me-up we all need right ...

World $2.99 2020-06-02

King of Kings

Scott Anderson

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION • KIRKUS...

Middle East $14.99 2025-08-05

The Gales of November

John U. Bacon

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Smithsonian • 10 Best History Books of 2025 Bookpage • Best Books of 2025 "A work of spectral beauty destined to be a classi...

United States $16.99 2025-10-07

New York Times: Disunion

The New York Times, Clay Risen, George Kalogerakis & Ted Widmer

A major collection of modern commentary from scholars, historians, and Civil War buffs' on the Civil War, from The New York Times' Disunion on-line jo...

United States $1.99 2013-06-11

The Demon of Unrest

Erik Larson

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln ...

United States $4.99 2024-04-30

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Bob Carruthers

The essential primary-source history of the British Isles through the early Middle Ages, fully annotated and illustrated with paintings and engravings...

Europe $1.99 2013-03-18

American Struggle

Jon Meacham

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates...

United States $14.99 2026-02-17

A Cruel and Shocking Act

Philip Shenon

A groundbreaking, explosive account of the Kennedy assassination that will rewrite the history of the 20th century's most controversial murder investi...

United States $1.99 2013-10-29

Confronting Evil

Bill O'Reilly & Josh Hammer

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! By the #1 bestselling history author in the world, Bill O'Reilly: A dramatic confrontation with good, evil, and ...

History $16.99 2025-09-09

On Juneteenth

Annette Gordon-Reed

NEW YORK TIMES • 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2021 New York Times • Times Critics Top Books of 2021 New York Times Bestseller Best Books of the Year • Washington ...

History $11.99 2021-05-04

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