iTunes Store: Top Paid Books in History
Crusaders
Dan Jones
A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the auth...
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 ...
Rome and Persia
Adrian Goldsworthy
The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers. "Magnificent." — The Spectator The Roman Empire was l...
Five Days in August
Michael D. Gordin
"A gripping reconsideration of how the atomic bomb figured in the ending of World War II." —Daniel J. Kevles, author of The Physicists With a New Pref...
1831
Louis P. Masur
"[A] solidly researched, briskly presented popular history that helps sharpen our picture of a surprisingly pivotal era." — Los Angeles Times 1776, 18...
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...
Master Slave Husband Wife
Ilyon Woo
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Biography “A rich narrative of the Crafts, an enslaved couple who escaped from Georgia in 1848, with light-skinne...
Stay Alive
Ian Buruma
An astonishing account of life under a murderous regime amid a great city’s descent into utter annihilation In 1939, when Ian Buruma’s epic opens, Ber...
The Barbizon
Paulina Bren
A “captivating portrait” ( The Wall Street Journal ), both “poignant and intriguing” ( The New Republic ): from award-winning author Paulina Bren come...
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 ...
Race Against Time
Jerry Mitchell
An investigative reporter tells the harrowing story of three unsolved civil rights era murders and how he reopened these cold cases, ultimately bringi...
Give Me Tomorrow
Patrick K. O'Donnell
An epic story of valor and sacrifice by a legendary Marine company in the Korean War brought to gripping, cinematic light by an acclaimed historian ("...
The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto
Elizabeth R. Hyman
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Holocaust historian, archivist, and history blogger adds a new dimension to the story of the Warsaw Ghetto upri...
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...
The Remains of Company D
James Carl Nelson
A combat narrative of suffering and heroism and a rare eye-level account of World War I—"One of the best. Nelson is an excellent stylist . . .he knows...
Why the West Rules—for Now
Ian Morris
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "A remarkable book . . . an important book—one that challenges, stimulates and entertains. Anyone who does n...
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 ...
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...
Empire of the Summer Moon
S. C. Gwynne
*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the O...
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...