iTunes Store: Top Paid Books in History
Best Little Stories from the White House
C. Brian Kelly & Ingrid Smyer
Behind the White House's impressive facade lies the long history of the men who have lived and governed within it's walls. From births to deaths, wedd...
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize • New York Times Bestseller • Over Two Million Copies Sold “One of the most significant projects embarked upon by any int...
Children of Ash and Elm
Neil Price
From a distinguished archaeologist, the definitive history of the Vikings—from arts and culture to politics and cosmology. “A thrilling read.” — Wall ...
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 Eagle and the Hart
Helen Castor
From an acclaimed historian comes a “ richly textured” ( The Wall Street Journal ) tale of power and betrayal: the dual biography of Richard II and He...
The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State
Jill Lepore
Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Best Books of August: Barnes & Noble, Goodreads A New York Times New and Notable Titl...
Empress of the Nile
Lynne Olson
New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancien...
Poland 1939
Roger Moorhouse
A gripping history of the Nazi invasion of Poland, the true onset of World War II “Exemplary...About as good as military history can be.” —Timothy Sny...
War Paths
Alistair Moffat
The acclaimed historian sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans, exploring places of conflict in twelve journeys. As Alistair Moffat recounts ...
The Rape of Nanking
Iris Chang
The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal—and forgotten—massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city ...
Ortiz’s War
Nicholas Reynolds & Katie Sanders
The untold story of the Allies’ secret weapon in occupied France. Peter J. Ortiz’s path to becoming the most battle-decorated member of America’s firs...
Hiroshima
John Hersey
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about n...
Islands of the Damned
R.V. Burgin & Bill Marvel
A remarkable eyewitness account of the most brutal combat of the Pacific War, from Peleliu to Okinawa, this is the true story of R.V. Burgin, the real...
Curiosities of the Civil War
Webb Garrison
Civil War buffs, be warned: Webb Garrison's Curiosities of the Civil War may catch you off guard. Packed with obscurities and bizarre anecdotes, it sp...
The Nine
Gwen Strauss
THE BELOVED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] narrative of unfathomable courage" ― Wall Street Journal The Nine follows the true story of the author’s gr...
The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to dest...
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...
Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder
The definitive history of Hitler and Stalin's politics of mass killing, explaining why Ukraine has been at the center of Western history for the last ...
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 ...
Evil Geniuses
Kurt Andersen
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When did America give up on fairness? The author of Fantasyland tells the epic history of how America decided that bi...