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The past, decoded. Key moments in human history explained through the most compelling books — wars, revolutions, and everything between.
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Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
Bryan Burrough
Germany: Memories of a Nation
Neil Macgregor
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
Jacob Mchangama
Freedom: Memories 1954 – 2021
Angela Merkel
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation: The fight against racism in modern America
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
Camilla Townsend
Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
David Lochbaum
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Michael Wolff
Genesis: The Ultimate Origin Story
Guido Tonelli
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates Of Human Societies
Jared Diamond



























































