I just finished reading my 500th English language book. Here are my favorite history books to get to know our species and our world better:
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
Genre: Anthropological, Cultural and Political History
The Nuremberg Trial
Author: Ann Tusa
Genre: History, War, Justice, WWII, Nazi Germany
The Discovery of India
Author: Jawaharlal Nehru (1st Prime Minister of independent India)
Genre: Political and Cultural History
The Code Book
Author: Simon Singh
Genre: History of Cryptography, Technology
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Author: Bill Bryson
Genre: Astronomical, Anthropological and Scientific History
Prisoners of Geography
Author: Tim Marshall
Genre: Geographical, Cartographical and Political History
Honorable Mentions
India wins Freedom by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Glimpses of World History by Jawaharlal Nehru