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Your favorite history books

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everman

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I'm a fan of history in general and I'm just wondering what your favorite books are. Just recently I picked up a biography on Oppenheimer, by Pais, interesting.

List whatever you read and really like, from ancient to modern times.
 
Originally posted by: everman
I'm a fan of history in general and I'm just wondering what your favorite books are. Just recently I picked up a biography on Oppenheimer, by Pais, interesting.

List whatever you read and really like, from ancient to modern times.
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is that really considered a history book though?

If we're talking about biographies, I read Lawrence of Arabia back in HS and thought it was pretty good. I also just read Dark Valley Destiny about Robert E. Howard. While some people question the author's claims about REH, its still a good book. I learned lots of stuff about Texas and the people of the early 1900s.
 
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: everman
I'm a fan of history in general and I'm just wondering what your favorite books are. Just recently I picked up a biography on Oppenheimer, by Pais, interesting.

List whatever you read and really like, from ancient to modern times.
Click to expand...

is that really considered a history book though?
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Sure, a biography is a person's history and what went on around them.
 
Seven Ideas that Shook the Universe

It's one of those $10 Bargain Books at Barnes and Noble. It gives a great historic overview of physics.
 
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