History Book Recommendations for Beginners

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  • Опубліковано 11 жов 2024

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  • @thebrothersgwynne
    @thebrothersgwynne День тому +2

    This is a video WE needed! I've only read a bit of Dan Jones, but feel the need to cover his whole catalogue! Definitely need to try some Mary Beards well....
    Will

  • @watchedbyadrien
    @watchedbyadrien 12 годин тому

    excellent picks. can’t wait to read all of them

  • @personmcpersonperson2893
    @personmcpersonperson2893 4 години тому

    Great video, very helpful and motivating

  • @Beardmanwooly1975
    @Beardmanwooly1975 3 дні тому +2

    I immediately found a used hardback copy of Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs on Pango and purchased it.

  • @shahafcarmieli3858
    @shahafcarmieli3858 2 дні тому +1

    Band of brothers is the one that got me into reading history

  • @davidreece2964
    @davidreece2964 17 годин тому

    Just picked up Powers and Thrones, Rubicon, Persian Fire, and Fifth Sun on your recommendation! Gonna be a fall/winter of history haha

  • @jacksont9678
    @jacksont9678 3 дні тому

    I’m currently taking a history of Rome class and there’s so many interesting topics I want to read into further, thanks for the recs!

  • @annacalifornia6498
    @annacalifornia6498 3 дні тому

    Loved most of your recommendations on Instagram. Honestly, I would not have even thought of learning in any of those things that you put up there. So keep doing what you're doing. Keep inspiring

  • @howiedavis303
    @howiedavis303 3 дні тому

    Awesome video. Adding tons to my tbr list

  • @cashsharpe9270
    @cashsharpe9270 3 дні тому +1

    This is awesome! Any chance we can get some American history recommendations in a future video?

  • @drewbader64
    @drewbader64 3 дні тому

    Love your channel and Insta, man. Keep it up.

  • @IndoorSasquatch
    @IndoorSasquatch 2 дні тому

    Say Nothing is a phenomenal recommendation, will have to check out some of these others!

  • @Blurbingify
    @Blurbingify 3 дні тому

    This is great timing; now I can get ready for nonfiction November with these recs!

  • @toulcaz31
    @toulcaz31 3 дні тому

    I really like the angle by type of reader. Hopefully it also helps connecting people with your great channel. 🤘

  • @coreygow6432
    @coreygow6432 3 дні тому

    Love this, exactly what I was looking for 🤝

  • @Craven_Raven
    @Craven_Raven 3 дні тому

    I’m very poorly read in history. These recs are great, and I’m looking forward to what else you have to say on the subject in the future.

  • @sandraraedeer4849
    @sandraraedeer4849 День тому

    I have Hollow Crown and The Hollow Crown. By Mary Beard Emperor Of Rome and SPQR and The rise And Fall of The Dinosaurs. Say nothing was a very good read. Greek fire sounds great, for some reason it reminds me of a program I used to watch Deadliest Warrior. I loved that series.

  • @eddiemcfellow1351
    @eddiemcfellow1351 3 дні тому +1

    Thank You! 👌🏻

  • @kkosu
    @kkosu 3 дні тому

    I would add Peter Frankopan to the list. The Silk Roads: A New History of the World was a great book and covers a lot. Another approach to make history interesting, is to read history of some specific topic. For example -> Robert Macfarlane: Mountains of the mind covers the history of climbing and fascination with mountains. Guns, Germs and Steel is also a an interesting one (also transdisciplinary, but could get people to read more historical books)

  • @theclassy4
    @theclassy4 3 дні тому

    Yo! I used to follow you on Tik Tok but I ditched the app a while back because it was taking up too much of my time. So glad you’re on Booktube now! Do you have any recommendations for Japanese history?

  • @Herackles-
    @Herackles- 3 дні тому

    Donald Kagan’s “The Peloponnesian War” is fantastic if you haven’t read it and really shows how the Greeks were left vulnerable for the Romans

    • @KistReadsBooks
      @KistReadsBooks  2 дні тому

      Really liked that one, a different style from Thucydides and a great companion to him

  • @LaytonLancer17
    @LaytonLancer17 3 дні тому

    Would highly recommend Erik Larson and Candice Millard too! Extremely readable and engaging stuff for history curious readers

  • @Noahhttps
    @Noahhttps 2 дні тому

    Halfway through Say Nothing based off your rec from instagram a while back. It reads so amazingly well. I’m looking into authors other books. Have you read any of his other works?

    • @KistReadsBooks
      @KistReadsBooks  2 дні тому

      @@Noahhttps I haven't yet but I'm glad you're enjoying this one!

  • @Chronatoss
    @Chronatoss 3 дні тому

    Never clicked on a vid so fast

  • @mackenzieoliver4016
    @mackenzieoliver4016 3 дні тому

    Been following on instagram for a bit. Just wondering what your note taking process is when reading history books, if any, or does it depend on the book?

  • @srivijaya9520
    @srivijaya9520 3 дні тому

    I've read and enjoyed both Power and Thrones and SPQR so I'll definitely check some of the others out. That being said I've also read Destiny Disrupted and did not like it at all. While it was very easy to read, it was quite inaccurate in all sorts of easy to verify details (e.g. it gets the Ottoman millet system quite wrong, it describes the events around the fly-whisk incident incorrectly etc) which makes me doubt the accuracy of any of its broader conclusions.

  • @denisdavid4474
    @denisdavid4474 3 дні тому

    I started history with bloodlands by snyder but found it a little too extreme even if it s true but then i tried ghost on the throne and really hooked me even if i couldn’t keep up with all the names

    • @KistReadsBooks
      @KistReadsBooks  3 дні тому

      @@denisdavid4474 Ghost On the Throne really does do the best job possible with the complexity of that subject

  • @drewdavis8184
    @drewdavis8184 3 дні тому

    What are you best recommendations for Scandinavian history/non fiction ??

  • @martialonso8983
    @martialonso8983 3 дні тому +1

    Algorithmic comment

  • @supaflymo
    @supaflymo 3 дні тому

    Eyeing The Life and Legend of Saladin in the background...how is it?

    • @KistReadsBooks
      @KistReadsBooks  3 дні тому +1

      @supaflymo only recently just picked it up, haven't read it yet, looks awesome though

  • @xr69z
    @xr69z 3 дні тому

    did you read '''The Venture of Islam
    Book by Marshall Hodgson'' ? if you do please make a review video

    • @KistReadsBooks
      @KistReadsBooks  3 дні тому

      I have not but I'll check it out. Thanks for the rec!

  • @AliHassan-zu2do
    @AliHassan-zu2do 3 дні тому

    🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @marvelloustraveller3559
    @marvelloustraveller3559 3 дні тому

    🥇 first