How to Be a Dictator
The Boer War
The New Rules of War
1491
One in a Millennia
The Iliad
The Wager
The 50th Law
Notes from a Small Island
Sapiens
Catch Me If You Can
A Short History of Nearly Everything
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The 1619 Project
Just Mercy
The Book of Margery Kempe
Being Mortal
Born to Run
Romeo and Juliet
Why History Matters Today
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Journey Through Time
Ancient World
Homer's Iliad, Ancient civilizations
Modern Era
Sapiens, The 1619 Project, Just Mercy
Contemporary
Recent history and its impact today
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