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Readers' Top Histories & Biographies of the Past 10 Years

Today's collection of books zeroes in on histories and biographies, probably the busiest shelves in the nonfiction aisles. We got curious: What are the most popular books of this type on Goodreads over the past decade? So we crunched the numbers by way of ratings, reviews, and Goodreads members' Read and Want to Read shelves. The list below suggests the range of people and topics that have most resonated with Goodreads regulars over the past 10 years. (Published May 7, 2024)
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Elon Musk: Tesla, Spacex, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Ashlee Vance)
Elon Musk: Tesla, Spacex, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Ashlee Vance)
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Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (Kate Moore)
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Leonardo Da Vinci (Walter Isaacson)
Leonardo Da Vinci (Walter Isaacson)
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The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
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The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Erik Larson)
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Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (David Grann)
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (David Grann)
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Patrick Radden Keefe)
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
14
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Tim Marshall)
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Tim Marshall)
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (Hallie Rubenhold)
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The Wright Brothers (David McCullough)
The Wright Brothers (David McCullough)
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The Silk Roads (Peter Frankopan)
The Silk Roads (Peter Frankopan)
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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
19
The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
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Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
21
Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
22
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War (Ben Macintyre)
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War (Ben Macintyre)
23
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe)
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe)
24
How the Word Is Passed (Clint Smith)
How the Word Is Passed (Clint Smith)
25
The Woman They Could Not Silence (Kate Moore)
The Woman They Could Not Silence (Kate Moore)
26
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant (Ron Chernow)
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A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Th (Timothy Egan)
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Th (Timothy Egan)
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The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra (Helen Rappaport)
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra (Helen Rappaport)
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The Bomber Mafia (Malcolm Gladwell)
The Bomber Mafia (Malcolm Gladwell)
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White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America (Nancy Isenberg)
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America (Nancy Isenberg)
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The Only Plane in the Sky (Garrett M. Graff)
The Only Plane in the Sky (Garrett M. Graff)
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
33
Elon Musk (Walter Isaacson)
Elon Musk (Walter Isaacson)
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The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos (Judy Batalion)
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos (Judy Batalion)
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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War I (Liza Mundy)
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War I (Liza Mundy)
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
37
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States (Daniel Immerwahr)
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States (Daniel Immerwahr)
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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (William Dalrym)
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (William Dalrym)
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These Truths: A History of the United States (Jill Lepore)
These Truths: A History of the United States (Jill Lepore)
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