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The Other History:The English Teacher's Best Books on World History, Ideas, Cultures, and Archaeology

Our Maverick English Teacher and history buff lists fifty works, both popular and scholarly, that approach world history from unusual or unexpected points of view.
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The Archaeology of the Bible (Magnusson)
The Archaeology of the Bible
1
Magnusson
Arthur's Britain (Alcock)
Arthur's Britain
2
Alcock
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
3
The Ascent of Money
The Ascent of Money
4
The Black Death (Philip Zeigler)
The Black Death
5
Philip Zeigler
Civilization (Clark)
Civilization
6
Clark
The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
The Civilization of the Middle Ages
7
Norman Cantor
Cod
Cod
8
Connections (Burke)
Connections
9
Burke
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Amin Maalouf)
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
10
Amin Maalouf
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed
11
Burke
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus
12
Thomas Cahill
Empire (Niall Ferguson)
Empire
13
Niall Ferguson
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (Tom Lewis)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
14
Tom Lewis
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds (Charles MacKay)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds
15
Charles MacKay
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Thomas Cahill)
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels
16
Thomas Cahill
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology
17
C.W. Ceram
The Great Warming (Brian Fagan)
The Great Warming
18
Brian Fagan
Guns, Germs and Steel (Jared Diamond/USA)
Guns, Germs and Steel
19
Jared Diamond/USA
Heretics and Heroes (Thomas Cahill)
Heretics and Heroes
20
Thomas Cahill
A History of the World (Andrew Marr)
A History of the World
21
Andrew Marr
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization
22
Thomas Cahill
In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
In Search of the Dark Ages
23
Wood
In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War
24
Michael Wood
In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made (Norman Cantor)
In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made
25
Norman Cantor
Legacy (Michael Wood)
Legacy
26
Michael Wood
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age
27
Brian Fagan
The Long Summer (Fagan)
The Long Summer
28
Fagan
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
29
Dava Sobel
Mysteries of the Middle Ages (Thomas Cahill)
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
30
Thomas Cahill
The New Knighthood (Barber)
The New Knighthood
31
Barber
Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
Pagans and Christians
32
Robin Lane Fox
The Power of Art (Schama)
The Power of Art
33
Schama
The Quest for Arthur's Britain (Geoffrey Ashe)
The Quest for Arthur's Britain
34
Geoffrey Ashe
THE RISE OF THE WEST by William H. McNeill
THE RISE OF THE WEST by William H. McNeill
35
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea (Thomas Cahill)
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea
36
Thomas Cahill
The Secret History of the World (Mark Booth)
The Secret History of the World
37
Mark Booth
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
38
Bill Bryson
The Silk Road: A New History (Valerie Hansen)
The Silk Road: A New History
39
Valerie Hansen
The Square and the Tower (Niall Ferguson)
The Square and the Tower
40
Niall Ferguson
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