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Dan Snow's Book Recommendations

Dan Snow's Book Recommendations

A peek into the bookshelf of the UK's #1 history podcast host

By Dan Snow

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Dan Snow MBE is an acclaimed author, TV presenter, and host of the UK's #1 history podcast, Dan Snow's History Hit. The Blinkist Shortcast host shares his favorite Blinks that can offer insight into why looking into the past can be useful in grounding and understanding today's issues. From women rulers to Cold War spies and the fall of empires, this collection's for history buffs and enthusiasts.

Dan Snow's Book Recommendations

A peek into the bookshelf of the UK's #1 history podcast host

Why Don't We Learn from History?
Why Don't We Learn from History?
B. H. Liddell Hart
An exploration of how history helps us interpret the present and plan for the future
23 min4.1
Black and British
Black and British
David Olusoga
A Forgotten History
31 min4.5
When Women Ruled the World
When Women Ruled the World
Kara Cooney
Six Queens of Egypt
24 min4.1
The Sleepwalkers
The Sleepwalkers
Christopher Clark
How Europe Went To War in 1914
22 min4.5
The Light of Days
The Light of Days
Judy Batalion
The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
37 min4.7
The Anarchy
The Anarchy
William Dalrymple
The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
30 min4.5
The Spy and the Traitor
The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre
The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
29 min4.6
The Congo from Leopold to Kabila
The Congo from Leopold to Kabila
Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
A People’s History
28 min4.3
Arabs
Arabs
Tim Mackintosh-Smith
A 3,000 Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
30 min4.2
Sapiens
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
A Brief History of Humankind
28 min4.3
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
Nicholas Griffin
The Secret History Behind the Game That Changed the World
28 min4.5
The Silk Roads
The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan
A New History of the World
28 min4.5
The Soul of America
The Soul of America
Jon Meacham
The Battle for Our Better Angels
26 min4.1

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