10 bestNew History Booksof January 2026
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1

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Bloomsbury

9.8
2

The Penguin History of the United States of America: New edition
Penguin

9.6
3
![Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story o: The Story of India through Its Languages | Penguin Books on Indian History & Evolution | Non-fiction [Hardcover] Mohan, Peggy](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/jKKTQci5tTMHRTBpGDu_eDJ57hA=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5145NoLFmFS._SL500_.jpg)
Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story o: The Story of India through Its Languages | Penguin Books on Indian History & Evolution | Non-fiction [Hardcover] Mohan, Peggy
Penguin
![Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story o: The Story of India through Its Languages | Penguin Books on Indian History & Evolution | Non-fiction [Hardcover] Mohan, Peggy](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/jKKTQci5tTMHRTBpGDu_eDJ57hA=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5145NoLFmFS._SL500_.jpg)
9.4
4

Noah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About The Event That Changed History
Simon & Schuster

9.1
5

Penguin History of Latin America, The
Penguin

8.9
6

Cold War, The : A New History
Random House Books for Young Readers

8.6
7
![In Search of the Divine: Living Histories of Sufism in India [Hardcover] Safvi, Rana [Hardcover] Safvi, Rana](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/c911zLhiq18aYqWLk9LcocLT5PM=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51SIullpgYL._SL500_.jpg)
In Search of the Divine: Living Histories of Sufism in India [Hardcover] Safvi, Rana [Hardcover] Safvi, Rana
Hachette
![In Search of the Divine: Living Histories of Sufism in India [Hardcover] Safvi, Rana [Hardcover] Safvi, Rana](https://images-proxy.bestreviews.guide/c911zLhiq18aYqWLk9LcocLT5PM=/0x150/https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51SIullpgYL._SL500_.jpg)
8.3
8

Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom)
Hachette Book Group

8.0
9

The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
Simon & Schuster

7.8
10

A Short History of Medicine: 28 (Modern Library Chronicles)
Penguin Random House

7.5
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