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Books like Salt

If you liked Salt by Mark Kurlansky, here are 8 non-fiction books to read next — hand-matched on shared themes and authors, not an algorithm. Each links to where to get it.

  1. #1

    1776

    by David McCullough

    Another history pick — same territory as Salt.

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  2. #2

    A People's History of the United States

    by Howard Zinn

    Another history pick — same territory as Salt.

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  3. #3

    Endurance

    by Alfred Lansing

    Another history pick — same territory as Salt.

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  4. #4

    Guns, Germs, and Steel

    by Jared Diamond

    Another history pick — same territory as Salt.

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  5. #5

    SPQR

    by Mary Beard

    Another history pick — same territory as Salt.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy SPQR on Amazon
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  6. #6

    Team of Rivals

    by Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Another history pick — same territory as Salt.

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  7. #7

    The Devil in the White City

    by Erik Larson

    Another history pick — same territory as Salt.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy The Devil in the White City on Amazon
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  8. #8

    The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

    by William L. Shirer

    Another history pick — same territory as Salt.

    🎧 Listen free with a 30-day Audible trial·or buy The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich on Amazon
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