History: imo, forget about textbooks. Books are much much better. Textbooks are less readable meant for people who will force themselves to go to lectures, revise, revise, write notes and actually study.
- "The Third Reich Trilogy" from Richard J. Evans about Germany during WWII is the best thing I read about WWII.
Now I am reading "The rebellious life of Mrs Rosa Park", pretty good too, although the topic is super specific.
Also, I would also recommend to have a look at "Lectures in History" podcast from c-span. They are are lectures from universities about American History. The lectures also contain book recommendations, so if you are interested in this or that topic, they are good source of books.
- "The Third Reich Trilogy" from Richard J. Evans about Germany during WWII is the best thing I read about WWII.
Now I am reading "The rebellious life of Mrs Rosa Park", pretty good too, although the topic is super specific.
Also, I would also recommend to have a look at "Lectures in History" podcast from c-span. They are are lectures from universities about American History. The lectures also contain book recommendations, so if you are interested in this or that topic, they are good source of books.