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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Joseph J. Ellis

4.5 on Amazon

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From Third World to First: The Singapore Story - 1965-2000

Lee Kuan Yew

4.8 on Amazon

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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943): The Liberation Trilogy, Volume 1

Rick Atkinson, George Guidall, et al.

4.6 on Amazon

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Why We're Polarized

Ezra Klein

4.6 on Amazon

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The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition

Susan Wise Bauer

4.7 on Amazon

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Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives

Dana Canedy, Darcy Eveleigh, et al.

4.8 on Amazon

2 HN comments

The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition

Anne Frank , Otto M. Frank, et al.

4.8 on Amazon

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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy, 2)

Rick Atkinson

4.7 on Amazon

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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II

Adam Makos and Larry Alexander

4.8 on Amazon

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Farewell to Manzanar

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston

4.6 on Amazon

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The Hill: A Memoir of War in Helmand Province

Aaron Kirk

? on Amazon

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Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century

Charles King

4.6 on Amazon

1 HN comments

Fast Food Nation (The Dark Side of the All-American Meal)

Eric Schlosser

4.5 on Amazon

1 HN comments

U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook

Army

4.6 on Amazon

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Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 (Vol. 1) (Pacific War Trilogy): War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942

Ian W. Toll

4.8 on Amazon

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mattrponMar 5, 2020

The kids love anything by Susan Wise Bauer. The Story of the World audiobooks narrated by her father are in constant rotation in the car and these provide a jumping off point to go deeper into topics. There are a few used booksellers on eBay that sell just about any title for $3.99, so when I see something that is related to a recent topic, I just get it. Magic Treehouse is great too - we found someone selling their entire collection on Craigslist.. occasionally I introduce challenges like how to calculate the orbit of a satellite (we all failed to find the Starlink train but we learned our mistake). We also take lots of field trips. Wildlife is an endless topic of interest... we introduced iPads and raspberry pi’s early on but this was an absolute disaster so right now it’s old school: books, paper, experiences and lots of talking.

IllniyaronDec 22, 2015

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UPDATE 2 (Oct. 3, 2011): my son is now five years old. He is now reading daily on his own, and has read himself a couple dozen chapter books, including The Story of the World, Vol. 1: The Ancient World (314 pgs.).

UPDATE 3 (Dec. 16, 2012): at six, my son switches between “serious” literature which he reads with a dictionary app, including Treasure Island, Tom Sawyer, and The Secret Garden, and easier literature including Beverly Cleary books, the Hardy Boys, and Encyclopedia Brown. If his answers to regular comprehension questions are any indication, he’s understanding what he reads pretty well.

UPDATE 4 (Mar. 26, 2013): I’m delighted to report that my second son, following methods similar to those I used with my first, is now 2.5 years old and reading at a first grade level.

UPDATE 5 (Aug. 25, 2014): my second is following in his brother’s footsteps, reading a version of the Odyssey (he’s crazy about Greek mythology—go figure) at age 3.5:
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