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Books like Dead Certainties (unwarranted Speculations)

If you loved Dead Certainties (unwarranted Speculations) by Simon Schama, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Death & Dying, Social Science, Historical, and Biography & Autobiography.

Top related books to Dead Certainties (unwarranted Speculations)

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of Dead Certainties (unwarranted Speculations).

Dialogue with Death

Arthur Koestler

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Historical

Heart of the Game Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America

S.L. Price

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Historical

An Exclusive Love

Johanna Adorján

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Historical

Elmwood Endures History of a Detroit Cemetery

Michael S. Franck

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Historical

Strong at the Broken Places Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope

Richard M. Cohen

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Historical

Prince of Quacks The Notorious Life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, Charlatan and Jack the Ripper Suspect

Timothy B. Riordan

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Historical

And You Know You Should Be Glad A True Story of Lifelong Friendship

Bob Greene

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Historical

The Perilous St. Croix River Valley Frontier

Ken Martens

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Historical

Between Two Kingdoms A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

Suleika Jaouad

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#10

In My Time of Dying How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

Sebastian Junger

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#11

April Fool’s Day

Bryce Courtenay

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#12

How to Live When You Could Be Dead

Deborah James

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#13

Deaths of the Poets

Michael Symmons Roberts

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#14

A Plot to Kill The Notorious Killing of Peter Farquhar, a Story of Deception and Betrayal That Shocked a Quiet English Town

David Wilson

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#15

When Breath Becomes Air Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Paul Kalanithi

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#16

The Pleasure of Their Company

Doris Grumbach

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#17

From Here to Eternity Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

Caitlin Doughty

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#18

The In-Between Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments – the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Hadley Vlahos

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#19

Heartwood The Art of Living with the End in Mind

Barbara Becker

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#20

Landscape without Gravity A Memoir of Grief

Barbara Lazear Ascher

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#21

Before the Dawn An Absolutely Heartbreaking WW2 Historical Romance Novel Perfect for Spring 2023!

Emma Pass

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Historical

#22

Death Need Not Be Fatal

Malachy McCourt

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#23

Any Ordinary Day

Leigh Sales

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

#24

All That You Leave Behind A Memoir

Erin Lee Carr

Themes: Death & Dying • Social Science • Biography & Autobiography

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Death & Dying, Social Science, Historical — the same threads that run through Dead Certainties (unwarranted Speculations) by Simon Schama. Among the authors featured: Arthur Koestler, S.L. Price, Johanna Adorján, Michael S. Franck, and others.