I know this is not a specific question but I have been lurking this subreddit almost everyday for a few weeks, making a list of books I find in source section of the answers or inside the answer. During the past year or so, I've read some great books on history, like Barbara Tuchman's "Distant Mirror" and "March of Folly", Jack Weatherford's "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, "World Lit Only By Fire" by William Manchester, "1000 Years of Annoying the French" by Stephen Clarke, "People's History of United States" by Howard Zinn, Bill Bryson's "Short History of Nearly Everything" and began reading "Life in A Medieval Castle/Village/City" by Frances and Joseph Gies.
Can you suggest similar books?
Hm, a lot of those don't have great reputations among the historians (readers, flairs, lurkers) here. I absolutely agree that Distant Mirror, for example, tells a very engaging narrative. But Tuchman uses sources in a very dodgy manner, making them say things they don't really in order to tell the story she wants to. (She's very clear about this even in the title, trying to construct a disastrous 14th century that mirrors the unrest of the 20th).
So if you are looking for true history books that are (a) well written and (b) more broad narrative and less laser-focused argument, I'd suggest looking at the fuzzy boundary between pop history, journalism, and academic history. A few good choices might be: