Preferably an easier read book. Around highschool level Even if the person is not interested in that topic, a book you would recommend to someone who either likes to read or is showing interest in history.
I would highly recommend, The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky.
History is often a very... Subjective study often done by people with a cognitive bias towards a specific culture or country. This was one of the first history books I ever read that turned my understanding of European history on its head and made me start diving deeper into the histories of lesser known cultures that have often been left out of or marginalized by most history books - often finding that the roles they played in shaping the world of today are either not known by many or constantly understated by present occupiers of what was once their territory.
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