A People's History of the French Revolution

This book is dry. Really dry. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly dry it is. I mean, you may think there's a water scarcity problem in the Sahara, but that's just peanuts to this book.

It's highly informative, and I recommend it to someone who is already somewhat familiar with the politics of the period. The book also takes time to point out– always interestingly– when certain political moves and events were less unrealistic or surprising than we may think from a modern perspective. It has a good handle on leading the reader through its wealth of information without being condescending.

But my god, it is dry.