Everyone wishes to know the historical records of his past. A person connects himself to this alien world through the history of his fore-fathers and ancestors. When being born in a family, the little child tries his best to know who belong to him and who are those who can be regarded as his kith and kin. The quest for such information leads him to the larger subject which is generally termed as History in common parlance. The topics of a history book can be of various kinds and different types. It depends on the person what does he like and which are the issues and areas he has interest in. The family, the community, the nation and the continent he belongs to may be some of the topics of history books. And most assuredly, there are many other topics too which can be covered under the large umbrella of History. There are various reasons and multiple motives behind studying history books. The most important purpose of reading
History Books is to be inspired by the grand lives of great people of the world and to be cautious enough not to make the same mistakes which were committed by them and due to which they had to suffer during their life-time. To take lessons from the stories of great people is the most significant purpose of reading History books and all the great Historians of the world kept in their minds while recording the historical anecdotes and writing history books such as Plutarch and Gibbon wrote history books to motivate their people who were feeling demoralized and let down due to the general gloom and despondency of their times. They wrote in such a fascinating and captivating language that their books ignited the minds and hearts of their people and they got aroused from their deep sleep of ignorance and slackness. The pivotal role of Cheap Books has been illustrated well by an American poet very well in the following lines: Lives of great minds all remind us We can make our lives sublime And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.