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1491 is an all time top book.
NOTE there are similarly-named titles by a crackpot historian. I accidentally bought one by mistake. Make sure you get 1491. (And 1493 by same author I'm sure is fine not crackpot but not as amazing as 1491.)
My understanding is that 1491 is well regarded and even though it's a bit old now has stood up.
1493 was pretty good. Still quite illuminating but it has less of the "wow cool stuff you never learned in school!" parts and much more "this is how the Colombian Exchange has permanently altered the course of world history." Still interesting and a nice companion to 1491, though.