History
The past comes alive through the pivotal moments, groundbreaking ideas, and remarkable individuals that have shaped our world. Here you'll find compelling accounts of everything from ancient philosophy to modern economics, from social movements to technological transformation, all carefully examined through the lens of time.
History Book Summaries
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone)
Half Crazy, Half Genius—Finding Modern Meaning in the Sword Saint’s Last Words
Philosophy
Self Help
Martial Arts
Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
Feminism
History
Gender
50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know
Philosophy
Reference
Science
Riddles in Hinduism
The Annotated Critical Selection
History
Religion
India
Central Banking 101
Economics
Finance
Business
The Sword and the Shield
The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
History
Espionage
Russia
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Philosophy
Economics
Classics
Quarto de Despejo
Diário de uma Favelada
Memoir
Biography
Brazil
The Sing Sing Files
One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice
True Crime
Crime
Memoir
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Science
History
Medical
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
Holocaust
History
Memoir
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Lose Your Mother
A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
History
Memoir
Race
The Fall of Heaven
The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran
History
Iran
Politics
At Home
A Short History of Private Life
History
Humor
Science
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
History
Feminism
Womens
NeuroTribes
The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
On the Good Life
Philosophy
Classics
History
Starry Messenger
Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Science
Philosophy
History
God Is Not Great
How Religion Poisons Everything
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
King of Capital
The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
Business
Finance
Biography
Until the End of Time
Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Deluxe
How Luxury Lost Its Luster
Fashion
Business
History
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Economics
Philosophy
Classics
Philosophy
The Basics
Philosophy
Reference
History
Skunk Works
A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
History
Biography
Military Fiction
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
History
Book Club
World War II
On Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
A Freewheelin' Time
A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
Music
Memoir
Biography
The Inner Citadel
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
History
Self Help
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
History
Race
Social Justice
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
History
Islam
Religion
House of Huawei
The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
China
Business
History
Counsels and Maxims
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
The Future of Geography
How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
Politics
Geography
History
How the Word Is Passed
A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
History
Race
Social Justice
Women & Power
A Manifesto
Feminism
History
Essays
Common Sense
History
Classics
Philosophy
The History of Sexuality, Volume 2
The Use of Pleasure
Philosophy
History
Sexuality
The Socrates Express
In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
Philosophy
Travel
Self Help
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
History
Japan
Biography
Global Politics
Politics
Political Science
International Relations
How to Die
An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
Philosophy
Classics
Death
The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
The Art of Happiness
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
Devil Take the Hindmost
A History of Financial Speculation
Finance
History
Economics
Critical Thinking
Philosophy
Education
Psychology
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Cuckoo's Egg
Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
History
Technology
Computers
The Ape that Understood the Universe
How the Mind and Culture Evolve
Science
Psychology
Evolution
