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
Cooked
A Natural History of Transformation
Food
Cooking
Science
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
Adventure
India
History
Dark Alliance
The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
History
Politics
True Crime
Steve Jobs
Biography
Business
Technology
The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Politics
Economics
History
The Anarchy
The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
History
India
Politics
Lone Survivor
The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Military Fiction
History
War
The Innovators
How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
History
Biography
Business
The Best and the Brightest
History
Politics
War
The History of Sexuality, Volume 2
The Use of Pleasure
Philosophy
History
Sexuality
America's Original Sin
Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
Race
History
Anti Racist
The Socrates Express
In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
Philosophy
Travel
Self Help
A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult
History
Witchcraft
Occult
The Open Society and Its Enemies
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Wisdom Of Finance
Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
Finance
Economics
Business
Lady Justice
Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
Feminism
Politics
History
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Sociology
Philosophy
History
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
What Went Wrong with Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
The Rule of Law
Law
Politics
Philosophy
Geopolitics
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
Geography
Skunk Works
A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
History
Biography
Military Fiction
Postwar
A History of Europe Since 1945
History
Politics
European History
Consilience
The Unity of Knowledge
Science
Philosophy
Biology
The Crusades
The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
History
Religion
Medieval
Flying Blind
The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
Business
History
Aviation
The Hero Code
Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived
Leadership
Self Help
Personal Development
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
Politics
Economics
Business
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Economics
Politics
History
The Bill of Obligations
The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
Politics
History
American History
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
History
Race
Social Justice
The Tycoons
How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould and J.P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
History
Biography
Business
Reinventing Discovery
The New Era of Networked Science
Science
Technology
History
A Life Worth Living
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
Philosophy
Biography
France
The Situation Room
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
History
Politics
American History
The Meaning of Life
Philosophy
Religion
Psychology
Africa Is Not a Country
Notes on a Bright Continent
History
Africa
Politics
Learning from the Germans
Race and the Memory of Evil
History
Politics
Philosophy
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Music
Feminism
History
Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War"
How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
History
Politics
World War II
How the World Really Works
A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
Science
History
Economics
King of Capital
The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
Business
Finance
Biography
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
Economics
Politics
Business
How the Word Is Passed
A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
History
Race
Social Justice
The Polymath
Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
A Briefer History of Time
Science
Physics
History
This Time Is Different
Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
Economics
History
Finance
The Oil Kings
How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
History
Politics
Iran
God Is Not Great
How Religion Poisons Everything
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
