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
How Economics Explains the World
A Short History of Humanity
Economics
History
Finance
Son of Hamas
A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices
Biography
History
Memoir
The Fall of Heaven
The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran
History
Iran
Politics
Riddles in Hinduism
The Annotated Critical Selection
History
Religion
India
Tried by War
Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
History
Civil War
Biography
Chasing the Scream
The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
History
Politics
Psychology
The Art of Rhetoric
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Skunk Works
A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
History
Biography
Military Fiction
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
History
Psychology
Philosophy
The Future of Geography
How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
Politics
Geography
History
Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
Feminism
History
Gender
Being Digital
Technology
Science
Business
The Cuckoo's Egg
Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
History
Technology
Computers
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
History
Japan
Biography
At Home
A Short History of Private Life
History
Humor
Science
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
Chess
Biography
Games
Philosophy
The Basics
Philosophy
Reference
History
Liftoff
Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
Business
Space
Science
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
History
Islam
Religion
Beyond Band of Brothers
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
History
Biography
World War II
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
Politics
Technology
Sociology
India that is Bharat
Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
History
India
Politics
God Is Not Great
How Religion Poisons Everything
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
Two Hundred Years Together
History
Russia
Politics
Stalling for Time
My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator
True Crime
Memoir
Biography
King of Capital
The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
Business
Finance
Biography
The Gene
An Intimate History
Science
History
Biology
Viral Justice
How We Grow the World We Want
Social Justice
Race
Politics
50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know
Philosophy
Reference
Science
The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
NeuroTribes
The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
Holocaust
History
Memoir
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
History
India
Politics
Lose Your Mother
A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
History
Memoir
Race
Central Banking 101
Economics
Finance
Business
Collapse
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
History
Science
Anthropology
"Believing Women" in Islam
Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an
Islam
Religion
Feminism
How to Die
An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
Philosophy
Classics
Death
Deluxe
How Luxury Lost Its Luster
Fashion
Business
History
Until the End of Time
Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Engines That Move Markets
Technology Investing from Railroads to the Internet and Beyond
Finance
Business
History
The Beautiful Tree
Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century
History
India
Education
Starry Messenger
Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Science
Philosophy
History
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Science
History
Medical
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
History
Race
Social Justice
Nuclear War
A Scenario
History
Politics
Science
On the Good Life
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Post-American World
Politics
History
Economics
Women & Power
A Manifesto
Feminism
History
Essays
