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
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Ape that Understood the Universe
How the Mind and Culture Evolve
Science
Psychology
Evolution
The Code Breaker
Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Science
Biography
History
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Science
History
Humor
The Golden Road
How Ancient India Transformed the World
History
India
Politics
The Fund
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
Business
Finance
Biography
This Is Your Mind on Plants
Science
Psychology
Nature
Amazon Unbound
Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
Business
Biography
Technology
Lincoln on Leadership
Executive Strategies for Tough Times
Leadership
Business
History
The Strange Death of Europe
Immigration, Identity, Islam
Politics
History
Religion
The Second Founding
How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
History
American History
Civil War
A Briefer History of Time
Science
Physics
History
The Post-American World
Politics
History
Economics
Down with the System
A Memoir
Music
Memoir
Biography
A New History of Western Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Textbooks
Nuclear War
A Scenario
History
Politics
Science
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Being Digital
Technology
Science
Business
The Spy and the Traitor
The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
History
Espionage
Biography
How the World Works (Real Story
Politics
History
Philosophy
Eichmann in Jerusalem
A Report on the Banality of Evil
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Big Picture
On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails
Economics
Politics
History
Paul
The Pagans' Apostle
Religion
History
Christianity
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Liftoff
Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
Business
Space
Science
Sapiens and Homo Deus
The E-book Collection: A Brief History of Humankind and A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Modern
The Beautiful Tree
Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century
History
India
Education
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
Politics
Economics
Business
Cooked
A Natural History of Transformation
Food
Cooking
Science
Leadership
In Turbulent Times
History
Leadership
Biography
The Koran
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
Islam
History
Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Science
Politics
History
The Gene
An Intimate History
Science
History
Biology
On Sparta
History
Classics
Ancient History
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
History
Philosophy
Biography
The Technology Trap
Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
Economics
History
Technology
Fortune's Formula
The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
Finance
Business
Economics
Engines That Move Markets
Technology Investing from Railroads to the Internet and Beyond
Finance
Business
History
Boomerang
Travels in the New Third World
Economics
Business
Finance
The Myth of Islamic Tolerance
How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims
Islam
Politics
Religion
Collapse
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
History
Science
Anthropology
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Evolution and the Meanings of Life
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
An Era of Darkness
The British Empire in India
History
India
Politics
The Idea Factory
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
History
Business
Science
Shape
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and EverythingElse
Science
Mathematics
Politics
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
Politics
History
Philosophy
Open Socrates
The Case for a Philosophical Life
Philosophy
History
Sociology
Istanbul
Memories and the City
Travel
Memoir
Biography
India that is Bharat
Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
History
India
Politics
