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
Philosophy
The Basics
Philosophy
Reference
History
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
Philosophy
Economics
Self Help
The Post-American World
Politics
History
Economics
The Teachers
A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
Education
Teaching
Sociology
People, Power, and Profits
Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent
Economics
Politics
Business
Until We Are Free
My Fight for Human Rights in Iran
Iran
Memoir
Politics
The Bond King
How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost it All
Finance
Business
Biography
The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789
History
European History
Academic
Paul
The Pagans' Apostle
Religion
History
Christianity
The Shortest History of China
History
China
Asia
The Psychology Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Psychology
Science
Reference
The Art of Power
My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Politics
Memoir
Biography
What Happened
Politics
Memoir
Biography
What Is This Thing Called Science?
Philosophy
Science
History
Freedom's Forge
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
History
Business
Economics
Counsels and Maxims
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
The Technology Trap
Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
Economics
History
Technology
The Age of the Strongman
How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
Politics
History
Sociology
American Sketches
Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
Biography
History
Politics
The March Of Folly
From Troy To Vietnam
History
Politics
War
The Rape of the Mind
The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
Gaza in Crisis
Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
Politics
History
War
The Greater Journey
Americans in Paris
History
France
Biography
Truth and Method
Philosophy
Theory
German Literature
The Future of Geography
How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
Politics
Geography
History
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Science
Biology
History
Cult of the Dead Cow
How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
Technology
History
Hackers
The Discourses
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Origins of Virtue
Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
How to Win an Argument
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The New Case for Gold
Economics
Finance
Business
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
Science
Health
Biology
Inside the House of Money
Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets
Finance
Business
Economics
Mindf*ck
Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America
Politics
Technology
History
Nuclear War
A Scenario
History
Politics
Science
England's Mistress
The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
History
Biography
Historical
Against Intellectual Monopoly
Economics
Law
Politics
American Sniper
The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
Biography
Military Fiction
History
Hitler's American Model
The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
History
Politics
Race
Life and Death in Shanghai
China
History
Memoir
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
Economics
History
Politics
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Science
History
Medical
Once Upon a Time in Russia
The Rise of the Oligarchs―A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder
History
Russia
Politics
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Politics
History
The Predators' Ball
The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders
Business
Finance
History
Destiny of the Republic
A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
History
Biography
American History
The Sum of Us
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Race
History
Politics
A New History of Western Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Textbooks
Lose Your Mother
A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
History
Memoir
Race
