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
Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War"
How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
History
Politics
World War II
Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War"
How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
History
Politics
World War II
Merchants of Doubt
Science
Politics
History
Merchants of Doubt
Science
Politics
History
At the Existentialist Café
Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Others
Philosophy
History
Biography
At the Existentialist Café
Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Others
Philosophy
History
Biography
Black Edge
Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
Black Edge
Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
The Contrarian
Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs
Biography
Business
Politics
The Contrarian
Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs
Biography
Business
Politics
How the World Works
Politics
History
Philosophy
How the World Works
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
History
India
Politics
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
History
India
Politics
The Hundred-Year Marathon
China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
China
Politics
History
The Hundred-Year Marathon
China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
China
Politics
History
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge
George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition
History
Biography
Middle Grade
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge
George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition
History
Biography
Middle Grade
Unhumans
The Secret History of Communist Revolutions
History
Politics
Book Club
Unhumans
The Secret History of Communist Revolutions
History
Politics
Book Club
How to Die
An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
Philosophy
Classics
Death
How to Die
An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
Philosophy
Classics
Death
A Freewheelin' Time
A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
Music
Memoir
Biography
A Freewheelin' Time
A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
Music
Memoir
Biography
Red Notice
A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
History
Politics
Russia
Red Notice
A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
History
Politics
Russia
Reversing Hermon
Enoch, the Watchers, and the Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ
Theology
Christian
Biblical Studies
Reversing Hermon
Enoch, the Watchers, and the Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ
Theology
Christian
Biblical Studies
The Storm Before the Calm
America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
Politics
History
Economics
The Storm Before the Calm
America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
Politics
History
Economics
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Biography
History
Autobiography
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Biography
History
Autobiography
Social Justice Fallacies
Politics
Economics
History
Social Justice Fallacies
Politics
Economics
History
Hitler's American Model
The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
History
Politics
Race
Hitler's American Model
The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
History
Politics
Race
The Socrates Express
In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
Philosophy
Travel
Self Help
The Socrates Express
In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
Philosophy
Travel
Self Help
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Invisible Doctrine
The Secret History of Neoliberalism
Politics
Economics
History
Invisible Doctrine
The Secret History of Neoliberalism
Politics
Economics
History
The House of Rothschild, Vol 1
Money's Prophets, 1798-1848
History
Biography
Finance
The House of Rothschild, Vol 1
Money's Prophets, 1798-1848
History
Biography
Finance
Red Skin, White Masks
Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
Indigenous
Politics
History
Red Skin, White Masks
Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
Indigenous
Politics
History
Lose Your Mother
A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
History
Memoir
Race
Lose Your Mother
A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
History
Memoir
Race
Black Hawk Down
A Story of Modern War
History
Military Fiction
War
Black Hawk Down
A Story of Modern War
History
Military Fiction
War
The Idea Factory
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
History
Business
Science
The Idea Factory
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
History
Business
Science
Freedom's Forge
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
History
Business
Economics
Freedom's Forge
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
History
Business
Economics
Fingerprints of the Gods
The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
History
Science
Ancient History
Fingerprints of the Gods
The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
History
Science
Ancient History
Business Adventures
Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
Business Adventures
Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
Perversion of Justice
The Jeffrey Epstein Story
True Crime
Crime
History
Perversion of Justice
The Jeffrey Epstein Story
True Crime
Crime
History
The Big Picture
On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Big Picture
On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Against Our Will
Men, Women and Rape
Feminism
Gender Studies
History
Against Our Will
Men, Women and Rape
Feminism
Gender Studies
History
Troublemakers
Silicon Valley's Coming of Age
History
Technology
Business
Troublemakers
Silicon Valley's Coming of Age
History
Technology
Business
On Sparta
History
Classics
Ancient History
On Sparta
History
Classics
Ancient History
NeuroTribes
The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
NeuroTribes
The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
In Cold Blood
Classics
True Crime
Crime
In Cold Blood
Classics
True Crime
Crime
Phenomena
The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
History
Science
Paranormal
Phenomena
The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
History
Science
Paranormal
Mama Lola
A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
Religion
Anthropology
Ethnography
Mama Lola
A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
Religion
Anthropology
Ethnography
What Went Wrong with Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
What Went Wrong with Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
Economics
Politics
Business
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
Economics
Politics
Business
The Bible Code
Religion
Christian
History
The Bible Code
Religion
Christian
History
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
History
Philosophy
Biography
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
History
Philosophy
Biography
The Ape that Understood the Universe
How the Mind and Culture Evolve
Science
Psychology
Evolution
The Ape that Understood the Universe
How the Mind and Culture Evolve
Science
Psychology
Evolution
The Art of Happiness
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
The Art of Happiness
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
Tribe
On Homecoming and Belonging
Psychology
History
Sociology
Tribe
On Homecoming and Belonging
Psychology
History
Sociology
How to Live
Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Philosophy
Biography
History
How to Live
Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Philosophy
Biography
History
Stuff Matters
Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Science
History
Chemistry
Stuff Matters
Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Science
History
Chemistry
On the Good Life
Philosophy
Classics
History
On the Good Life
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Spy and the Traitor
The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
History
Espionage
Biography
The Spy and the Traitor
The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
History
Espionage
Biography
