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
Diana
Her True Story in Her Own Words
Biography
History
Memoir
Diana
Her True Story in Her Own Words
Biography
History
Memoir
Common Sense
History
Classics
Philosophy
Common Sense
History
Classics
Philosophy
Why We're Polarized
Politics
History
Psychology
Why We're Polarized
Politics
History
Psychology
The History of Sexuality, Volume 2
The Use of Pleasure
Philosophy
History
Theory
The History of Sexuality, Volume 2
The Use of Pleasure
Philosophy
History
Theory
Infantry Attacks
History
Military Fiction
War
Infantry Attacks
History
Military Fiction
War
The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
Power and Progress
Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
Economics
History
Politics
Power and Progress
Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
Economics
History
Politics
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Science
History
Humor
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Science
History
Humor
The Billion Dollar Spy
A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
History
Espionage
Russia
The Billion Dollar Spy
A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
History
Espionage
Russia
God Is Red
A Native View of Religion
Religion
Native American
History
God Is Red
A Native View of Religion
Religion
Native American
History
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
History
Feminism
Womens
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
History
Feminism
Womens
Bibi
My Story
Biography
History
Politics
Bibi
My Story
Biography
History
Politics
The Genius of Israel
The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World
Israel
History
Jewish
The Genius of Israel
The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World
Israel
History
Jewish
Devil Take the Hindmost
A History of Financial Speculation
Finance
History
Economics
Devil Take the Hindmost
A History of Financial Speculation
Finance
History
Economics
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
History
Linguistics
Anthropology
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
History
Linguistics
Anthropology
The Hero Code
Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived
Leadership
Self Help
Military Fiction
The Hero Code
Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived
Leadership
Self Help
Military Fiction
The Future of Freedom
Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Future of Freedom
Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Origins of Virtue
Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Origins of Virtue
Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Target Tehran
How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East
Israel
History
Middle East
Target Tehran
How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East
Israel
History
Middle East
Why Empires Fall
Rome, America and the Future of the West
History
Politics
Economics
Why Empires Fall
Rome, America and the Future of the West
History
Politics
Economics
Hiroshima
History
War
Japan
Hiroshima
History
War
Japan
Less Than Nothing
Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Less Than Nothing
Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
History
Self Help
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
History
Self Help
Aleister Crowley
Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World
Biography
Occult
History
Aleister Crowley
Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World
Biography
Occult
History
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017
History
Politics
Middle East
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017
History
Politics
Middle East
Censored
Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall
China
Politics
History
Censored
Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall
China
Politics
History
The Art of Intelligence
History
Espionage
Politics
The Art of Intelligence
History
Espionage
Politics
How to Win an Argument
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
How to Win an Argument
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
SEAL Team Six
Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper
Military Fiction
History
Biography
SEAL Team Six
Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper
Military Fiction
History
Biography
Destiny of the Republic
A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
History
Biography
American History
Destiny of the Republic
A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
History
Biography
American History
The 1619 Project
A New Origin Story
History
Race
Politics
The 1619 Project
A New Origin Story
History
Race
Politics
The Post-American World
Release 2.0
Politics
History
Economics
The Post-American World
Release 2.0
Politics
History
Economics
Inglorious Empire
What the British Did to India
History
India
Politics
Inglorious Empire
What the British Did to India
History
India
Politics
Down with the System
A Memoir
Music
Memoir
Biography
Down with the System
A Memoir
Music
Memoir
Biography
Shape
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and EverythingElse
Science
Mathematics
Politics
Shape
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and EverythingElse
Science
Mathematics
Politics
The Best and the Brightest
History
Politics
War
The Best and the Brightest
History
Politics
War
The Ghost Map
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
History
Science
Medicine
The Ghost Map
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
History
Science
Medicine
The Second Founding
How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
History
American History
Civil War
The Second Founding
How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
History
American History
Civil War
Samsung Rising
The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
Business
Technology
History
Samsung Rising
The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
Business
Technology
History
Fight
Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
Politics
History
American History
Fight
Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
Politics
History
American History
The Sing Sing Files
One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice
True Crime
Crime
History
The Sing Sing Files
One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice
True Crime
Crime
History
Once Upon a Time in Russia
The Rise of the Oligarchs―A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder
History
Russia
Politics
Once Upon a Time in Russia
The Rise of the Oligarchs―A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder
History
Russia
Politics
Console Wars
Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
History
Video Games
Business
Console Wars
Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
History
Video Games
Business
Matrix of Power
Secrets of World Control
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
Matrix of Power
Secrets of World Control
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Science
Biology
History
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Science
Biology
History
Bitita's Diary
The Childhood Memoirs of Carolina Maria de Jesus
Memoir
Biography
Brazil
Bitita's Diary
The Childhood Memoirs of Carolina Maria de Jesus
Memoir
Biography
Brazil
How to Tell a Joke
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor
Philosophy
History
Classics
How to Tell a Joke
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor
Philosophy
History
Classics
Sandworm
A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
Technology
Politics
History
Sandworm
A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
Technology
Politics
History
Edible Economics
A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Economics
Food
Politics
Edible Economics
A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Economics
Food
Politics
