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
MBS
The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
Biography
Politics
History
Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Science
Humor
Sexuality
Breakfast with Seneca
A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Black Magic
What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph
Race
Leadership
History
A Line in the Sand
Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East
History
Politics
War
The Eye of the Master
A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
History
Artificial Intelligence
Philosophy
Politics On the Edge
A Memoir From Within
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
The History and Future of American Intelligence
History
Politics
Espionage
The Conquest of Bread
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Start-up Nation
The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
Business
Economics
Israel
Adults in the Room
My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment
Politics
Economics
History
Crisis Economics
A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
Economics
Finance
Business
The Leadership of Muhammad
Leadership
Islam
Biography
Why We're Polarized
Politics
History
Psychology
Political Ideologies
An Introduction
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
"They Take Our Jobs!"
And 20 Other Myths about Immigration
Politics
History
Economics
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
Philosophy
Politics
History
In the Plex
How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Business
Technology
History
Aftershocks of Disaster
Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
Politics
History
Social Justice
Censored
Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall
China
Politics
History
Karate-Do
My Way of Life
Martial Arts
Biography
Philosophy
Kushner, Inc.
Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
Politics
Biography
History
Red Notice
A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
History
Politics
Russia
The Foundations of Leninism
Politics
Theory
Philosophy
Kleptopia
How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
Politics
Economics
History
Musashi's Book of Five Rings
The Definitive Interpertation of Miyomoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Japan
The Sing Sing Files
One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice
True Crime
Crime
Memoir
The Federalist Papers
History
Politics
Classics
The Travels of A T-Shirt in the Global Economy
An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
Economics
Business
Politics
The Science Delusion
Freeing the Spirit of Enquiry
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
How Propaganda Works
Politics
Philosophy
History
Tribe
On Homecoming and Belonging
Psychology
History
Sociology
The Billion Dollar Spy
A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
History
Espionage
Russia
My Life
Biography
Politics
History
Half Broke Horses
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
Moneyland
Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back
Politics
Economics
Finance
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
Politics
Philosophy
History
Ibn Khaldun
An Intellectual Biography
History
Biography
Philosophy
For Love of Country
Why I Left the Democratic Party
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Ancient Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Classics
The Beautiful Tree
Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century
History
India
Education
Plagues and Peoples
History
Science
Medicine
Why Men Fight
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Philosophy
History
Theory
Grundrisse
Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Against Democracy
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
Disney War
Business
History
Biography
Worshipping False Gods
Ambedkar and the Facts Which Have Been Erased
History
India
Politics
