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
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
Science
Philosophy
Essays
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
History
China
Military Fiction
Disney War
Business
History
Biography
The Great War for Civilisation
The Conquest of the Middle East
History
Politics
War
Callings
The Purpose and Passion of Work
Short Stories
Memoir
Essays
Call Sign Chaos
Learning to Lead
Leadership
Military Fiction
Biography
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
All the Shah's Men
An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
History
Politics
Iran
Hard Drive
Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
Biography
Business
Technology
Food of the Gods
The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
Philosophy
History
Science
Salt
A World History
History
Food
Science
Forecast
What Physics, Meteorology, and the Natural Sciences Can Teach Us About Economics
Economics
Science
Finance
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017
History
Politics
War
The Robber Barons
History
Business
American History
India that is Bharat
Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
History
India
Politics
Personal History
A Memoir
Biography
Memoir
History
Free
A Child and a Country at the End of History
Memoir
History
Biography
Just for Fun
The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
Biography
Technology
Computer Science
The Fund
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
Business
Finance
Biography
The Fifth Risk
Politics
History
Economics
God Is Red
A Native View of Religion
Religion
Native American
History
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
History
Politics
Military Fiction
Custodians of Wonder
Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive
History
Travel
Sociology
How to Be a Friend
An Ancient Guide to True Friendship
Philosophy
Classics
History
Gandhi
His Life and Message for the World
Biography
History
India
Adolf Hitler
My Part in His Downfall
Humor
Biography
History
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Existentialism
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Reference
Proof of Conspiracy
How Trump's International Collusion Is Threatening American Democracy
Politics
History
True Crime
Reversing Hermon
Enoch, the Watchers, and the Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ
Theology
Christian
Religion
She Said
Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Feminism
True Crime
Politics
The Constitution of Knowledge
A Defense of Truth
Politics
Philosophy
History
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
Divided
Why We're Living in an Age of Walls
Politics
History
Geography
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
Psychology
Mythology
Philosophy
The Mother Tongue
English and How It Got That Way
History
Language
Linguistics
The Education of Cyrus
History
Philosophy
Biography
The Pianist from Syria
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Music
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
History
Education
Politics
Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Science
Politics
History
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
Science
History
Physics
The Obamas
Biography
Politics
History
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Istanbul
Memories and the City
Travel
Memoir
Biography
The Origin of Species
Science
Classics
Biology
The Culture of Fear
Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
Sociology
Politics
Psychology
Original Sin
President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again
Politics
History
Biography
The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Life and Times of America's Banana King
Biography
History
Business
Stoicism
Philosophy
History
Spirituality
