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
The Sword and the Shield
The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
History
Espionage
Russia
No More Tears
The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
History
Business
Politics
Government Gangsters
The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy
Politics
History
Government
Revolutionary Wealth
How It Will Be Created and How It Will Change Our Lives
Economics
Business
Sociology
Dark Money
The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Politics
History
Economics
Aleister Crowley
Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World
Biography
Occult
History
Killing the Witches
The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts
History
Historical
Witches
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Grift
The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
Politics
History
Race
The Square and the Tower
Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
History
Politics
Economics
Empire of Normality
Neurodiversity and Capitalism
Psychology
Politics
Disability
The Tatas
How a Family Built a Business and a Nation
Biography
Business
History
Hiroshima
History
War
Classics
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
Tales from the Pentagon
Politics
History
Military Fiction
Everyone Is African
How Science Explodes the Myth of Race
Science
Race
History
The Long Game
China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order
China
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Classics
Philosophy
History
Theology
X Saves the World
How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking
History
Sociology
Pop Culture
A Human History of Emotion
How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
History
Psychology
Science
A History of the World in 21 Women
A Personal Selection
History
Feminism
Biography
Imperialism
The Highest Stage of Capitalism
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The 1619 Project
A New Origin Story
History
Race
Social Justice
My Life And Work
Biography
Business
History
Nonzero
The Logic of Human Destiny
History
Science
Philosophy
Phenomenology of Spirit
Philosophy
Classics
Theory
We Are Not Yet Equal
Understanding Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Social Justice
Between the World and Me
Memoir
Race
History
The Philosophy Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Philosophy
Reference
History
What Happened to Goldman Sachs
An Insider's Story of Organizational Drift and Its Unintended Consequences
Business
Finance
History
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
Education
Politics
Teaching
Markets Never Forget (But People Do)
How Your Memory Is Costing You Money—and Why This Time Isn’t Different
Finance
Psychology
Economics
People vs. Donald Trump
An Inside Account
Politics
History
Crime
The Geopolitics of Emotion
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Politics
Psychology
International Relations
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Film
Biography
Media Tie In
Who Is Government?
The Untold Story of Public Service
Politics
History
Essays
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Economics
Politics
History
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
Politics
History
Political Science
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Science
Evolution
Biology
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
History
Anthropology
Science
The Key Man
The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale
Business
Finance
Economics
How Innovation Works
Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
Business
Economics
Science
Socrates
A Man for Our Times
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Madness of Crowds
Gender, Race and Identity
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Ten Days in a Mad-House
History
Classics
Psychology
The Premonition
A Pandemic Story
Science
History
Politics
Treasure Islands
Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens
Economics
Finance
Politics
Hard Choices
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Brick by Brick
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Business
History
Biography
Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
Business
Economics
Finance
