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 Bill of Obligations
The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
Politics
History
American History
The Bill of Obligations
The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
Politics
History
American History
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
A Peace to End All Peace
The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
History
Middle East
Politics
A Peace to End All Peace
The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
History
Middle East
Politics
The Situation Room
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
History
Politics
American History
The Situation Room
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
History
Politics
American History
How to Think Like Socrates
Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World
Philosophy
History
Psychology
How to Think Like Socrates
Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Learning from the Germans
Race and the Memory of Evil
History
Politics
Philosophy
Learning from the Germans
Race and the Memory of Evil
History
Politics
Philosophy
Gaza in Crisis
Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
Politics
History
Middle East
Gaza in Crisis
Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
Politics
History
Middle East
None Dare Call It Conspiracy
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
None Dare Call It Conspiracy
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
Paul
A Biography
Biography
Religion
Theology
Paul
A Biography
Biography
Religion
Theology
The World As It Is
A Memoir of the Obama White House
Politics
Memoir
History
The World As It Is
A Memoir of the Obama White House
Politics
Memoir
History
Barbarians at the Gate
The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Business
Finance
History
Barbarians at the Gate
The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Business
Finance
History
The Age of the Strongman
How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World
Politics
History
International Relations
The Age of the Strongman
How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World
Politics
History
International Relations
A New History of Western Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Textbooks
A New History of Western Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Textbooks
The Culture of Fear
Sociology
Politics
Psychology
The Culture of Fear
Sociology
Politics
Psychology
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
Politics
Sociology
Economics
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
Politics
Sociology
Economics
Plagues and Peoples
History
Science
Medicine
Plagues and Peoples
History
Science
Medicine
Capitalism without Capital
The Rise of the Intangible Economy
Economics
Business
Finance
Capitalism without Capital
The Rise of the Intangible Economy
Economics
Business
Finance
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Oil Kings
How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
History
Politics
Middle East
The Oil Kings
How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
History
Politics
Middle East
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
Politics
History
Political Science
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
Politics
History
Political Science
El Filibusterismo Comics
Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels Comics
History
El Filibusterismo Comics
Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels Comics
History
G.I. Gurdjieff
The War Against Sleep
Biography
Philosophy
Psychology
G.I. Gurdjieff
The War Against Sleep
Biography
Philosophy
Psychology
Phenomenology of Spirit
Philosophy
Classics
Theory
Phenomenology of Spirit
Philosophy
Classics
Theory
American Sketches
Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers & Heroes of a Hurricane
Biography
History
Politics
American Sketches
Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers & Heroes of a Hurricane
Biography
History
Politics
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Film
Biography
Media Tie In
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Film
Biography
Media Tie In
Identity
The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
Politics
Philosophy
History
Identity
The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
Politics
Philosophy
History
Liberalism
The Classical Tradition
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Liberalism
The Classical Tradition
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Robber Barons
A Definitive History of the Gilded Age Titans Who Transformed the American Economy
History
Business
American History
The Robber Barons
A Definitive History of the Gilded Age Titans Who Transformed the American Economy
History
Business
American History
Democracy in America
History
Politics
Philosophy
Democracy in America
History
Politics
Philosophy
Natural Goodness
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Natural Goodness
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Breakfast with Seneca
A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Breakfast with Seneca
A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Empire of the Summer Moon
Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
History
American History
Biography
Empire of the Summer Moon
Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
History
American History
Biography
Triumph of the City
How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
Economics
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Triumph of the City
How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
Economics
Urbanism
Urban Planning
The Visionaries
Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times
Philosophy
History
Biography
The Visionaries
Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times
Philosophy
History
Biography
Average Is Over
Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
Economics
Business
Politics
Average Is Over
Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
Economics
Business
Politics
Stone Age Economics
Anthropology
Economics
History
Stone Age Economics
Anthropology
Economics
History
Applied Economics
Thinking Beyond Stage One
Economics
Politics
Business
Applied Economics
Thinking Beyond Stage One
Economics
Politics
Business
The Problems of Philosophy
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Problems of Philosophy
Philosophy
Classics
History
Salt
A World History
History
Food
Science
Salt
A World History
History
Food
Science
Chaos Kings
How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis
Finance
Business
Economics
Chaos Kings
How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis
Finance
Business
Economics
The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Life and Times of America's Banana King
Biography
History
Business
The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Life and Times of America's Banana King
Biography
History
Business
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
China
Politics
History
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
China
Politics
History
A Fever in the Heartland
The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
History
True Crime
Book Club
A Fever in the Heartland
The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
History
True Crime
Book Club
Softwar
An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle
Biography
Business
Technology
Softwar
An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle
Biography
Business
Technology
Kleptopia
How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
Politics
Economics
History
Kleptopia
How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
Politics
Economics
History
Bachelor Girl
100 Years of Breaking the Rules—A Social History of Living Single
History
Feminism
Womens
Bachelor Girl
100 Years of Breaking the Rules—A Social History of Living Single
History
Feminism
Womens
The Value of Everything
Making and Taking in the Global Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
The Value of Everything
Making and Taking in the Global Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects
Health
Nutrition
Food
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Cinema Speculation
Film
Media Tie In
History
Cinema Speculation
Film
Media Tie In
History
