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
Material World
The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
Science
History
Economics
Third Wave
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Propaganda
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Silent Spring
Science
Environment
Nature
The Man Who Solved the Market
How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
Finance
Business
Biography
Revenge of the Tipping Point
Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Psychology
Sociology
History
The Beginning of Infinity
Explanations That Transform the World
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Communist Manifesto
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Precipice
Philosophy
Science
Politics
The Bitcoin Standard
The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
Economics
Finance
Business
The Jewish Phenomenon
Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People
Business
Judaism
Self Help
Meditations
Philosophy
Classics
History
Everything Is Tuberculosis
The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
History
Science
Health
How Democracies Die
What History Reveals About Our Future
Politics
History
Political Science
The Fourth Turning Is Here
History
Politics
Economics
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Why Nations Succeed and Fail
Economics
History
Business
From Third World to First
The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
History
Politics
Biography
The Master and His Emissary
The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Muhammad
A Prophet for Our Time
Religion
Islam
History
Escape from Freedom
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
Diplomacy
History
Politics
International Relations
The Polyester Prince
The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani
Biography
Business
India
The Choice
Embrace the Possible
Memoir
Psychology
Biography
The Fourth Turning
An American Prophecy—What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
History
Politics
Philosophy
Cosmos
Science
Astronomy
Physics
The Anatomy of Fascism
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Creature from Jekyll Island
A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
Economics
History
Finance
My Inventions
Biography
Science
History
The Nvidia Way
Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant
Business
Technology
Biography
Conspirators' Hierarchy
The Story of the Committee of 300
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
Technofeudalism
What Killed Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
Science
Biography
Physics
The Snowball
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Biography
Business
Finance
Social Acceleration
A New Theory of Modernity
Philosophy
Sociology
History
How Civil Wars Start
And How to Stop Them
Politics
History
War
The Complete Book of Enoch
Religion
Christianity
History
Where Good Ideas Come From
The Natural History of Innovation
Business
Science
History
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
Money
History
Economics
Finance
The Tyranny of Merit
What's Become of the Common Good?
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
God Is Not One
The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter
Religion
History
Philosophy
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
History
Biography
Politics
The Republic
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Small and the Mighty
Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
History
Book Club
Biography
The Big Short
Inside the Doomsday Machine
Business
Economics
Finance
Broken Money
Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better
Finance
Economics
Money
The Power of the Powerless
Politics
Philosophy
History
Capital Returns
Investing Through the Capital Cycle: A Money Manager’s Reports 2002-15
Finance
Business
Economics
The Making of Asian America
A History
History
Race
Politics
