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
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 New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Economics
Politics
History
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Economics
Politics
History
Boyd
The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Biography
History
Military Fiction
Boyd
The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Biography
History
Military Fiction
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
Demystifying Disability
What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
Disability
Social Justice
Disability Studies
Demystifying Disability
What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
Disability
Social Justice
Disability Studies
Divided
Why We're Living in an Age of Walls
Politics
History
Geography
Divided
Why We're Living in an Age of Walls
Politics
History
Geography
Viking Age Iceland
History
Medieval
Mythology
Viking Age Iceland
History
Medieval
Mythology
The Race of My Life
An Autobiography
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
The Race of My Life
An Autobiography
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
The Eye of the Master
A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
History
Technology
The Eye of the Master
A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
History
Technology
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Framed
Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
True Crime
Crime
History
Framed
Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
True Crime
Crime
History
The Room Where It Happened
A White House Memoir
Politics
History
Memoir
The Room Where It Happened
A White House Memoir
Politics
History
Memoir
Bangladesh
A Legacy of Blood
History
Bangladesh
Politics
Bangladesh
A Legacy of Blood
History
Bangladesh
Politics
War on Peace
The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
Politics
History
War
War on Peace
The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
Politics
History
War
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Revolution Betrayed
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Revolution Betrayed
History
Politics
Philosophy
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra
Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid
Politics
History
India
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra
Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid
Politics
History
India
Utopia for Realists
The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Utopia for Realists
The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
What We Owe The Future
A Million-Year View
Philosophy
Science
History
What We Owe The Future
A Million-Year View
Philosophy
Science
History
Suicide of a Superpower
Will America Survive to 2025?
Politics
History
Cultural
Suicide of a Superpower
Will America Survive to 2025?
Politics
History
Cultural
Call Sign Chaos
Learning to Lead
Leadership
Military Fiction
Biography
Call Sign Chaos
Learning to Lead
Leadership
Military Fiction
Biography
The Populist Delusion
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Populist Delusion
Politics
Philosophy
History
Grinding It Out
The Making of McDonald's
Business
Biography
Entrepreneurship
Grinding It Out
The Making of McDonald's
Business
Biography
Entrepreneurship
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Business
History
Science
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Business
History
Science
The Vital Question
Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Vital Question
Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
History
Politics
Philosophy
A Short History of Myth
History
Mythology
Religion
A Short History of Myth
History
Mythology
Religion
Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
History
Book Club
Historical
Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
History
Book Club
Historical
Power Play
Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
Business
Biography
Technology
Power Play
Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
Business
Biography
Technology
Start-up Nation
The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
Business
Economics
Israel
Start-up Nation
The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
Business
Economics
Israel
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789
History
European History
Academic
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789
History
European History
Academic
Madame Blavatsky
The Mother of Modern Spirituality
Occult
Biography
History
Madame Blavatsky
The Mother of Modern Spirituality
Occult
Biography
History
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
History
Military Fiction
War
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
History
Military Fiction
War
Lawless
How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
Politics
Law
History
Lawless
How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
Politics
Law
History
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
History
Psychology
Military Fiction
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
History
Psychology
Military Fiction
Inside the House of Money
Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets
Finance
Business
Economics
Inside the House of Money
Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets
Finance
Business
Economics
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
Science
Psychology
Evolution
The Occult
Occult
History
Philosophy
The Occult
Occult
History
Philosophy
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
History
Politics
War
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
History
Politics
War
LatinoLand
A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
History
Sociology
Politics
LatinoLand
A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
History
Sociology
Politics
Cult of the Dead Cow
How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
Technology
History
Hackers
Cult of the Dead Cow
How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
Technology
History
Hackers
Malcolm X
A Life of Reinvention
Biography
History
Race
Malcolm X
A Life of Reinvention
Biography
History
Race
Ibn Khaldun
An Intellectual Biography
History
Biography
Philosophy
Ibn Khaldun
An Intellectual Biography
History
Biography
Philosophy
Lenin
A Biography
History
Biography
Russia
Lenin
A Biography
History
Biography
Russia
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
History
Politics
Middle East
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
History
Politics
Middle East
The Cry for Myth
Psychology
Philosophy
Mythology
The Cry for Myth
Psychology
Philosophy
Mythology
Empire of Normality
Neurodiversity and Capitalism
Psychology
Politics
Disability
Empire of Normality
Neurodiversity and Capitalism
Psychology
Politics
Disability
Escape from Evil
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Escape from Evil
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
A modern-day interpretation of an economic classic
Economics
History
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
A modern-day interpretation of an economic classic
Economics
History
