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
Strategic Vision
America and the Crisis of Global Power
Politics
History
International Relations
Strategic Vision
America and the Crisis of Global Power
Politics
History
International Relations
Civil Rights
Rhetoric or Reality?
Politics
History
Economics
Civil Rights
Rhetoric or Reality?
Politics
History
Economics
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Blood and Oil
Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
Politics
History
Middle East
Blood and Oil
Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
Politics
History
Middle East
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors
History
Classics
Psychology
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors
History
Classics
Psychology
In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
History
Book Club
World War II
In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
History
Book Club
World War II
Socrates
A Man for Our Times
Philosophy
Biography
History
Socrates
A Man for Our Times
Philosophy
Biography
History
Karate-Do
My Way of Life
Martial Arts
Biography
Philosophy
Karate-Do
My Way of Life
Martial Arts
Biography
Philosophy
What Is to Be Done?
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
What Is to Be Done?
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
Warriors Don't Cry
A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
History
Memoir
School
Warriors Don't Cry
A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
History
Memoir
School
The Art of Power
My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Politics
Memoir
History
The Art of Power
My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Politics
Memoir
History
War as I Knew It
History
Biography
Military Fiction
War as I Knew It
History
Biography
Military Fiction
Colossus
The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
History
Politics
American History
Colossus
The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
History
Politics
American History
The Big Three in Economics
Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes
Economics
History
Politics
The Big Three in Economics
Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes
Economics
History
Politics
The Fifth Risk
Undoing Democracy
Politics
History
Economics
The Fifth Risk
Undoing Democracy
Politics
History
Economics
The Long Walk
The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
History
Adventure
Biography
The Long Walk
The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
History
Adventure
Biography
Cities of God
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
History
Religion
Church History
Cities of God
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
History
Religion
Church History
No Hero
The Evolution of a Navy SEAL
Military Fiction
History
Biography
No Hero
The Evolution of a Navy SEAL
Military Fiction
History
Biography
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means
Economics
Finance
Business
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means
Economics
Finance
Business
The Bond King
How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All
Finance
Business
Biography
The Bond King
How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All
Finance
Business
Biography
Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
Business
Economics
Finance
Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
Business
Economics
Finance
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children
Mythology
Philosophy
India
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children
Mythology
Philosophy
India
Freedom from Fear
The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
History
American History
Politics
Freedom from Fear
The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
History
American History
Politics
The Wise Men
Six Friends and the World They Made
History
Biography
Politics
The Wise Men
Six Friends and the World They Made
History
Biography
Politics
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
Psychology
Politics
History
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
Psychology
Politics
History
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth
Biography
Mathematics
Science
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth
Biography
Mathematics
Science
MBS
The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
Biography
Middle East
Politics
MBS
The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
Biography
Middle East
Politics
The Grift
The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
Politics
History
Race
The Grift
The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
Politics
History
Race
Money
A Story of Humanity
History
Economics
Finance
Money
A Story of Humanity
History
Economics
Finance
Freefall
America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
Economics
Politics
Finance
Freefall
America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
Economics
Politics
Finance
The Upswing
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Politics
History
Sociology
The Upswing
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Politics
History
Sociology
Hard Choices
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Hard Choices
Politics
Biography
Memoir
The Madness of Crowds
Gender, Race and Identity
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
The Madness of Crowds
Gender, Race and Identity
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Great Thinkers
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Great Thinkers
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
What Is Populism?
Politics
Philosophy
History
What Is Populism?
Politics
Philosophy
History
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
A Life Worth Living
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
Philosophy
Biography
History
A Life Worth Living
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
Philosophy
Biography
History
Ancient Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Classics
Ancient Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Classics
A Generation of Sociopaths
How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Politics
History
Sociology
A Generation of Sociopaths
How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Politics
History
Sociology
In Search of Sisterhood
Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement
History
Feminism
In Search of Sisterhood
Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement
History
Feminism
Passport to Magonia
From Folklore to Flying Saucers by Vallee, Jacques (November 23, 2014) Paperback
Paranormal
History
Folklore
Passport to Magonia
From Folklore to Flying Saucers by Vallee, Jacques (November 23, 2014) Paperback
Paranormal
History
Folklore
John Adams
History
Biography
American History
John Adams
History
Biography
American History
Prisoner's Dilemma
John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb
Science
History
Economics
Prisoner's Dilemma
John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb
Science
History
Economics
The Foundations of Leninism
Politics
Theory
Philosophy
The Foundations of Leninism
Politics
Theory
Philosophy
The Montauk Project
Experiments in Time
Conspiracy Theories
Science
History
The Montauk Project
Experiments in Time
Conspiracy Theories
Science
History
Profit and Punishment
How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice
Politics
Social Justice
History
Profit and Punishment
How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice
Politics
Social Justice
History
A Line in the Sand
Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East
History
Middle East
Politics
A Line in the Sand
Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East
History
Middle East
Politics
Walt Disney
The Triumph of the American Imagination
Biography
History
Business
Walt Disney
The Triumph of the American Imagination
Biography
History
Business
Marx and Satan
Christian
Politics
Religion
Marx and Satan
Christian
Politics
Religion
Occupy
Politics
Philosophy
History
Occupy
Politics
Philosophy
History
