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 Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Secret Teachers of the Western World
History
Occult
Philosophy
The Secret Teachers of the Western World
History
Occult
Philosophy
It Worked for Me
In Life and Leadership
Leadership
Biography
Memoir
It Worked for Me
In Life and Leadership
Leadership
Biography
Memoir
Why Liberalism Failed
Politics
Philosophy
History
Why Liberalism Failed
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Founders
The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley
Business
Biography
History
The Founders
The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley
Business
Biography
History
Rosa Parks
My Story
Biography
History
Memoir
Rosa Parks
My Story
Biography
History
Memoir
Dreams from My Father
A Story of Race and Inheritance; The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Biography
History
Politics
Dreams from My Father
A Story of Race and Inheritance; The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Biography
History
Politics
Age of Revolutions
Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
History
Politics
World History
Age of Revolutions
Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
History
Politics
World History
How to Be a Dictator
The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
History
Politics
Psychology
How to Be a Dictator
The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
History
Politics
Psychology
Surprise, Kill, Vanish
The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins
History
Military Fiction
Politics
Surprise, Kill, Vanish
The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins
History
Military Fiction
Politics
How Innovation Works
Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
Business
Economics
Science
How Innovation Works
Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
Business
Economics
Science
Discover Canada
The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Canada
History
Education
Discover Canada
The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Canada
History
Education
The Economy of Cities
Economics
Urban Planning
Urbanism
The Economy of Cities
Economics
Urban Planning
Urbanism
The Mystery Of Capital
Why Capitalism Succeeds In The West And Fails Everywhere Else
Economics
Politics
History
The Mystery Of Capital
Why Capitalism Succeeds In The West And Fails Everywhere Else
Economics
Politics
History
War and Peace and War
The Rise and Fall of Empires
History
Politics
War
War and Peace and War
The Rise and Fall of Empires
History
Politics
War
Between the World and Me
Memoir
Race
History
Between the World and Me
Memoir
Race
History
Miracle in the Andes
72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
Memoir
Survival
Adventure
Miracle in the Andes
72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
Memoir
Survival
Adventure
Forgiveness
A Gift from My Grandparents
Memoir
Canada
Book Club
Forgiveness
A Gift from My Grandparents
Memoir
Canada
Book Club
Totalitarianism
Part Three of the Origins of the Totalitarism
Politics
History
Philosophy
Totalitarianism
Part Three of the Origins of the Totalitarism
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Teachers
A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
Education
Teaching
Sociology
The Teachers
A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
Education
Teaching
Sociology
Monopoly Capital
An Essay on the American Economic and Social Order
Economics
Politics
History
Monopoly Capital
An Essay on the American Economic and Social Order
Economics
Politics
History
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Science
Evolution
Biology
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Science
Evolution
Biology
Michael Jackson, Inc.
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire
Biography
Music
Business
Michael Jackson, Inc.
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire
Biography
Music
Business
England's Mistress
The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
History
Biography
Historical
England's Mistress
The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
History
Biography
Historical
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
The History and Future of American Intelligence
History
Politics
Espionage
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
The History and Future of American Intelligence
History
Politics
Espionage
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
Theology
History
Biblical Studies
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
Theology
History
Biblical Studies
War
How Conflict Shaped Us
History
War
Politics
War
How Conflict Shaped Us
History
War
Politics
The Power Broker
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
History
Biography
Politics
The Power Broker
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
History
Biography
Politics
The Five Thousand Year Leap
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Five Thousand Year Leap
History
Politics
Philosophy
Four Hundred Souls
A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
History
Race
Social Justice
Four Hundred Souls
A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
History
Race
Social Justice
She Said
Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Feminism
True Crime
Politics
She Said
Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Feminism
True Crime
Politics
How Countries Go Broke
The Big Cycle
Economics
Finance
Business
How Countries Go Broke
The Big Cycle
Economics
Finance
Business
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
Feminism
Politics
History
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
Feminism
Politics
History
Shakespeare
The Invention of the Human
Shakespeare
Literary Criticism
Literature
Shakespeare
The Invention of the Human
Shakespeare
Literary Criticism
Literature
Callings
The Purpose and Passion of Work
Short Stories
Memoir
Essays
Callings
The Purpose and Passion of Work
Short Stories
Memoir
Essays
The Hermetica
The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs
Philosophy
History
Spirituality
The Hermetica
The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs
Philosophy
History
Spirituality
Free Speech
Ten Principles for a Connected World
Politics
Philosophy
Law
Free Speech
Ten Principles for a Connected World
Politics
Philosophy
Law
The Global Minotaur
America, the True Origins of the Financial Crisis and the Future of the World Economy
Economics
Politics
History
The Global Minotaur
America, the True Origins of the Financial Crisis and the Future of the World Economy
Economics
Politics
History
Trillions
How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever
Finance
Economics
Business
Trillions
How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever
Finance
Economics
Business
Napoleon's Buttons
How 17 Molecules Changed History
Science
History
Chemistry
Napoleon's Buttons
How 17 Molecules Changed History
Science
History
Chemistry
Philosophy
The Classics
Philosophy
History
Theology
Philosophy
The Classics
Philosophy
History
Theology
Politics On the Edge
A Memoir From Within
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Politics On the Edge
A Memoir From Within
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Hardball
How Politics Is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game
Politics
School
Political Science
Hardball
How Politics Is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game
Politics
School
Political Science
Citizens
Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Politics
Sociology
Society
Citizens
Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Politics
Sociology
Society
The Voice of Human Justice
Religion
Biography
History
The Voice of Human Justice
Religion
Biography
History
Dreams of a Final Theory
The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Dreams of a Final Theory
The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Your Inner Fish
a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Science
Biology
Evolution
Your Inner Fish
a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Science
Biology
Evolution
Zealot
The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
History
Religion
Biography
Zealot
The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
History
Religion
Biography
After Steve
How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul
Business
Biography
Technology
After Steve
How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul
Business
Biography
Technology
The Capitalist Manifesto
Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World
Economics
Politics
Business
The Capitalist Manifesto
Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World
Economics
Politics
Business
