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 Tatas
How a Family Built a Business and a Nation
Biography
Business
India
The Tatas
How a Family Built a Business and a Nation
Biography
Business
India
Collapse
The Fall of the Soviet Union
History
Russia
Politics
Collapse
The Fall of the Soviet Union
History
Russia
Politics
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
On Boxing
Sports
Essays
History
On Boxing
Sports
Essays
History
Natural Born Heroes
How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
History
Sports
Health
Natural Born Heroes
How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
History
Sports
Health
The Closing of the American Mind
Philosophy
Education
Politics
The Closing of the American Mind
Philosophy
Education
Politics
The Sum of Us
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Race
History
Politics
The Sum of Us
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Race
History
Politics
The Problem of Political Authority
An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The Problem of Political Authority
An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The Republic of Pirates
Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
History
Pirates
Historical
The Republic of Pirates
Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
History
Pirates
Historical
The Big Thirst
The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
Science
Environment
Nature
The Big Thirst
The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
Science
Environment
Nature
The Palestine Laboratory
How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
Politics
History
Middle East
The Palestine Laboratory
How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
Politics
History
Middle East
George Washington's Secret Six
The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
History
American History
American Revolution
George Washington's Secret Six
The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
History
American History
American Revolution
Waste Land
A World in Permanent Crisis
History
Politics
Current Affairs
Waste Land
A World in Permanent Crisis
History
Politics
Current Affairs
Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
Business
History
Technology
Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
Business
History
Technology
Adults in the Room
My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment
Politics
Economics
History
Adults in the Room
My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment
Politics
Economics
History
The Leadership of Muhammad
Leadership
Islam
Biography
The Leadership of Muhammad
Leadership
Islam
Biography
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
History
China
Politics
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
History
China
Politics
Paper Belt on Fire
How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University
Business
Education
Biography
Paper Belt on Fire
How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University
Business
Education
Biography
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
Biography
Christian
Christianity
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
Biography
Christian
Christianity
Orientalism
History
Philosophy
Politics
Orientalism
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Premonition
A Pandemic Story
Science
History
Politics
The Premonition
A Pandemic Story
Science
History
Politics
Socialism
Utopian and Scientific
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
Socialism
Utopian and Scientific
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
Melania
Memoir
Biography
Politics
Melania
Memoir
Biography
Politics
China's Economy
What Everyone Needs to Know
China
Economics
Politics
China's Economy
What Everyone Needs to Know
China
Economics
Politics
The Golden Age of Piracy
The Truth Behind Pirate Myths
History
Pirates
Research
The Golden Age of Piracy
The Truth Behind Pirate Myths
History
Pirates
Research
User Friendly
How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
Design
Business
Technology
User Friendly
How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
Design
Business
Technology
Martin Luther
The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World
Biography
History
Christian
Martin Luther
The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World
Biography
History
Christian
The Reactionary Mind
Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Reactionary Mind
Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Story of My Life
Biography
Classics
Memoir
The Story of My Life
Biography
Classics
Memoir
The System
Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
Politics
Economics
History
The System
Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
Politics
Economics
History
The Last Kings of Shanghai
The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
History
China
Jewish
The Last Kings of Shanghai
The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
History
China
Jewish
Stranger in the Shogun's City
A Japanese Woman and Her World
History
Japan
Biography
Stranger in the Shogun's City
A Japanese Woman and Her World
History
Japan
Biography
The Tyranny of Good Intentions
How Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice
Politics
Law
History
The Tyranny of Good Intentions
How Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice
Politics
Law
History
Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
An Economist Examines the Markets, Power and Politics of the World Trade, 2nd Edition
Economics
Business
Politics
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
An Economist Examines the Markets, Power and Politics of the World Trade, 2nd Edition
Economics
Business
Politics
Storm of Steel
History
War
Biography
Storm of Steel
History
War
Biography
The Return of Marco Polo's World
War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century
History
Politics
Military Fiction
The Return of Marco Polo's World
War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century
History
Politics
Military Fiction
The Codebreakers
The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet
History
Science
Technology
The Codebreakers
The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet
History
Science
Technology
How to Save the West
Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
Philosophy
Politics
History
How to Save the West
Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
Philosophy
Politics
History
How We Got to Now
Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
History
Science
Technology
How We Got to Now
Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
History
Science
Technology
How to Be a Friend
An Ancient Guide to True Friendship
Philosophy
Classics
Friendship
How to Be a Friend
An Ancient Guide to True Friendship
Philosophy
Classics
Friendship
Counterinsurgency Warfare
Theory and Practice
Military Fiction
War
History
Counterinsurgency Warfare
Theory and Practice
Military Fiction
War
History
Read Dangerously
The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times
Books About Books
Essays
Politics
Read Dangerously
The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times
Books About Books
Essays
Politics
One Bullet Away
The Making of a Marine Officer
Military Fiction
War
History
One Bullet Away
The Making of a Marine Officer
Military Fiction
War
History
Politics Is for Power
How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
Politics
Political Science
Social Justice
Politics Is for Power
How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
Politics
Political Science
Social Justice
Crisis Economics
A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
Economics
Finance
Business
Crisis Economics
A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
Economics
Finance
Business
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
Economics
Politics
Business
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
Economics
Politics
Business
Dark Territory
The Secret History of Cyber War
History
Technology
Politics
Dark Territory
The Secret History of Cyber War
History
Technology
Politics
Revolutionary Characters
What Made the Founders Different
History
American History
Biography
Revolutionary Characters
What Made the Founders Different
History
American History
Biography
