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
For Love of Country
Why I Left the Democratic Party
Politics
Biography
Memoir
For Love of Country
Why I Left the Democratic Party
Politics
Biography
Memoir
The Age of Addiction
How Bad Habits Became Big Business
Psychology
Economics
History
The Age of Addiction
How Bad Habits Became Big Business
Psychology
Economics
History
A Century of War
Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order
History
Politics
Economics
A Century of War
Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order
History
Politics
Economics
The American Spirit
Who We Are and What We Stand For
History
Politics
American History
The American Spirit
Who We Are and What We Stand For
History
Politics
American History
The Great War for Civilisation
The Conquest of the Middle East
History
Middle East
Politics
The Great War for Civilisation
The Conquest of the Middle East
History
Middle East
Politics
How We Think
Philosophy
Education
Psychology
How We Think
Philosophy
Education
Psychology
The Greater Journey
Americans in Paris
History
France
American History
The Greater Journey
Americans in Paris
History
France
American History
The Big Picture
The Fight for the Future of Movies
Film
Business
Media Tie In
The Big Picture
The Fight for the Future of Movies
Film
Business
Media Tie In
The Philosophy Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Philosophy
Reference
History
The Philosophy Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Philosophy
Reference
History
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Biography
History
Classics
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Biography
History
Classics
Bad Mexicans
Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands
History
Politics
Race
Bad Mexicans
Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands
History
Politics
Race
Fire and Fury
Inside the Trump White House
Politics
History
Biography
Fire and Fury
Inside the Trump White House
Politics
History
Biography
The Google Story
For Google's 10th Birthday
Business
Technology
Biography
The Google Story
For Google's 10th Birthday
Business
Technology
Biography
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
Art
Economics
Business
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
Art
Economics
Business
Public Relations
Psychology
Politics
Business
Public Relations
Psychology
Politics
Business
Overbooked
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
Travel
Economics
Business
Overbooked
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
Travel
Economics
Business
Killing Kennedy
The End of Camelot
History
Biography
Politics
Killing Kennedy
The End of Camelot
History
Biography
Politics
Upheaval
Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
History
Politics
Science
Upheaval
Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
History
Politics
Science
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1
The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
History
Medieval
Medieval History
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1
The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
History
Medieval
Medieval History
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Science
History
Philosophy
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Science
History
Philosophy
Markets Never Forget (But People Do)
How Your Memory Is Costing You Money—and Why This Time Isn’t Different
Finance
Psychology
Economics
Markets Never Forget (But People Do)
How Your Memory Is Costing You Money—and Why This Time Isn’t Different
Finance
Psychology
Economics
Who Stole the American Dream?
Politics
Economics
History
Who Stole the American Dream?
Politics
Economics
History
The Truth About Stories
A Native Narrative
Indigenous
Essays
Canada
The Truth About Stories
A Native Narrative
Indigenous
Essays
Canada
Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts
Finance
Business
India
Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts
Finance
Business
India
The Book of Charlie
Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
Biography
History
Memoir
The Book of Charlie
Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
Biography
History
Memoir
What Is Real?
The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
Science
Physics
Philosophy
What Is Real?
The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Origin of Wealth
Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics
Economics
History
Business
The Origin of Wealth
Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics
Economics
History
Business
The Geopolitics of Emotion
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Politics
Psychology
Political Science
The Geopolitics of Emotion
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Politics
Psychology
Political Science
Until We Are Free
My Fight for Human Rights in Iran
Iran
Memoir
Politics
Until We Are Free
My Fight for Human Rights in Iran
Iran
Memoir
Politics
Dark Money
The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Politics
History
Economics
Dark Money
The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Politics
History
Economics
Personal History
A Memoir
Biography
Memoir
History
Personal History
A Memoir
Biography
Memoir
History
How to Invent Everything
A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
Science
History
Humor
How to Invent Everything
A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
Science
History
Humor
El Narco
Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
History
Crime
True Crime
El Narco
Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
History
Crime
True Crime
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
Islam
Philosophy
Religion
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
Islam
Philosophy
Religion
Treasure Islands
Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens
Economics
Finance
Politics
Treasure Islands
Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens
Economics
Finance
Politics
A Brief History of Earth
Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
Science
History
Geology
A Brief History of Earth
Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
Science
History
Geology
Main Currents Of Marxism
The Founders, The Golden Age, The Breakdown
Philosophy
Politics
History
Main Currents Of Marxism
The Founders, The Golden Age, The Breakdown
Philosophy
Politics
History
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China
Economics
Politics
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China
Economics
Politics
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
Science
History
Physics
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
Science
History
Physics
My Bondage and My Freedom
History
Biography
Classics
My Bondage and My Freedom
History
Biography
Classics
The Afrikaners
Biography of a People
History
Africa
South Africa
The Afrikaners
Biography of a People
History
Africa
South Africa
Secondhand Time
The Last of the Soviets
History
Russia
Politics
Secondhand Time
The Last of the Soviets
History
Russia
Politics
The Art Thief
A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
True Crime
Art
History
The Art Thief
A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
True Crime
Art
History
J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker
Insight and Analysis into the Founder of Modern Finance and the American Banking System
Biography
History
J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker
Insight and Analysis into the Founder of Modern Finance and the American Banking System
Biography
History
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Politics
History
Psychology
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Politics
History
Psychology
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
History
Anthropology
Science
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
History
Anthropology
Science
Did America Have a Christian Founding?
Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth
History
Politics
American History
Did America Have a Christian Founding?
Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth
History
Politics
American History
Cyrus the Great
The Arts of Leadership and War
History
Biography
Leadership
Cyrus the Great
The Arts of Leadership and War
History
Biography
Leadership
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
Sociology
Science
Social Science
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
Sociology
Science
Social Science
