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
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
Madame Blavatsky
The Mother of Modern Spirituality
Occult
Biography
History
A Childhood
The Biography of a Place
Memoir
Biography
Southern
The Madness of Crowds
Gender, Race and Identity
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Race
Social Justice
Napoleon's Buttons
How 17 Molecules Changed History
Science
History
Chemistry
Trillions
How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever
Finance
Economics
Business
Witness to Surrender
History
Pakistan
Politics
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
Economics
Business
Reference
The Uses and Abuses of History
History
Politics
Philosophy
What Happened
Politics
Memoir
Biography
Terror, Love and Brainwashing
Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems
Psychology
Cults
Politics
Collapse
The Fall of the Soviet Union
History
Russia
Politics
In Defense of Witches
The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
Feminism
History
Witches
A Human History of Emotion
How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
History
Psychology
Science
A Call to Action
Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
Politics
Feminism
Religion
Proof of Conspiracy
How Trump's International Collusion Is Threatening American Democracy
Politics
History
True Crime
10 Judgements That Changed India
India
Law
History
Forecast
What Physics, Meteorology, and the Natural Sciences Can Teach Us About Economics
Economics
Science
Finance
Chokepoint Capitalism
How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back
Politics
Economics
Business
Stone Age Economics
Anthropology
Economics
History
The Nazis
A Warning from History
History
World War II
War
World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
China
Politics
History
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Philosophy
Humor
Comedy
The House of Medici
Its Rise and Fall
History
Italy
Biography
The End of the World As We Know It
Social Science for the Twenty-First Century
Sociology
Philosophy
History
The Closing of the American Mind
Philosophy
Education
Politics
How We Got to Now
Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
History
Science
Technology
All the Shah's Men
An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
History
Politics
Iran
Hidden Figures
History
Science
Biography
My Bondage and My Freedom
History
Biography
Classics
Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
X Saves the World
How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking
History
Sociology
Pop Culture
Aftershocks of Disaster
Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
Politics
History
Social Justice
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Biography
Religion
Philosophy
The Politics Industry
How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Politics
Business
Economics
Discover Canada
The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Canada
History
The Key Man
The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale
Business
Finance
Economics
Upheaval
Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
History
Politics
Science
Quantum
Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
Science
Physics
History
LeBron, Inc.
The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
Sports
Biography
Basketball
The Devil Never Sleeps
Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
History
Politics
Business
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
Economics
History
Business
Spy Catcher
The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer
History
Espionage
Biography
How to Argue With a Racist
What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
Science
Race
Politics
Benjamin Graham
The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street
Finance
Biography
Business
The Populist Delusion
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
Education
Politics
Teaching
The Alchemy of Us
How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
Science
History
Technology
Working
Researching, Interviewing, Writing
Writing
Memoir
Biography
