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 Afrikaners
Biography of a People
History
Africa
South Africa
The Afrikaners
Biography of a People
History
Africa
South Africa
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
Cyrus the Great
The Arts of Leadership and War
History
Biography
Leadership
Cyrus the Great
The Arts of Leadership and War
History
Biography
Leadership
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
Politics
History
Biography
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
Politics
History
Biography
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
Twelve Years a Slave
History
Classics
Biography
Twelve Years a Slave
History
Classics
Biography
Saving Capitalism
For the Many, Not the Few
Economics
Politics
Business
Saving Capitalism
For the Many, Not the Few
Economics
Politics
Business
Conspiracy
Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue
Business
History
Politics
Conspiracy
Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue
Business
History
Politics
Working
Researching, Interviewing, Writing
Writing
Memoir
Biography
Working
Researching, Interviewing, Writing
Writing
Memoir
Biography
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Science
Technology
Psychology
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Science
Technology
Psychology
The Coming Prince
Theology
Christian
Christianity
The Coming Prince
Theology
Christian
Christianity
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
Sociology
History
School
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
Sociology
History
School
Ten Drugs
How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
Science
History
Medicine
Ten Drugs
How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
Science
History
Medicine
Witness to Surrender
History
Pakistan
Politics
Witness to Surrender
History
Pakistan
Politics
Sand Talk
How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Philosophy
Indigenous
Australia
Sand Talk
How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Philosophy
Indigenous
Australia
Founding Brothers
The Revolutionary Generation
History
American History
Biography
Founding Brothers
The Revolutionary Generation
History
American History
Biography
Science Set Free
10 Paths to New Discovery
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Science Set Free
10 Paths to New Discovery
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Physics and Philosophy
The Revolution in Modern Science
Philosophy
Science
Physics
Physics and Philosophy
The Revolution in Modern Science
Philosophy
Science
Physics
Command and Control
Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
History
Politics
Science
Command and Control
Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
History
Politics
Science
Warsaw Boy
A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood
History
Biography
World War II
Warsaw Boy
A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood
History
Biography
World War II
Stolen Pride
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
Politics
Sociology
History
Stolen Pride
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
Politics
Sociology
History
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
Barbarians to Bureaucrats
Corporate Life Cycle Strategies
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
Barbarians to Bureaucrats
Corporate Life Cycle Strategies
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
50 People Every Christian Should Know
Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith
Christian
Biography
History
50 People Every Christian Should Know
Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith
Christian
Biography
History
Brunelleschi's Dome
How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
History
Art
Architecture
Brunelleschi's Dome
How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
History
Art
Architecture
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana
History
Drugs
Politics
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana
History
Drugs
Politics
Children of Ash and Elm
A History of the Vikings
History
European History
Medieval
Children of Ash and Elm
A History of the Vikings
History
European History
Medieval
The Constitution of Liberty
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
The Constitution of Liberty
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
Spycatcher
History
Espionage
Biography
Spycatcher
History
Espionage
Biography
How to Rule the World
A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator
Humor
Politics
History
How to Rule the World
A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator
Humor
Politics
History
Aquarian Conspiracy
Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980's
Psychology
Philosophy
History
Aquarian Conspiracy
Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980's
Psychology
Philosophy
History
The Scam
Business
Finance
Economics
The Scam
Business
Finance
Economics
1971
A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
History
Bangladesh
India
1971
A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
History
Bangladesh
India
Information Is Beautiful
Design
Reference
Science
Information Is Beautiful
Design
Reference
Science
The Disappearing Spoon
And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Science
History
Chemistry
The Disappearing Spoon
And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Science
History
Chemistry
Tyranny of the Minority
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
Politics
History
Political Science
Tyranny of the Minority
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
Politics
History
Political Science
Benjamin Graham
The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street
Finance
Biography
Business
Benjamin Graham
The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street
Finance
Biography
Business
The Book of Basketball
The NBA According to The Sports Guy
Sports
Basketball
History
The Book of Basketball
The NBA According to The Sports Guy
Sports
Basketball
History
The House of Medici
Its Rise and Fall
History
Italy
Biography
The House of Medici
Its Rise and Fall
History
Italy
Biography
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Mythology
Philosophy
Psychology
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Mythology
Philosophy
Psychology
Chariots of the Gods
History
Science
Aliens
Chariots of the Gods
History
Science
Aliens
The Marwaris
From Jagat Seth to the Birlas
Business
History
India
The Marwaris
From Jagat Seth to the Birlas
Business
History
India
Quantum
Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
Science
Physics
History
Quantum
Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
Science
Physics
History
God's Bankers
A History of Money and Power at the Vatican
History
Religion
Politics
God's Bankers
A History of Money and Power at the Vatican
History
Religion
Politics
Hidden Figures
History
Science
Biography
Hidden Figures
History
Science
Biography
The Facebook Effect
The Real Inside Story of Mark Zuckerberg and the World's Fastest Growing Company
Business
Technology
Biography
The Facebook Effect
The Real Inside Story of Mark Zuckerberg and the World's Fastest Growing Company
Business
Technology
Biography
The Story of Philosophy
The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Philosophy
History
Biography
The Story of Philosophy
The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Philosophy
History
Biography
World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
China
Politics
History
World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
China
Politics
History
In Defense of Witches
The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
Feminism
History
Witches
In Defense of Witches
The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
Feminism
History
Witches
Brick by Brick
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Business
History
Biography
Brick by Brick
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Business
History
Biography
