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
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Working
Researching, Interviewing, Writing
Writing
Memoir
Biography
Socialism
Utopian and Scientific
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
Extra Life
A Short History of Living Longer
Science
History
Health
Jung the Mystic
The Esoteric Dimensions of Carl Jung's Life & Teachings
Psychology
Biography
Spirituality
Endless Universe
Beyond the Big Bang
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Science
History
Philosophy
Genghis Khan
Life, Death, and Resurrection
History
Biography
China
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Politics
History
Psychology
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Film
History
Biography
Asia's Cauldron
The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
History
Politics
China
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
Science
Philosophy
Essays
The Hermetica
The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs
Philosophy
History
Spirituality
The Afrikaners
Biography of a People
History
Africa
South Africa
Undoing Border Imperialism
Politics
Race
Activism
Andrew Carnegie
Biography
History
Business
Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
Business
Technology
History
Barbarians at the Gate
The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Business
Finance
History
The Coming Prince
Theology
Christianity
Christian
Dark Territory
The Secret History of Cyber War
History
Technology
Politics
User Friendly
How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
Design
Business
Technology
China's Great Wall of Debt
Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Miracle
China
Economics
Politics
Warsaw Boy
A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood
History
Biography
World War II
Chavs
The Demonization of the Working Class
Politics
Sociology
History
How the Irish Saved Civilization
The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
History
Ireland
Irish Literature
Investing
The Last Liberal Art
Finance
Business
Economics
Government Gangsters
The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy
Politics
History
Government
The Blood Telegram
Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide
History
Politics
India
Sand Talk
How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Philosophy
Indigenous
Australia
The Firm
The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business
Business
History
Economics
The 5000 Year Leap
History
Politics
Philosophy
Lessons in Stoicism
What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
A History of the World in 21 Women
A Personal Selection
History
Feminism
Biography
Capital Ideas
The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street
Finance
Economics
History
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
History
Politics
Asia
How to Stop Fascism
History, Ideology, Resistance
Politics
History
Political Science
The Berlin Wall
A World Divided, 1961-1989
History
Germany
Politics
The Misinformation Age
How False Beliefs Spread
Politics
Philosophy
Psychology
The Pianist from Syria
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Music
My Life And Work
Biography
Business
History
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
China
History
Politics
The Obamas
Biography
Politics
History
Ignition!
An informal history of liquid rocket propellants
Science
History
Space
Leadership in War
Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History
History
Leadership
Biography
The Republic of Pirates
Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
History
Pirates
Historical
Why Liberalism Failed
Politics
Philosophy
History
Insane
America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
Mental Health
Psychology
History
The Codebreakers
The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet
History
Science
Technology
Coming of Age in Samoa
A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation
Anthropology
Psychology
Sociology
