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
Off With Her Head
Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power
History
Feminism
Politics
The Misinformation Age
How False Beliefs Spread
Politics
Philosophy
Psychology
Mama Lola
A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
Religion
Anthropology
Biography
King John and the Road to Magna Carta
History
Biography
Medieval History
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
Quantum
Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
Science
Physics
History
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Politics
History
Psychology
A Doctor in the House
The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
Biography
Politics
History
The Intel Trinity
How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World's Most Important Company
Business
Technology
Biography
Character Is Destiny
Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember
History
Biography
Politics
Heavens on Earth
The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
Science
Philosophy
Religion
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Philosophy
History
Science
The Things We Make
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
History
Science
Engineering
How Asia Works
Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
Economics
Business
History
The Contrarian
Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power
Business
Biography
Politics
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
Religion
Sociology
History
Our Time Is Now
Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Politics
Social Justice
History
Boyd
The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Biography
History
Military Fiction
Leadership
In Turbulent Times
History
Leadership
Biography
Superbloom
How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
Technology
Sociology
Psychology
Great Thinkers
Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
War Room
Sports
Football
Biography
My Bondage and My Freedom
History
Biography
Classics
Investing
The Last Liberal Art
Finance
Business
Economics
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Science
Technology
Psychology
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Biography
History
Classics
The Giant Killer
The shocking true story of a homeless war hero, hidden spy and his eterrnal vow to the woman he loved.
Military Fiction
History
Biography
How Music Got Free
The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
Music
History
Business
The Particle at the End of the Universe
How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
Physics
Popular Science
History
Goliath
The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy
History
Economics
Politics
River Kings
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
History
Archaeology
Medieval
Buffett
The Making of an American Capitalist
Biography
Business
Finance
The Devil at His Elbow
Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
True Crime
Crime
History
Dumbing Us Down
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
A Brief History of Neoliberalism
Politics
History
Economics
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth
4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
Science
History
Biology
Extra Life
A Short History of Living Longer
Science
History
Health
A Force More Powerful
A Century of Non-Violent Conflict
History
Politics
Sociology
The American Spirit
Who We Are and What We Stand For
History
Politics
American History
Saved
A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home
Memoir
Biography
War
The People’s Republic of Walmart
How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism
Economics
Politics
History
The Constitution of Liberty
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
Collapse
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
History
Science
Anthropology
The Sixth Extinction
An Unnatural History
Science
History
Environment
The Color of Law
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
History
Race
Politics
The Invention of Russia
From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War
History
Russia
Politics
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
Politics
History
Biography
The Human Condition
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Splendid and the Vile
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
History
Biography
World War II
Nation of Victims
Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
Politics
History
Philosophy
