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
Children of Ash and Elm
A History of the Vikings
History
Medieval
European History
Anna Karenina Fix
Life Lessons from Russian Literature
Russia
Books About Books
Memoir
God's Bankers
A History of Money and Power at the Vatican
History
Religion
Politics
Private Government
How Employers Rule Our Lives
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
El Narco
Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
History
Crime
True Crime
The Indifferent Stars Above
The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
History
Historical
Biography
India Unbound
The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age
India
History
Economics
How to Listen to Jazz
Music
Jazz
History
The Lost World of Adam and Eve
Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate
Theology
Christian
Religion
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
History
Philosophy
Politics
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
Politics
Philosophy
History
A Force More Powerful
A Century of Non-Violent Conflict
History
Politics
Sociology
Three Cups of Deceit
How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
Biography
History
Journalism
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth
4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
Science
History
Biology
A Generation of Sociopaths
How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Politics
History
Sociology
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Formula
How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
Sports
Business
History
The Aquarian Conspiracy
Personal and Social Transformation in Our Time
Psychology
Philosophy
History
Heavens on Earth
The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
Science
Philosophy
Religion
Superclass
The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
Politics
Economics
Business
Secondhand Time
The Last of the Soviets
History
Russia
Politics
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Science
Technology
Psychology
Fooling Some of the People All of the Time, A Long Short (and Now Complete) Story, Updated with New Epilogue
Finance
Business
Economics
The First Muslim
The Story of Muhammad
Religion
History
Islam
The Power of Women
A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing
Feminism
Health
War
Medici Money
Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
History
Italy
Economics
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
Politics
History
Biography
In Search of The Color Purple
The Story of an American Masterpiece
History
Memoir
Biography
Why Read Moby-Dick?
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Classics
The Devil at His Elbow
Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
True Crime
Crime
History
Men of Mathematics
Mathematics
Science
History
Bonhoeffer
Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Biography
History
Christian
A Brief History of Earth
Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
Science
History
Geology
Caesar's Last Breath
Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
Science
History
Chemistry
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
History
Anthropology
Science
The Dorito Effect
The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor
Food
Health
Science
Ninety Percent of Everything
Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate
Business
Economics
History
Stolen Pride
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
Politics
Sociology
History
The New Great Depression
Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World
Economics
Finance
Business
A Walk in the Park
The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Travel
Memoir
Nature
The Sound of Music Story
How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time
History
Music
Biography
The Emergency
A Personal History
India
History
Politics
The Only Game in Town
Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse
Economics
Finance
Business
To Pixar and Beyond
My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History
Business
Biography
Memoir
A Century of War
Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order
Politics
History
Economics
How to Invent Everything
A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
Science
History
Humor
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
History
Politics
Philosophy
Power Failure
The Rise and Fall of an American Icon
Business
History
Economics
Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
World War II
