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
Strange New World
How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
Philosophy
Christian
History
Strange New World
How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
Philosophy
Christian
History
The Path to Power
Biography
History
Politics
The Path to Power
Biography
History
Politics
LeBron, Inc.
The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
Sports
Biography
Basketball
LeBron, Inc.
The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
Sports
Biography
Basketball
There Was a Country
A Personal History of Biafra
History
Africa
Nigeria
There Was a Country
A Personal History of Biafra
History
Africa
Nigeria
Understanding Iran
Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
History
Iran
Middle East
Understanding Iran
Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
History
Iran
Middle East
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Reference
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Reference
Conquests and Cultures
An International History
History
Economics
Politics
Conquests and Cultures
An International History
History
Economics
Politics
Broken Code
Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets
Technology
Business
Politics
Broken Code
Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets
Technology
Business
Politics
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
History
Biography
Middle Grade
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
History
Biography
Middle Grade
The End of Alchemy
Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy
Economics
Finance
Business
The End of Alchemy
Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy
Economics
Finance
Business
The Boer War
History
Africa
Biography
The Boer War
History
Africa
Biography
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
History
Politics
Asia
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
History
Politics
Asia
Against the Gods
The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament
Theology
History
Biblical Studies
Against the Gods
The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament
Theology
History
Biblical Studies
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
Race Marxism
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Race Marxism
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
The Mother Tongue
English and How It Got That Way
History
Language
Linguistics
The Mother Tongue
English and How It Got That Way
History
Language
Linguistics
Endless Universe
Beyond the Big Bang
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Endless Universe
Beyond the Big Bang
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Politics
Biography
Memoir
The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Politics
Biography
Memoir
A Childhood
The Biography of a Place
Memoir
Biography
Southern
A Childhood
The Biography of a Place
Memoir
Biography
Southern
Ubiquity
Why Catastrophes Happen
Science
History
Economics
Ubiquity
Why Catastrophes Happen
Science
History
Economics
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
The Devil Never Sleeps
Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
History
Politics
Business
The Devil Never Sleeps
Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
History
Politics
Business
The Holocaust Industry
Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
History
Politics
Holocaust
The Holocaust Industry
Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
History
Politics
Holocaust
Central America's Forgotten History
Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
History
Politics
Immigration
Central America's Forgotten History
Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
History
Politics
Immigration
The Things We Make
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
History
Science
Engineering
The Things We Make
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
History
Science
Engineering
The Berlin Wall
August 13, 1961 - November 9, 1989
History
Germany
Politics
The Berlin Wall
August 13, 1961 - November 9, 1989
History
Germany
Politics
In Plain Sight
Paranormal
Science
History
In Plain Sight
Paranormal
Science
History
What Happened to Goldman Sachs
An Insider's Story of Organizational Drift and Its Unintended Consequences
Business
Finance
History
What Happened to Goldman Sachs
An Insider's Story of Organizational Drift and Its Unintended Consequences
Business
Finance
History
House of Cards
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
House of Cards
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
The Servile State
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Servile State
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Kingpin
How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Biography
Technology
True Crime
Kingpin
How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Biography
Technology
True Crime
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
Economics
History
Business
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
Economics
History
Business
The Perennials
The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society
Sociology
Business
Society
The Perennials
The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society
Sociology
Business
Society
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth
4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
Science
History
Biology
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth
4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
Science
History
Biology
The Obamas
Biography
Politics
History
The Obamas
Biography
Politics
History
The Nazis
A Warning from History
History
World War II
War
The Nazis
A Warning from History
History
World War II
War
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
History
Politics
Philosophy
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Polymath
A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
History
Biography
Science
The Polymath
A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
History
Biography
Science
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Film
History
Biography
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Film
History
Biography
The Song Machine
Inside the Hit Factory
Music
History
Business
The Song Machine
Inside the Hit Factory
Music
History
Business
Consequences of Capitalism
Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance
Politics
Economics
History
Consequences of Capitalism
Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance
Politics
Economics
History
The Politics Industry
How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Politics
Business
Economics
The Politics Industry
How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Politics
Business
Economics
The End of the World As We Know It
Social Science for the Twenty-First Century
Sociology
Philosophy
History
The End of the World As We Know It
Social Science for the Twenty-First Century
Sociology
Philosophy
History
Decolonial Daughter
Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son
Race
Essays
Memoir
Decolonial Daughter
Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son
Race
Essays
Memoir
A Doctor in the House
The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
Biography
Politics
History
A Doctor in the House
The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
Biography
Politics
History
Iran
A Modern History
History
Iran
Middle East
Iran
A Modern History
History
Iran
Middle East
Hegel
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Biography
Hegel
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Biography
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III
The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
History
Medieval History
Medieval
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III
The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
History
Medieval History
Medieval
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
Language
Linguistics
Politics
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
Language
Linguistics
Politics
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Politics
Race
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Politics
Race
