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
Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
World War II
Kingpin
How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Biography
Technology
True Crime
Women in White Coats
How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
History
Medicine
Science
The Things We Make
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
History
Science
Engineering
The Story of Philosophy
The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Philosophy
History
Biography
Confronting the Presidents
No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
History
Politics
Biography
Sasanian Persia
The Rise and Fall of an Empire
History
Iran
Ancient History
The Golem
What You Should Know about Science
Science
Philosophy
History
Giants of Enterprise
Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built
Business
History
Leadership
The Golden Age of Piracy
The Truth Behind Pirate Myths
History
Pirates
Research
Sam Walton
Made In America
Business
Biography
Autobiography
12 Bytes
How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next
Essays
Science
Technology
The Dying Citizen
How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
Politics
History
Philosophy
Opus
The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church
History
Religion
Politics
The Sixth Extinction
An Unnatural History
Science
History
Environment
World History 101
From ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks, an essential primer on world history
History
Historical
Reference
The Quest for a Moral Compass
A Global History of Ethics
Philosophy
History
Religion
Against the Gods
The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament
Theology
History
Old Testament
Celebrity Nation
How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers
History
Pop Culture
Code of the Samurai
A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
Philosophy
History
Martial Arts
The Hamlet Fire
A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives
History
American History
Labor
An Empire of Wealth
The Epic History of American Economic Power
History
Economics
Business
Our Kids
The American Dream in Crisis
Sociology
Education
Politics
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
Economics
Politics
Finance
Capitalism, Alone
The Future of the System That Rules the World
Economics
Politics
History
Fermat's Enigma
Science
Mathematics
History
The Truth About Stories
A Native Narrative
Indigenous
Essays
Canada
The Bhagavad Gita
Royal Science of God-Realization
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
The Written World
The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
History
Books About Books
Literature
Conquests and Cultures
An International History
History
Economics
Politics
Tulipomania
The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused
History
Economics
Microhistory
The Twilight Struggle
What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry Today
Politics
History
Military Fiction
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Mythology
Philosophy
Psychology
Decoding the Heavens
A 2,000-Year-Old Computer and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets
History
Science
Technology
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Politics
History
Economics
A More Beautiful and Terrible History
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
History
Race
Politics
Bull
A History of the Boom and Bust, 1982-2004
Finance
History
Economics
True Style
The History and Principles of Classic Menswear
Fashion
History
Design
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Philosophy
History
Science
Chariots of The Gods
History
Science
Aliens
The Language Game
How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
Linguistics
Language
Science
River Kings
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
History
Archaeology
Medieval
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Feminism
Classics
Philosophy
Suspicious Minds
Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
Psychology
Science
History
The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Politics
Biography
Memoir
The Manual
A Philosopher's Guide to Life
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
How the Hippies Saved Physics
Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival
Science
Physics
History
Gamers at Work
Stories Behind the Games People Play
Video Games
Games
Game Design
Ubiquity
Why Catastrophes Happen
Science
History
Economics
How Music Works
Music
History
Art
