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
The Splendid and the Vile
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
History
Biography
World War II
The Splendid and the Vile
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
History
Biography
World War II
Fake Heroes
Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History
History
Biography
Politics
Fake Heroes
Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History
History
Biography
Politics
Capitalism, Alone
The Future of the System That Rules the World
Economics
Politics
History
Capitalism, Alone
The Future of the System That Rules the World
Economics
Politics
History
How to Keep Your Cool
An Ancient Guide to Anger Management
Philosophy
Self Help
Classics
How to Keep Your Cool
An Ancient Guide to Anger Management
Philosophy
Self Help
Classics
The Geography of Genius
Lessons from the World's Most Creative Places
History
Travel
Science
The Geography of Genius
Lessons from the World's Most Creative Places
History
Travel
Science
China's Great Wall of Debt
Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Miracle
China
Economics
Politics
China's Great Wall of Debt
Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Miracle
China
Economics
Politics
How Tyrants Fall
And How Nations Survive
Politics
History
Political Science
How Tyrants Fall
And How Nations Survive
Politics
History
Political Science
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
Religion
Sociology
Politics
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
Religion
Sociology
Politics
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
Finance
Business
Economics
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
Finance
Business
Economics
Isaac Newton
Biography
Science
History
Isaac Newton
Biography
Science
History
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here
The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
History
Politics
Immigration
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here
The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
History
Politics
Immigration
Leadership in War
Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History
History
Leadership
Biography
Leadership in War
Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History
History
Leadership
Biography
Ignorance
How it drives science
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Ignorance
How it drives science
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Fermat's Enigma
Science
Mathematics
History
Fermat's Enigma
Science
Mathematics
History
The Unsettling of America
Culture and Agriculture
Agriculture
History
Food
The Unsettling of America
Culture and Agriculture
Agriculture
History
Food
DIY
The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation
Sexuality
History
Psychology
DIY
The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation
Sexuality
History
Psychology
The Firm
The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business
Business
History
Economics
The Firm
The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business
Business
History
Economics
River Kings
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
History
Archaeology
Medieval
River Kings
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
History
Archaeology
Medieval
It Doesn't Take a Hero
The Autobiography: General H. Norman Schwartzkopf
Biography
Military Fiction
History
It Doesn't Take a Hero
The Autobiography: General H. Norman Schwartzkopf
Biography
Military Fiction
History
Gamers at Work
Stories Behind the Games People Play
Video Games
Games
Game Design
Gamers at Work
Stories Behind the Games People Play
Video Games
Games
Game Design
Heroes
Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
Heroes
Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
The Lost World of Adam and Eve
Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate
Theology
Christian
Religion
The Lost World of Adam and Eve
Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate
Theology
Christian
Religion
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
History
Science
Physics
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
History
Science
Physics
10 Judgements That Changed India
India
Law
History
10 Judgements That Changed India
India
Law
History
The Big Con
The Story of the Confidence Man
History
Crime
True Crime
The Big Con
The Story of the Confidence Man
History
Crime
True Crime
Chokepoints
American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
Economics
Politics
History
Chokepoints
American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
Economics
Politics
History
The Clash of the Cultures
Investment vs. Speculation
Finance
Business
Economics
The Clash of the Cultures
Investment vs. Speculation
Finance
Business
Economics
Exposure
Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont
Science
History
Environment
Exposure
Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont
Science
History
Environment
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
Science
History
Biology
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
Science
History
Biology
Post-Truth
The New War on Truth and How to Fight Back
Politics
Philosophy
Society
Post-Truth
The New War on Truth and How to Fight Back
Politics
Philosophy
Society
Iran Between Two Revolutions
History
Iran
Politics
Iran Between Two Revolutions
History
Iran
Politics
Caesar's Last Breath
Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
Science
History
Chemistry
Caesar's Last Breath
Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
Science
History
Chemistry
Beyond Measure
The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
Science
History
Technology
Beyond Measure
The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
Science
History
Technology
Prometheus and Atlas
Philosophy
Religion
History
Prometheus and Atlas
Philosophy
Religion
History
Long Walk to Freedom
Biography
History
Africa
Long Walk to Freedom
Biography
History
Africa
Chokepoint Capitalism
How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win T hem Back
Politics
Economics
Technology
Chokepoint Capitalism
How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win T hem Back
Politics
Economics
Technology
We Are Not Yet Equal
Understanding Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Politics
We Are Not Yet Equal
Understanding Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Politics
Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Reference
Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Reference
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Politics
Feminism
Race
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Politics
Feminism
Race
The Dope
The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade
History
True Crime
Crime
The Dope
The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade
History
True Crime
Crime
An Empire of Wealth
The Epic History of American Economic Power
History
Economics
Business
An Empire of Wealth
The Epic History of American Economic Power
History
Economics
Business
To Pixar and Beyond
My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History
Business
Biography
Memoir
To Pixar and Beyond
My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History
Business
Biography
Memoir
7 Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
History
Christian
7 Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
History
Christian
Why Read Moby-Dick?
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Classics
Why Read Moby-Dick?
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Classics
Suspicious Minds
Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
Psychology
Science
Politics
Suspicious Minds
Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
Psychology
Science
Politics
The Real Anthony Fauci
Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
Politics
Health
History
The Real Anthony Fauci
Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
Politics
Health
History
Under the Black Flag
The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
History
Pirates
Historical
Under the Black Flag
The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
History
Pirates
Historical
The Art of the Con
The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
Art
True Crime
History
The Art of the Con
The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
Art
True Crime
History
Freedom Farmers
Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
History
Food
Race
Freedom Farmers
Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
History
Food
Race
Plunder
Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America
Economics
Business
Finance
Plunder
Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America
Economics
Business
Finance
