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
Bowie's Bookshelf
The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life
Music
Biography
Books About Books
Coffee Life in Japan
Japan
Food
Urban Studies
1000 Years of Annoying the French
History
Humor
France
How Music Works
Music
History
Art
Isaac Newton
Biography
Science
History
Buffett
The Making of an American Capitalist
Biography
Business
Finance
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
Finance
Business
Economics
Understanding Iran
Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
History
Iran
Politics
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
History
Biography
Middle Grade
Keynes
The Return of the Master
Economics
History
Biography
Facing the Lion
Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe
History
Memoir
Holocaust
We Are Bellingcat
Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News
Politics
Journalism
History
Michael Jackson, Inc.
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire
Biography
Music
Business
Virtual Society
The Metaverse and the New Frontiers of Human Experience
Technology
Sociology
Science
The Unexpected Spy
From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists
Memoir
Biography
Politics
The Battle For Syria
International Rivalry In The New Middle East
Politics
History
International Relations
The People’s Republic of Walmart
How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism
Economics
Politics
History
How to Be a Dictator
The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
History
Politics
Psychology
America Before
The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
History
Science
Anthropology
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Philosophy
History
Politics
In The Land Of Israel
Israel
History
Jewish
Traffic
Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Schadenfreude
The Joy of Another's Misfortune
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China
Economics
History
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
Religion
Sociology
History
Words on the Move
Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
Language
Linguistics
History
People vs. Donald Trump
An Inside Account
Politics
History
Crime
The Price of Admission
How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges -- and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Education
Politics
Sociology
Thank God for Bitcoin
The Creation, Corruption and Redemption of Money
Economics
Finance
Business
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
Politics
Psychology
Conspiracy Theories
Why the Germans Do it Better
Notes from a Grown-Up Country
History
Politics
Germany
The Good Ancestor
A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking
Philosophy
History
Politics
Money and Power
How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
Business
Finance
History
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
Politics
History
Political Science
A History of the Jews
History
Religion
Judaism
The Price of Civilization
Politics
Economics
History
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
Science
History
Astronomy
Meme Wars
The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America
Politics
Technology
History
Justice and Remembrance
Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali
Islam
Religion
Spirituality
Melania and Me
Politics
Memoir
Biography
Goliath
The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy
History
Economics
Politics
The Science of Yoga
The Risks and the Rewards
Science
Health
Fitness
Dumbing Us Down
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
History of English literature
History
Literature
Literary Criticism
The Speech
A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class
Politics
History
Economics
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
A Memoir of the Holocaust
Holocaust
Memoir
History
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
Science
Religion
Philosophy
The Geography of Genius
A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
History
Travel
Science
Nobody Knows My Name
Essays
Race
Classics
The Art of Business Wars
Battle-Tested Lessons for Leaders and Entrepreneurs from History's Greatest Rivalries
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
