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
Free and Equal
A Manifesto for a Just Society
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Moonshot
What Landing a Man on the Moon Teaches Us About Collaboration, Creativity, and the Mind-set for Success
Space
History
Self Help
The Dying Citizen
How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
Politics
History
Philosophy
Trillions
How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever
Finance
Economics
Business
What is Hinduism?
A Guide for the Global Mind
Hinduism
Religion
History
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
China
History
Politics
Free Market Revolution
How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can End Big Government
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Griftopia
Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Politics
Economics
History
No Dream Is Too High
Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon
Biography
Space
Science
Maestro
Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom
Economics
Biography
Politics
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed Up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, The America's Cup
Sports
Biography
Business
Timefulness
How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
Science
Geology
Nature
Discover Your Genius
How to Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds
Self Help
History
Psychology
Bursts
The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do
Science
Psychology
Sociology
The Ascent of Man
Science
History
Philosophy
The Quest for Character
What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Grant
History
Biography
Civil War
Made in the USA
The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
Economics
Business
History
Bangladesh
A Legacy of Blood
History
Bangladesh
Politics
The Songlines
Travel
Australia
History
Global Politics
Politics
Political Science
International Relations
Drunk
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
History
Science
Sociology
Bird Watching
On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love
Sports
Basketball
Memoir
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
Finance
Business
Economics
The Great Bridge
The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
History
American History
New York
Final Pagan Generation
Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
History
Religion
Christianity
Testosterone
An Unauthorized Biography
Science
Gender
Feminism
Clausewitz on Strategy
Inspiration and Insight from a Master Strategist
Military Fiction
Philosophy
War
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
History
Linguistics
Anthropology
Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing
Feminism
Australia
History
Hume
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
The English
A Portrait of a People
History
British Literature
Politics
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
Theology
History
Religion
Innovate Like Edison
The Success System of America's Greatest Inventor
Business
Biography
Personal Development
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Sam Walton
Made In America
Business
Biography
Autobiography
The Immortality Key
Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name
History
Religion
Philosophy
The Swerve
How the World Became Modern
History
Philosophy
Science
A History of India, Vol. 1
From Origins to 1300
History
India
Indian Literature
Our Kids
The American Dream in Crisis
Sociology
Education
Politics
To Dye For
How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick--and How We Can Fight Back
Fashion
Science
Health
In Trump Time
A Journal of America's Plague Year
Politics
History
Political Science
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
A Life in Physics
Science
Physics
Biography
The Golem
What You Should Know about Science
Science
Philosophy
History
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Philosophical Fragments
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
The House of Rothschild, Vol 2
The World's Banker 1849-1999
History
Biography
Finance
Labor of Love
The Invention of Dating
History
Feminism
Sociology
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
History
Biography
Asia
Paul
A Biography
Biography
Religion
History
Entanglement
Science
Physics
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