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 Art of Business Wars
Battle-Tested Lessons for Leaders and Entrepreneurs from History's Greatest Rivalries
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Beyond Measure
The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
Science
History
Technology
The Big Con
The Story of the Confidence Man
History
Crime
True Crime
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
History
Science
Physics
The Evolution of Useful Things
How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
History
Science
Design
White Tears/Brown Scars
How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Digital Empires
The Global Battle to Regulate Technology
Technology
Politics
Law
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Father of Spin
Edward L. Bernays and The Birth of Public Relations
Biography
Psychology
History
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
Science
History
Biology
The Physics of Wall Street
A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable
Economics
Finance
Science
The Race between Education and Technology
Economics
Education
History
Killing Hitler
The Plots, the Assassins, and the Dictator Who Cheated Death
History
World War II
Germany
Wild Faith
How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
Politics
Religion
History
Race Marxism
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
Politics
Philosophy
Cult Classics
The Diversity Illusion
What We Got Wrong About Immigration & How to Set It Right
Politics
Sociology
History
Lying About Hitler
History, Holocaust, and the David Irving Trial
History
Holocaust
World War II
The 10000 Year Explosion
How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution
Science
History
Evolution
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
Politics
Russia
History
The Big Switch
Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
Technology
Business
History
To Dye For
How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick--and How We Can Fight Back
Fashion
Science
Health
Antimatter
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Crashed
How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
Economics
History
Politics
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
صحيح البخاري
Islam
Religion
Philosophy
Barbarians to Bureaucrats
Corporate Life Cycle Strategies
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana
History
Politics
Science
Why We Can't Wait
History
Politics
Race
Stories Are Weapons
Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
Politics
History
Psychology
The Palestine Laboratory
How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
Politics
History
War
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
Politics
Psychology
History
Enemy of the People
Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy
Politics
History
Journalism
A History of India, Vol. 1
From Origins to 1300
History
India
Indian Literature
Nation of Victims
Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
Politics
History
Philosophy
Hollywood Babylon
Film
History
Biography
The Next Decade
Where We've Been . . . and Where We're Going
Politics
History
Economics
Heroes
Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
History
Essays
Self Help
The J Curve
A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
Economics
Politics
History
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It
History
Scotland
Philosophy
Iran
A Modern History
History
Iran
Politics
The Servile State
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
How White People Profit from Identity Politics
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Mao's America
A Survivor’s Warning
Politics
History
China
To Infinity and Beyond
A Journey of Cosmic Discovery
Science
Space
Physics
Essential Works of Lenin
"What Is to Be Done?" and Other Writings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Secret Piano
From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
Memoir
China
Biography
Keynes
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Biography
History
Power Play
Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
Business
Biography
Technology
Spies in the Family
An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War
History
Memoir
Espionage
