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
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
Tales from the Pentagon
Politics
History
Military Fiction
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight
History
Biography
Science
Sapiens
A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind
Graphic Novels
History
Science
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
Cleopatra
The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity
History
Biography
Egypt
Drift
Politics
History
War
Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Indigenous
Memoir
History
Marco Polo
From Venice to Xanadu
History
Biography
Travel
Testosterone
An Unauthorized Biography
Science
Gender
Feminism
Long Walk to Freedom
Biography
History
Memoir
The Envoy
From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World
Biography
Politics
History
The Socialist Manifesto
The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality
Politics
Economics
History
Freedom Farmers
Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
History
Food
Race
Drunk
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
History
Science
Sociology
The Fire Next Time
Classics
Essays
Race
The Power Worshippers
Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
Politics
Religion
History
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Politics
Feminism
Race
The War That Ended Peace
The Road to 1914
History
World War I
War
Republic, Lost
How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
Politics
Economics
History
Killing the Host
How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy
Economics
Politics
History
We Are Anonymous
Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency
Technology
History
Politics
Free Speech
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
The Grapes of Math
How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
Mathematics
Science
History
The Art of the Con
The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
Art
True Crime
History
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
Science
Health
Biology
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
Science
Physics
Space
ایران بین دو انقلاب
History
Iran
Politics
The Looting Machine
Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth
Africa
History
Politics
Greek Mythology
The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology
Mythology
Greek Mythology
History
The Power Broker
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
History
Biography
Politics
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone
Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
India
Politics
History
The Liberal Tradition in America
Politics
History
American History
Hard Landing
The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos
Business
History
Aviation
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
The Cyberweapons Arms Race
Technology
Politics
Science
My Invented Country
A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
Memoir
Biography
Travel
All Souls
A Family Story from Southie
Memoir
History
Biography
Ancient Greece
From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
History
Ancient History
Greece
Final Pagan Generation
Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
History
Religion
Christianity
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
The New Rules of War
Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder
Military Fiction
Politics
War
Ada's Algorithm
How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age
Biography
History
Science
Bursts
The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do
Science
Psychology
Sociology
All or Nothing
How Trump Recaptured America
Politics
History
Journalism
Learning from Leonardo
Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius
Science
History
Art
Power Systems
Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
Politics
History
Philosophy
Blind Ambition
The White House Years
History
Politics
Biography
The Founding Fathers on Leadership
Classic Teamwork in Changing Times
Leadership
History
Business
Transforming Leadership
Leadership
History
Business
50 Business Classics
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management and strategy
Business
Management
Finance
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
Feminism
Politics
History
