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 Possessive Investment in Whiteness
How White People Profit from Identity Politics
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
How White People Profit from Identity Politics
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Republic, Lost
How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
Politics
Economics
History
Republic, Lost
How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
Politics
Economics
History
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Philosophy
History
Science
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Philosophy
History
Science
The Looting Machine
Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth
Africa
History
Politics
The Looting Machine
Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth
Africa
History
Politics
The Speech
On Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class
Politics
History
Economics
The Speech
On Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class
Politics
History
Economics
The Great Bridge
The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
History
American History
New York
The Great Bridge
The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
History
American History
New York
The J Curve
A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
Economics
Politics
History
The J Curve
A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
Economics
Politics
History
Wild Faith
How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
Politics
Religion
History
Wild Faith
How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
Politics
Religion
History
Master Slave Husband Wife
An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
History
Biography
Book Club
Master Slave Husband Wife
An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
History
Biography
Book Club
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Forensics
What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
Science
True Crime
Crime
Forensics
What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
Science
True Crime
Crime
The Decline and Rise of Democracy
A Global History from Antiquity to Today
History
Politics
Political Science
The Decline and Rise of Democracy
A Global History from Antiquity to Today
History
Politics
Political Science
Apple in China
The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
Business
China
Technology
Apple in China
The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
Business
China
Technology
Our Malady
Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
Politics
History
Memoir
Our Malady
Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
Politics
History
Memoir
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition)
How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Education
Politics
Sociology
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition)
How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Education
Politics
Sociology
The Genesis 6 Conspiracy
How Secret Societies and the Descendants of Giants Plan to Enslave Humankind
History
Christian
Religion
The Genesis 6 Conspiracy
How Secret Societies and the Descendants of Giants Plan to Enslave Humankind
History
Christian
Religion
Women in White Coats
How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine – A NYT Bestseller Historical Biography of Science and Power
History
Medicine
Feminism
Women in White Coats
How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine – A NYT Bestseller Historical Biography of Science and Power
History
Medicine
Feminism
Paperbacks from Hell
The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
Horror
History
Books About Books
Paperbacks from Hell
The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
Horror
History
Books About Books
The Quest for a Moral Compass
A Global History of Ethics
Philosophy
History
Religion
The Quest for a Moral Compass
A Global History of Ethics
Philosophy
History
Religion
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
History
Scotland
Philosophy
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
History
Scotland
Philosophy
Off With Her Head
Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power
History
Feminism
Politics
Off With Her Head
Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power
History
Feminism
Politics
Hate Inc.
Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
Politics
Journalism
History
Hate Inc.
Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
Politics
Journalism
History
History of English literature
History
Literature
Academic
History of English literature
History
Literature
Academic
The Price of Civilization
Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity
Economics
Politics
History
The Price of Civilization
Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity
Economics
Politics
History
Psychic Warrior
The True Story of America's Foremost Psychic Spy and the Cover-Up of the CIA's Top-Secret Stargate Program
Paranormal
History
Biography
Psychic Warrior
The True Story of America's Foremost Psychic Spy and the Cover-Up of the CIA's Top-Secret Stargate Program
Paranormal
History
Biography
Breakout Nations
In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles
Economics
Business
Finance
Breakout Nations
In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles
Economics
Business
Finance
On Kindness
Philosophy
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
On Kindness
Philosophy
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
War on Ivermectin
The Medicine that Saved Millions and Could Have Ended the Pandemic
Health
Medical
Medicine
War on Ivermectin
The Medicine that Saved Millions and Could Have Ended the Pandemic
Health
Medical
Medicine
The Manual
A Philosopher's Guide to Life
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
The Manual
A Philosopher's Guide to Life
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
Down and Out in Paris and London
Classics
Memoir
Biography
Down and Out in Paris and London
Classics
Memoir
Biography
Rethinking Diabetes
What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments
Health
Science
Medicine
Rethinking Diabetes
What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments
Health
Science
Medicine
English Journey
Travel
History
British Literature
English Journey
Travel
History
British Literature
PSI Spies
The True Story of America's Psychic Warfare Program
Science
History
Conspiracy Theories
PSI Spies
The True Story of America's Psychic Warfare Program
Science
History
Conspiracy Theories
Bursts
The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do
Science
Psychology
Sociology
Bursts
The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do
Science
Psychology
Sociology
Testosterone
An Unauthorized Biography
Science
Gender
Feminism
Testosterone
An Unauthorized Biography
Science
Gender
Feminism
World History 101
From Ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking Conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks, an Essential Primer on World History
History
World History
Historical
World History 101
From Ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking Conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks, an Essential Primer on World History
History
World History
Historical
Timefulness
How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
Science
Geology
Nature
Timefulness
How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
Science
Geology
Nature
The Body Project
An Intimate History of American Girls
Feminism
History
Sociology
The Body Project
An Intimate History of American Girls
Feminism
History
Sociology
People vs. Donald Trump
An Inside Account
Politics
History
Crime
People vs. Donald Trump
An Inside Account
Politics
History
Crime
Final Pagan Generation
Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
History
Religion
Christianity
Final Pagan Generation
Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
History
Religion
Christianity
The War That Ended Peace
The Road to 1914
History
World War I
War
The War That Ended Peace
The Road to 1914
History
World War I
War
The Battle for Investment Survival
Finance
Business
Economics
The Battle for Investment Survival
Finance
Business
Economics
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Essays
Memoir
Travel
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Essays
Memoir
Travel
Why Nothing Works
Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back
Politics
History
Economics
Why Nothing Works
Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back
Politics
History
Economics
The Big Switch
Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
Technology
Business
History
The Big Switch
Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
Technology
Business
History
Makers and Takers
The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business
Economics
Business
Finance
Makers and Takers
The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business
Economics
Business
Finance
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Indigenous
Memoir
History
Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Indigenous
Memoir
History
The Secret Piano
From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
Memoir
China
History
The Secret Piano
From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
Memoir
China
History
The Ministry of Truth
The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
Biography
History
Politics
The Ministry of Truth
The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
Biography
History
Politics
