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
50 Politics Classics
Freedom Equality Power: Mind-Changing, World-Changing Ideas from Fifty Landmark Books
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Closing of the American Mind
Philosophy
Education
Politics
The Persian Empire
History
Ancient History
Ancient
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking
A Memoir of Food and Longing
Memoir
Food
Russia
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Feminism
Classics
Philosophy
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
Verses for a Despotic Age
Poetry
Humor
Politics
Iran
A Modern History
History
Iran
Politics
The Long Walk
The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
History
Adventure
Biography
The Greatest
My Own Story
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
Bad Gays
A Homosexual History
History
Queer
LGBT
Blind Ambition
The White House Years
History
Politics
Biography
McDonald's
Behind The Arches
Business
Biography
History
How to Grow Old
Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
Philosophy
Classics
History
How to Educate a Citizen
The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation
Education
Politics
History
The Rise of the Outsiders
How Mainstream Politics Lost its Way
Politics
21st Century
History
Follow the Money
The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal
Politics
History
Historical
Atlantis
The Antediluvian World
History
Mythology
Classics
The Quiet Damage
QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family
Politics
History
Psychology
The Great Escape
A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America
History
Politics
Race
Outside the Box
How Globalization Changed from Moving Stuff to Spreading Ideas
Business
Economics
History
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
Russia
Politics
History
The Human Story
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Private Government
How Employers Rule Our Lives
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Like, Comment, Subscribe
How YouTube Drives Google's Dominance and Controls Our Culture
Business
Technology
History
The Envoy
From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World
Biography
Politics
History
LeaderShift
A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead
Leadership
Business
History
Strong Inside
Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
Sports
Biography
History
Quantum Man
Richard Feynman's Life in Science
Science
Biography
Physics
Learning from Leonardo
Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius
Science
History
Art
The Polymath
A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
History
Biography
Science
History of Modern Art
Art
Art History
History
The Money Kings
The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America
History
Biography
Business
Breakout Nations
In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles
Economics
Business
Finance
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
Below Stairs
Memoir
History
Biography
All or Nothing
How Trump Recaptured America
Politics
History
Journalism
Stress Test
Reflections on Financial Crises
Economics
Finance
Business
Manifesting Justice
Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
Politics
History
True Crime
Superclass
The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
Politics
Economics
Business
Parisian Lives
Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me
Biography
Memoir
France
The Craft Beer Revolution
How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World's Favorite Drink
Beer
Business
Brewing
Socialism
Utopian and Scientific
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
Science
History
Evolution
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
Politics
Russia
History
Essential Works of Lenin
"What Is to Be Done?" and Other Writings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Why Does the World Exist?
An Existential Detective Story
Philosophy
Science
Physics
About Time
Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
Science
Physics
History
Outgrowing God
A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism
Science
Religion
Philosophy
The Blood Telegram
Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide
History
Politics
India
Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus
How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding
Christian
Theology
Religion
