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 Envoy
From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World
Politics
Biography
History
The Envoy
From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World
Politics
Biography
History
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
Politics
Psychology
Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
Politics
Psychology
Conspiracy Theories
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Essays
Memoir
Travel
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Essays
Memoir
Travel
Keynes
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Biography
History
Keynes
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Biography
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
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
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
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
Decoding the Heavens
A 2,000-Year-Old Computer and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets
History
Science
Technology
Decoding the Heavens
A 2,000-Year-Old Computer and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets
History
Science
Technology
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Philosophy
History
Essays
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Philosophy
History
Essays
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Science
History
Psychology
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Science
History
Psychology
Early Socratic Dialogues
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
Early Socratic Dialogues
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
The Only Game in Town
Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse
Economics
Finance
Business
The Only Game in Town
Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse
Economics
Finance
Business
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
A Life in Physics
Science
Physics
Biography
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
A Life in Physics
Science
Physics
Biography
Coffee Life in Japan (Volume 36)
Japan
Food
Anthropology
Coffee Life in Japan (Volume 36)
Japan
Food
Anthropology
Celebrity Nation
How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers
History
Pop Culture
Celebrity Nation
How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers
History
Pop Culture
Drift
Politics
History
War
Drift
Politics
History
War
Money and Power
How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
Business
Finance
History
Money and Power
How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
Business
Finance
History
Stories Are Weapons
Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
History
Politics
Psychology
Stories Are Weapons
Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
History
Politics
Psychology
Alexander the Great
History
Biography
Ancient History
Alexander the Great
History
Biography
Ancient History
Ancient Greece
From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
History
Ancient History
Greece
Ancient Greece
From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
History
Ancient History
Greece
Nation of Victims
Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
Politics
History
Philosophy
Nation of Victims
Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
Politics
History
Philosophy
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Feminism
Classics
Philosophy
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Feminism
Classics
Philosophy
Realpolitik
A History
Politics
History
Philosophy
Realpolitik
A History
Politics
History
Philosophy
Enemy of the People
Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy
Politics
History
Journalism
Enemy of the People
Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy
Politics
History
Journalism
Deliver Me from Nowhere
The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Music
Biography
History
Deliver Me from Nowhere
The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Music
Biography
History
Uncle Tungsten
Science
Memoir
Biography
Uncle Tungsten
Science
Memoir
Biography
Sovietistan
Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Travel
History
Russia
Sovietistan
Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Travel
History
Russia
50 Economics Classics
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on capitalism, finance, and the global economy
Economics
Business
Finance
50 Economics Classics
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on capitalism, finance, and the global economy
Economics
Business
Finance
Stress Test
Reflections on Financial Crises
Economics
Finance
Business
Stress Test
Reflections on Financial Crises
Economics
Finance
Business
Why We Can't Wait
History
Politics
Race
Why We Can't Wait
History
Politics
Race
A Brief History of the Spanish Language
Language
Linguistics
Spanish Literature
A Brief History of the Spanish Language
Language
Linguistics
Spanish Literature
Virtual Society
The Metaverse and the New Frontiers of Human Experience
Technology
Science
Sociology
Virtual Society
The Metaverse and the New Frontiers of Human Experience
Technology
Science
Sociology
Concrete Planet
The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-Made Material
History
Science
Microhistory
Concrete Planet
The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-Made Material
History
Science
Microhistory
The Case for Colonialism
History
Politics
Economics
The Case for Colonialism
History
Politics
Economics
Goliath
The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy
History
Economics
Politics
Goliath
The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy
History
Economics
Politics
Progress
Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future
Economics
History
Politics
Progress
Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future
Economics
History
Politics
Tulipmania
History
Economics
Microhistory
Tulipmania
History
Economics
Microhistory
Saving Freud
A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London
History
Biography
Psychology
Saving Freud
A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London
History
Biography
Psychology
It IS About Islam
Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate
Politics
Islam
History
It IS About Islam
Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate
Politics
Islam
History
Language City
The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
Language
Linguistics
History
Language City
The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
Language
Linguistics
History
The Grapes of Math
How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
Mathematics
Science
History
The Grapes of Math
How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
Mathematics
Science
History
Los hornos de Hitler
Holocaust
History
World War II
Los hornos de Hitler
Holocaust
History
World War II
Bull
A History of the Boom and Bust, 1982-2004
Finance
History
Economics
Bull
A History of the Boom and Bust, 1982-2004
Finance
History
Economics
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight
History
Biography
Science
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight
History
Biography
Science
The Assault on Truth
Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism
Politics
History
Current Affairs
The Assault on Truth
Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism
Politics
History
Current Affairs
The New Human Rights Movement
Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The New Human Rights Movement
Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
To Explain the World
The Discovery of Modern Science
Science
History
Physics
To Explain the World
The Discovery of Modern Science
Science
History
Physics
Power Systems
Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
Politics
History
Philosophy
Power Systems
Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Big Truck that Went By
How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
History
Politics
International Development
The Big Truck that Went By
How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
History
Politics
International Development
