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
My Invented Country
A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
Memoir
Biography
Travel
My Invented Country
A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
Memoir
Biography
Travel
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
Race
Politics
History
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
Race
Politics
History
Fighter Pilot
The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
Biography
Aviation
Military Fiction
Fighter Pilot
The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
Biography
Aviation
Military Fiction
The Physics of Wall Street
A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable
Economics
Finance
Science
The Physics of Wall Street
A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable
Economics
Finance
Science
Four Lost Cities
A Secret History of the Urban Age
History
Science
Anthropology
Four Lost Cities
A Secret History of the Urban Age
History
Science
Anthropology
Defining Moments
God-Encounters with Ordinary People Who Changed the World (Spiritual Biographies of John Wesley, Charles G. Finney, Dwight L. Moody, ... Kathryn Kuhlman, Heidi Baker, and More
Christian
History
Christian Non Fiction
Defining Moments
God-Encounters with Ordinary People Who Changed the World (Spiritual Biographies of John Wesley, Charles G. Finney, Dwight L. Moody, ... Kathryn Kuhlman, Heidi Baker, and More
Christian
History
Christian Non Fiction
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
The Oligarchs
Wealth and Power in the New Russia
History
Russia
Politics
The Oligarchs
Wealth and Power in the New Russia
History
Russia
Politics
Kant
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
Kant
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Power of Women
A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing
Feminism
Africa
Health
The Power of Women
A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing
Feminism
Africa
Health
Against White Feminism
Notes on Disruption
Feminism
Race
Politics
Against White Feminism
Notes on Disruption
Feminism
Race
Politics
UFO
The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There
History
Science
Paranormal
UFO
The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There
History
Science
Paranormal
Cleopatra
The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity
History
Biography
Egypt
Cleopatra
The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity
History
Biography
Egypt
National Populism
The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
Politics
Political Science
History
National Populism
The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
Politics
Political Science
History
50 Business Classics
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management and strategy
Business
Management
Finance
50 Business Classics
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management and strategy
Business
Management
Finance
Hume
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
Hume
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Sea and Civilization
A Maritime History of the World
History
Maritime
World History
The Sea and Civilization
A Maritime History of the World
History
Maritime
World History
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
A Warning to the Global Middle Class
Politics
Economics
History
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
A Warning to the Global Middle Class
Politics
Economics
History
The Formula
How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
Sports
Business
History
The Formula
How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
Sports
Business
History
Automate This
How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World
Technology
Science
Business
Automate This
How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World
Technology
Science
Business
One Click
Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com
Business
Biography
Technology
One Click
Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com
Business
Biography
Technology
Paper Soldiers
How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order
Economics
History
Finance
Paper Soldiers
How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order
Economics
History
Finance
A Culture of Growth
The Origins of the Modern Economy
Economics
History
Business
A Culture of Growth
The Origins of the Modern Economy
Economics
History
Business
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders
History
India
Hinduism
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders
History
India
Hinduism
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
Essays
History
Self Help
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
Essays
History
Self Help
The Giant Killer
American Hero, Mercenary, Spy--The Incredible True Story of the Smallest Man to Serve in the U.S. Military—Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty
Military Fiction
History
Biography
The Giant Killer
American Hero, Mercenary, Spy--The Incredible True Story of the Smallest Man to Serve in the U.S. Military—Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty
Military Fiction
History
Biography
The Partnership
The Making of Goldman Sachs
Business
Finance
History
The Partnership
The Making of Goldman Sachs
Business
Finance
History
From Darwin to Derrida
Selfish Genes, Social Selves, and the Meanings of Life
Philosophy
Science
Evolution
From Darwin to Derrida
Selfish Genes, Social Selves, and the Meanings of Life
Philosophy
Science
Evolution
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
Politics
Philosophy
History
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
Politics
Philosophy
History
Good Reasonable People
The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide
Politics
Psychology
History
Good Reasonable People
The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide
Politics
Psychology
History
The Theological Origins of Modernity
Philosophy
History
Theology
The Theological Origins of Modernity
Philosophy
History
Theology
If the Oceans Were Ink
An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran
Islam
Religion
Memoir
If the Oceans Were Ink
An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran
Islam
Religion
Memoir
In the Land of Israel
Israel
History
Jewish
In the Land of Israel
Israel
History
Jewish
Spies in the Family
An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War
History
Memoir
Espionage
Spies in the Family
An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War
History
Memoir
Espionage
Freud and Beyond
A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Philosophy
Freud and Beyond
A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Philosophy
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
Feminism
Politics
History
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
Feminism
Politics
History
When It All Burns
Fighting Fire in a Transformed World
Nature
Memoir
Science
When It All Burns
Fighting Fire in a Transformed World
Nature
Memoir
Science
The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings
Essays
History
Philosophy
The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings
Essays
History
Philosophy
The Quiet Damage
QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family
Politics
History
Psychology
The Quiet Damage
QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family
Politics
History
Psychology
Free Speech
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Free Speech
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Rogue State
A Guide to the World's Only Superpower
Politics
History
The United States Of America
Rogue State
A Guide to the World's Only Superpower
Politics
History
The United States Of America
Our Time Is Now
Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Politics
Social Justice
History
Our Time Is Now
Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Politics
Social Justice
History
The Pencil
A History of Design and Circumstance
History
Science
Engineering
The Pencil
A History of Design and Circumstance
History
Science
Engineering
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
A Masterful Refutation of New Atheism for Educated Believers
Science
Religion
Philosophy
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
A Masterful Refutation of New Atheism for Educated Believers
Science
Religion
Philosophy
The Sirens' Call
How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
Politics
Psychology
Technology
The Sirens' Call
How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
Politics
Psychology
Technology
Case Closed
Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
History
True Crime
Politics
Case Closed
Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
History
True Crime
Politics
Learning from Leonardo
Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius
Science
History
Art
Learning from Leonardo
Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius
Science
History
Art
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
World War II
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
World War II
The Battle For Syria
International Rivalry In The New Middle East
Middle East
Politics
History
The Battle For Syria
International Rivalry In The New Middle East
Middle East
Politics
History
Extremely Hardcore
Inside Elon Musk's Twitter
Business
Technology
Journalism
Extremely Hardcore
Inside Elon Musk's Twitter
Business
Technology
Journalism
