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 Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
The Decline and Rise of Democracy
A Global History from Antiquity to Today
History
Politics
Economics
The Woman All Spies Fear
Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life
History
Biography
Historical
The American Presidency
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
American History
Gladys Aylward
The Little Woman
Biography
Christian
China
Republic, Lost
How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
Politics
Economics
History
The Space Barons
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
Science
Space
Business
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
Race
Anti Racist
Social Justice
Sasanian Persia
The Rise and Fall of an Empire
History
Iran
Ancient History
Misquoting Jesus
The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
Religion
History
Christianity
Should We Eat Meat?
Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
Science
Food
Health
Hitler's Cross
The Revealing Story of How the Cross of Christ was Used as a symbol of the Nazi Agenda
History
Christian
World War II
Progress - Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future
Economics
History
Politics
Marco Polo
From Venice to Xanadu
History
Biography
Travel
Internet
Technology
Finnish Literature
Business
Where the Water Goes
Life and Death Along the Colorado River
Science
Environment
Nature
An Inconvenient Apocalypse
Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity
Climate Change
Science
Environment
Why Liberalism Failed
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Arab Uprising
The Wave of Protest that Toppled the Status Quo and the Struggle for a New Middle East
Politics
History
Unfinished
Melania and Me
Politics
Memoir
Biography
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
History
Psychology
The Servile State
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Medieval Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
History
Linguistics
Language
To Infinity and Beyond
A Journey of Cosmic Discovery
Science
Space
Physics
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
History
Biography
Japan
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Politics
Economics
History
The Great Agnostic
Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought
History
Biography
Religion
Vienna
How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World
History
Politics
Travel
Papa Hemingway
Biography
History
Memoir
In Defense of Open Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Hacker Crackdown
Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
History
Technology
Computers
Economics Rules
The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science
Economics
Business
Finance
Firefighting
The Financial Crisis and Its Lessons
Economics
Finance
Business
You Belong to the Universe
Buckminster Fuller and the Future
Biography
Science
Architecture
Choice
Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Source Field Investigations
The Hidden Science and Lost Civilizations Behind the 2012 Prophecies
Spirituality
Metaphysics
Science
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China
Economics
History
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
History
True Crime
Politics
A Lab of One's Own
One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
Science
Feminism
Memoir
The Right to Privacy
Law
Politics
History
American Marxism
Politics
History
Philosophy
What Evolution Is
Science
Evolution
Biology
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
How to Say No
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
Philosophy
History
Music
A Subversive History
Music
History
Art
A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism
Politics
History
International Relations
Where White Men Fear to Tread
The Autobiography of Russell Means
Native American
Biography
History
True Style
The History and Principles of Classic Menswear
Fashion
History
Design
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
