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 Age of Turbulence
Economics
Biography
Business
Secondhand Time
The Last of the Soviets
History
Russia
Politics
Hollywood Babylon
Film
History
Biography
Strong Men Armed
The United States Marines Against Japan
History
Military Fiction
World War II
How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Why The Truth Matters More Than You Think
History
Politics
Philosophy
Schadenfreude
The Joy of Another's Misfortune
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Three-Ring Circus
Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
Sports
Basketball
History
My Autobiography
Biography
Film
Autobiography
The Rules of Contagion
Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop
Science
Health
Medicine
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
Propaganda Blitz
How the Corporate Media Distort Reality
Politics
Journalism
History
The Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
History
Politics
Economics
Days of Fire
Bush and Cheney in the White House
History
Politics
Biography
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Inner History of Devices
History
Technology
Science
Timelines from Black History
Leaders, Legends, Legacies
History
Race
Historical
The Great Initiates
A Study of the Secret History of Religions
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
Lady Sapiens. Enquête sur la femme au temps de la Préhistoire
History
Feminism
Science
Meme Wars
The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America
Politics
Technology
History
Forgotten Continent
The Battle for Latin America's Soul
History
Politics
Latin American History
Heroes
Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
Clock of the Long Now
Time and Responsibility: The Ideas Behind the World's Slowest Computer
Philosophy
Science
Technology
Conversations with RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
Biography
Politics
History
Controligarchs
Exposing the Billionaire Class, their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life
Politics
History
Economics
Public Enemies
America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
History
True Crime
Crime
The Color of Money
Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
History
Race
Economics
Un-Trumping America
A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Politics
History
American
Never Enough
Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success
Biography
Politics
Business
Sugar
The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity
History
Food
Science
Churchill
The Power of Words: His Remarkable Life Recounted Through His Writings and Speeches
History
Biography
Politics
The Accidental President of Brazil
A Memoir
History
Brazil
Biography
COUNSELOR
A Life at the Edge of History
History
Biography
Politics
Fighter Pilot
The Memoirs Of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
Biography
Aviation
History
The Billionaire Raj
A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
India
Economics
Business
Black Folk
The Roots of the Black Working Class
History
Race
Politics
The Wal-Mart Effect
How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy
Business
Economics
History
Making It in America
The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A.
Economics
Business
Politics
None Dare Call It Conspiracy
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
We Are Anonymous
Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency
Technology
History
Politics
Carl Jung
Wounded Healer of the Soul: An Illustrated Biography
Psychology
Biography
Philosophy
Never Give an Inch
Fighting for the America I Love
Politics
Biography
History
Why Americans Hate Politics
Politics
Political Science
American
How the Other Half Banks
Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy
Economics
History
Politics
Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun
Leadership
Business
History
The False White Gospel
Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
Religion
Politics
Christianity
Sovietistan
Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Travel
History
Asia
A World Undone
The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
History
World War I
War
Why?
What Makes Us Curious
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Misquoting Muhammad
The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy
Islam
Religion
History
Crash Course
The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster
Business
History
Economics
