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
Innovate Like Edison
The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business Success
Business
Biography
Personal Development
Innovate Like Edison
The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business Success
Business
Biography
Personal Development
Hitler's Cross
How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda
History
Christian
World War II
Hitler's Cross
How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda
History
Christian
World War II
Misquoting Muhammad
The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy
Islam
Religion
History
Misquoting Muhammad
The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy
Islam
Religion
History
Babel No More
The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
Babel No More
The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
Bad Gays
A Homosexual History
History
Queer
LGBT
Bad Gays
A Homosexual History
History
Queer
LGBT
The Marvel Studios Story
How a Failing Comic Book Publisher Became a Hollywood Superhero
History
Business
Comics
The Marvel Studios Story
How a Failing Comic Book Publisher Became a Hollywood Superhero
History
Business
Comics
How to Do the Right Thing
An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly
Philosophy
History
Classics
How to Do the Right Thing
An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly
Philosophy
History
Classics
The Right to Privacy
Law
Politics
History
The Right to Privacy
Law
Politics
History
Rebel Sell
Why The Culture Can't Be Jammed
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
Rebel Sell
Why The Culture Can't Be Jammed
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
Business
Technology
History
Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
Business
Technology
History
The Great Escape
A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America
History
Politics
Immigration
The Great Escape
A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America
History
Politics
Immigration
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
Science
Health
Biology
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
Science
Health
Biology
Operation Mincemeat
How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
History
World War II
War
Operation Mincemeat
How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
History
World War II
War
Cassandra Speaks
When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
Feminism
History
Essays
Cassandra Speaks
When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
Feminism
History
Essays
Some People Need Killing
A Memoir of Murder in My Country
History
Memoir
Politics
Some People Need Killing
A Memoir of Murder in My Country
History
Memoir
Politics
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
Mathematics
Science
History
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
Mathematics
Science
History
50 Politics Classics
Freedom Equality Power: Mind-Changing, World-Changing Ideas from Fifty Landmark Books
Politics
Philosophy
History
50 Politics Classics
Freedom Equality Power: Mind-Changing, World-Changing Ideas from Fifty Landmark Books
Politics
Philosophy
History
The World's Banker
A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Economics
Finance
History
The World's Banker
A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Economics
Finance
History
The Human Story
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
The Human Story
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
No Dream Is Too High
Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon
Biography
Space
Science
No Dream Is Too High
Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon
Biography
Space
Science
The Great Initiates
A Study of the Secret History of Religions
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
The Great Initiates
A Study of the Secret History of Religions
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
Strong Inside
Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
Sports
History
Biography
Strong Inside
Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
Sports
History
Biography
What Is Relativity?
An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
Science
Physics
Mathematics
What Is Relativity?
An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
Science
Physics
Mathematics
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
History
Africa
War
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
History
Africa
War
How Music Got Free
The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
Music
History
Business
How Music Got Free
The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
Music
History
Business
Transgender History
History
Queer
LGBT
Transgender History
History
Queer
LGBT
Blueprint
The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Science
Psychology
History
Blueprint
The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Science
Psychology
History
Troy
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
Troy
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
Pastoral Song
Nature
Memoir
Environment
Pastoral Song
Nature
Memoir
Environment
Gladys Aylward
The Little Woman
Biography
Christian
Christianity
Gladys Aylward
The Little Woman
Biography
Christian
Christianity
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
History
True Crime
Politics
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
History
True Crime
Politics
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
Science
History
Evolution
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
Science
History
Evolution
The Battle for Paradise
Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
Politics
History
Economics
The Battle for Paradise
Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
Politics
History
Economics
The Catalyst
RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
Science
Biology
Medicine
The Catalyst
RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
Science
Biology
Medicine
The Age of Grievance
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
The Age of Grievance
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
Liar's Poker
Business
Finance
Economics
Liar's Poker
Business
Finance
Economics
Confidence Man
The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
Politics
Biography
History
Confidence Man
The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
Politics
Biography
History
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Apache Wars
The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History
History
American History
Native American
The Apache Wars
The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History
History
American History
Native American
Black Folk
The Roots of the Black Working Class
History
Race
Politics
Black Folk
The Roots of the Black Working Class
History
Race
Politics
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice
Sports
Biography
Business
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice
Sports
Biography
Business
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
China
History
Politics
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
China
History
Politics
The Afghanistan Papers
A Secret History of the War
History
Politics
War
The Afghanistan Papers
A Secret History of the War
History
Politics
War
Coercion, Capital, and European States, A.D. 990-1992
History
Politics
Sociology
Coercion, Capital, and European States, A.D. 990-1992
History
Politics
Sociology
Without You, There Is No Us
My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
Memoir
History
Politics
Without You, There Is No Us
My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
Memoir
History
Politics
Who Speaks for Islam?
What a Billion Muslims Really Think
Islam
Religion
Politics
Who Speaks for Islam?
What a Billion Muslims Really Think
Islam
Religion
Politics
The Greatest
My Own Story
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
The Greatest
My Own Story
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
The Wolf Age
The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
History
Medieval
Medieval History
The Wolf Age
The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
History
Medieval
Medieval History
Comfort Women
Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II
History
Japan
World War II
Comfort Women
Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II
History
Japan
World War II
The Economics Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Economics
Business
Reference
The Economics Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Economics
Business
Reference
