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
Pipe Dreams
The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet
Science
History
Technology
Napoleon's Buttons
How 17 Molecules Changed History
Science
History
Chemistry
Return to the Little Kingdom
Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple
Business
Biography
Apple
Tomatoland
How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
Food
Science
History
Freedom Farmers
Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
History
Food
Race
Undaunted Courage
The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
History
Biography
American History
God
An Anatomy
History
Religion
Theology
The New Breed
What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Occult
Occult
History
Philosophy
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Reference
Trivia
Humor
Buffett
The Making of an American Capitalist
Biography
Business
Finance
Freak Kingdom
Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism
Biography
History
Politics
Den of Spies
Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House: A Provocative History with Deep Political Revelations, ... the High-Stakes Political Games of the 1980s
History
Politics
American History
Culture
The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop
History
Art
Sociology
International Relations
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
Science and Religion
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
Science
Philosophy
The Last Shah
America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty
History
Iran
Politics
Kill Chain
Drones and The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins
History
Politics
War
Mover Of Men and Mountains
Biography
Christian
Business
The Battle for Paradise
Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
Politics
History
Economics
Mosquito
A Natural History of Our Most Persistent and Deadly Foe
Science
History
Biology
The Perfect Mile
Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
Sports
History
Biography
The Secret History of Dreaming
Psychology
History
Spirituality
The Good Bee
A Celebration of Bees – And How to Save Them
Science
Nature
Natural History
Wildland
The Making of America's Fury
Politics
History
Sociology
Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance
Finance
Economics
Biography
Becoming Kim Jong Un
A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
History
Biography
Politics
A Splendid Exchange
How Trade Shaped the World
History
Economics
Business
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
China
Politics
History
Quantum Computing
The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution
Science
Physics
Technology
The Muslims are Coming!
Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror
Politics
Islam
Religion
Counterinsurgency Warfare
Theory and Practice
Military Fiction
War
History
Tears of the Desert
A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
Africa
Memoir
Biography
How Music Works
Music
History
Art
In Plain Sight
Science
Paranormal
Aliens
For Her Own Good
Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women
Feminism
History
Womens
Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
World War II
The Catalyst
RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
Science
Biology
Medicine
The New Vichy Syndrome
Why European Intellectuals Surrender to Barbarism
Politics
History
Essays
The Real Mad Men
The Remarkable True Story of Madison Avenue's Golden Age
History
Business
Biography
Butler to the World
How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything
Politics
History
Economics
Bull by the Horns
Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
Economics
Finance
Business
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
History
Africa
Books About Books
The New Penguin History of Canada
History
Canada
Politics
House of Bush, House of Saud
The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties
Politics
History
Biography
Concrete Planet
The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-Made Material
History
Science
Engineering
Going to Church in Medieval England
History
Religion
Medieval
The Lost History of Liberalism
From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century
History
Politics
Philosophy
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Business
Technology
Biography
Cassandra Speaks
When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
Feminism
History
Essays
