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 Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
History
Politics
Economics
Voyage of the Beagle
Science
History
Travel
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Essays
Memoir
Classics
The Wal-Mart Effect
How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy
Business
Economics
History
The Great Initiates
A Study of the Secret History of Religions
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
How to Say No
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
Philosophy
History
We Are the Change We Seek
The Speeches of Barack Obama
Politics
History
Biography
Manifesting Justice
Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
Politics
History
True Crime
A Lab of One's Own
One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
Science
Feminism
Memoir
City of Gold
Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
History
Middle East
Politics
About Time
Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
Science
Physics
History
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
Politics
Economics
Social Justice
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Gun
History
Military Fiction
War
Washington's Spies
The Story of America's First Spy Ring
History
American History
American Revolution
Autobiography of Mark Twain
Volume 1, Reader's Edition
Biography
Autobiography
History
The American Presidency
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
American History
My Autobiography
Biography
Film
Autobiography
After the Music Stopped
The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead
Economics
History
Finance
Think like a Stoic
Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World
Philosophy
History
Psychology
How the Mind Changed
A Human History of Our Evolving Brain
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
How the Internet Happened
From Netscape to the iPhone
History
Technology
Business
A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism
Politics
History
International Relations
The Tyranny of Experts
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
Economics
Politics
History
Eichmann in My Hands
A First-Person Account by the Israeli Agent Who Captured Hitler's Chief Executioner
History
Holocaust
Memoir
The Ascent of Man
Science
History
Philosophy
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Business
Finance
Economics
Eternity in Their Hearts
Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World
Christian
Theology
Christianity
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
History
Biography
Japan
The Age of Grievance
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
The Lever of Riches
Technological Creativity and Economic Progress
Economics
History
Technology
Spook
Science Tackles the Afterlife
Science
Humor
Paranormal
Vienna
How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World
History
Politics
Travel
Invaders and Infidels
From Sindh to Delhi: The 500-Year Journey of Islamic Invasions
History
India
Religion
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
China
History
Politics
Hatred of Democracy
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Return to the Little Kingdom
Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple
Business
Biography
Apple
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Politics
Economics
History
Blackbeard
America's Most Notorious Pirate
History
Pirates
Biography
UFOs and the National Security State
The Cover-up Exposed 1973-1991
History
Paranormal
Conspiracy Theories
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
A Splendid Exchange
How Trade Shaped the World
History
Economics
Business
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking
A Memoir of Food and Longing
Memoir
Food
Russia
The Habsburgs
To Rule the World
History
European History
Biography
Prisoner
My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison―Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out
Memoir
Iran
Biography
In Defense of Open Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Audacity to Win
The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory
Politics
History
Biography
Glass House
The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Politics
History
Economics
Microbe Hunters
Science
History
Biology
Conspirituality
How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
Politics
Psychology
Science
