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
Two Sides of the Moon
Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
Space
History
Biography
Discrimination and Disparities
Economics
Politics
History
How to Win a Cosmic War
God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
Religion
Politics
History
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel
Life Lessons From The World's Most Elegant Woman
Fashion
Biography
Self Help
Why Minsky Matters
An Introduction to the Work of a Maverick Economist
Economics
Finance
History
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Flawless
Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
Feminism
Sociology
Asia
The Last Tycoons
The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co.
Business
Finance
History
Zero Fail
The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
History
Politics
American History
Supernatural
Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind
History
Spirituality
Religion
Vanishing Frontiers
The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Politics
Business
History
The Afghanistan Papers
A Secret History of the War
History
Politics
War
Girls Who Rocked The World
Heroines From Anne Frank to Natalie Portman
Biography
History
Feminism
Kingpin
How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Biography
Technology
True Crime
Tramp for the Lord
Christian
Biography
History
Essays on the Great Depression
Economics
History
Finance
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
Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Operation Mincemeat
How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
History
World War II
War
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Republic of Pirates
Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
History
Pirates
Historical
Breakfast with Socrates
An Extraordinary (Philosophical) Journey Through Your Ordinary Day
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
All the Presidents' Bankers
The Hidden Alliances that Drive American Power
History
Economics
Politics
The Sellout
How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System
Finance
Business
Economics
Everything for Everyone
The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy
Economics
Politics
Business
Home in the World
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Economics
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
History
Engineering
Science
Case Closed
Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
History
True Crime
American History
The Other Side of Prospect
A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City
History
True Crime
Politics
The Tin Ring
How I Cheated Death
History
Holocaust
War
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Essays
Memoir
Classics
Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes
Life Lessons from the Master Detective
Mystery
Self Help
History
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900-50
History
American History
Economics
Prometheus and Atlas
Philosophy
Religion
Science
Pakistan on the Brink
The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Politics
Pakistan
History
Science Fiction
A Very Short Introduction
Literature
Literary Criticism
History
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
The Battle for the Soul of American Business
Business
History
Economics
Republic of Lies
American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power
Politics
History
Sociology
From Here to Equality
Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century
History
Politics
Race
The Holy Place
Saunière and the Decoding of the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château
Religion
History
A Colony in a Nation
Politics
History
Race
Wired for Culture
Origins of the Human Social Mind
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Real Anthony Fauci
Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
Politics
Health
History
Yes We (Still) Can
Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
Politics
Memoir
History
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
History
Politics
Espionage
Philosophy in the Islamic World
Philosophy
History
Islam
Lenin
A Biography
History
Biography
Russia
After the Music Stopped
The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead
Economics
History
Finance
The Story of a Life
Holocaust
Memoir
Jewish
The Enlightenment
A Very Short Introduction
History
Philosophy
Religion
