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 Bible of Karate
Bubishi
Martial Arts
History
Reference
The Bible of Karate
Bubishi
Martial Arts
History
Reference
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church
The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
History
Christian
Church History
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church
The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
History
Christian
Church History
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Smoke Signals
A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific
History
Drugs
Science
Smoke Signals
A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific
History
Drugs
Science
The Viking Spirit
An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
Mythology
History
Religion
The Viking Spirit
An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
Mythology
History
Religion
A Lab of One's Own
One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
Science
Feminism
Memoir
A Lab of One's Own
One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
Science
Feminism
Memoir
The Great Guide
What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Great Guide
What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well
Philosophy
Biography
History
Has the West Lost It?
A Provocation
Politics
China
History
Has the West Lost It?
A Provocation
Politics
China
History
The Last Shah
America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty
History
Iran
Middle East
The Last Shah
America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty
History
Iran
Middle East
Why Americans Hate Politics
Politics
Political Science
American
Why Americans Hate Politics
Politics
Political Science
American
Measure of a Man
From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor
History
Biography
Holocaust
Measure of a Man
From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor
History
Biography
Holocaust
The Greatest Nobodies of History
Minor Characters from Major Moments
History
Humor
Historical
The Greatest Nobodies of History
Minor Characters from Major Moments
History
Humor
Historical
The Map and the Territory
Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting
Economics
Business
Finance
The Map and the Territory
Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting
Economics
Business
Finance
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
Republic of Lies
American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power
Politics
History
Sociology
Republic of Lies
American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power
Politics
History
Sociology
The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV
History
Pop Culture
Tv
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV
History
Pop Culture
Tv
Delay, Deny, Defend
Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It
Politics
Business
History
Delay, Deny, Defend
Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It
Politics
Business
History
The Celts
Search for a Civilization
History
Archaeology
Ancient History
The Celts
Search for a Civilization
History
Archaeology
Ancient History
Black AF History
The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
History
Race
Politics
Black AF History
The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
History
Race
Politics
How the Internet Happened
From Netscape to the iPhone
History
Technology
Business
How the Internet Happened
From Netscape to the iPhone
History
Technology
Business
Marxismo norteamericano
Politics
History
Philosophy
Marxismo norteamericano
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Enlightenment
A Very Short Introduction
History
Philosophy
Religion
The Enlightenment
A Very Short Introduction
History
Philosophy
Religion
The Great Wall
China Against the World, 1000 BC - AD 2000
History
China
Asia
The Great Wall
China Against the World, 1000 BC - AD 2000
History
China
Asia
Gray Matters
A Biography of Brain Surgery
Science
Medicine
Medical
Gray Matters
A Biography of Brain Surgery
Science
Medicine
Medical
The Lost City of the Monkey God
History
Adventure
Travel
The Lost City of the Monkey God
History
Adventure
Travel
Science and Religion
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
Science
Philosophy
Science and Religion
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
Science
Philosophy
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
Verses for a Despotic Age
Poetry
Humor
Politics
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
Verses for a Despotic Age
Poetry
Humor
Politics
Billion-Dollar Ball
A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football
Sports
Football
Education
Billion-Dollar Ball
A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football
Sports
Football
Education
The Lords of Strategy
The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World
Business
History
Management
The Lords of Strategy
The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World
Business
History
Management
Hatred of Democracy
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Hatred of Democracy
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
The Arab Uprising
The Wave of Protest that Toppled the Status Quo and the Struggle for a New Middle East
Middle East
History
Politics
The Arab Uprising
The Wave of Protest that Toppled the Status Quo and the Struggle for a New Middle East
Middle East
History
Politics
A Beautiful Question
Finding Nature's Deep Design
Science
Physics
Philosophy
A Beautiful Question
Finding Nature's Deep Design
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Fibershed
Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy
Fashion
Environment
History
Fibershed
Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy
Fashion
Environment
History
Medieval Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
Medieval Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
The Gutenberg Parenthesis
The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
History
Politics
Cultural
The Gutenberg Parenthesis
The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
History
Politics
Cultural
Silent Coup
How Corporations Overthrew Democracy
Politics
History
Economics
Silent Coup
How Corporations Overthrew Democracy
Politics
History
Economics
One Person, No Vote
How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
Politics
History
Race
One Person, No Vote
How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
Politics
History
Race
The New World Order
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
The New World Order
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
The Zorg
A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
History
Africa
Historical
The Zorg
A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
History
Africa
Historical
Twilight of the Elites
America After Meritocracy
Politics
History
Economics
Twilight of the Elites
America After Meritocracy
Politics
History
Economics
A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism
Politics
History
International Relations
A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism
Politics
History
International Relations
The Black Hand
The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer
True Crime
Crime
Biography
The Black Hand
The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer
True Crime
Crime
Biography
The Least of All Possible Evils
Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Least of All Possible Evils
Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza
Philosophy
Politics
History
How the Other Half Banks
Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy
Economics
History
Politics
How the Other Half Banks
Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy
Economics
History
Politics
Everything for Everyone
The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
Everything for Everyone
The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
Eichmann in My Hands
A First-Person Account by the Israeli Agent Who Captured Hitler's Chief Executioner
History
Holocaust
Biography
Eichmann in My Hands
A First-Person Account by the Israeli Agent Who Captured Hitler's Chief Executioner
History
Holocaust
Biography
We Are Electric
Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds
Science
Biology
Health
We Are Electric
Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds
Science
Biology
Health
Den of Spies
Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House
History
Politics
American History
Den of Spies
Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House
History
Politics
American History
Manifesting Justice
Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
History
Politics
Feminism
Manifesting Justice
Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
History
Politics
Feminism
