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
China's Gilded Age
The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption
China
Economics
Politics
Putinism
Russia and Its Future with the West
Russia
Politics
History
The Myth of the Strong Leader
Political Leadership in the Modern Age
Politics
Leadership
History
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement
A Radical Democratic Vision
History
Biography
Race
Anti-Tech Revolution
Why and How
Philosophy
Politics
Technology
The JFK Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed
History
Politics
Biography
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
History
Biography
American History
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
It's Good to Be Queen
Becoming as Bold, Gracious, and Wise as the Queen of Sheba
Christian
Faith
Christian Non Fiction
Up from Slavery
History
Biography
Classics
Down and Out in Paris and London
Classics
Memoir
Biography
Mad, Bad, and Sad
Women and the Mind Doctors
Psychology
History
Feminism
Firefighters
Their Lives in Their Own Words
History
Biography
Emergency Services
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
A Warning to the Global Middle Class
Politics
Economics
History
Prophet's Prey
My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
True Crime
Religion
Cults
The Gambler
How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
Biography
Business
History
The Viking Spirit
An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
Mythology
History
Religion
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
Music
Theatre
Self Help
How to Be Free
An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
END OF OIL
Politics
Science
Environment
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
Twilight of American Sanity
A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump
Politics
Psychology
History
The Birth of Plenty
How the Prosperity of the Modern World was Created
History
Economics
Business
The Lazarus Heist
From Hollywood to High Finance: Inside North Korea's Global Cyber War
History
True Crime
Politics
A Piece of Blue Sky
Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed
Religion
Cults
History
The Age of Grievance
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles
India through 50 Years of Advertising
India
Business
History
Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know
Tea
Food
Cookbooks
The Dirt on Clean
An Unsanitized History
History
Science
Microhistory
Forensics
What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
Science
True Crime
Crime
White Malice
The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
History
Africa
Politics
The Smear
How the Secret Art of Character Assassination Controls What You Think, What You Read, and How You Vote
Politics
History
Journalism
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
China
History
Politics
PSI Spies
The True Story of America's Psychic Warfare Program
History
Science
Conspiracy Theories
Truth in Our Times
Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts
Politics
Journalism
Memoir
Crisis and Command
A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush
History
Politics
Presidents
Ancient Greece
From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
History
Ancient History
Greece
Conspirituality
How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
Politics
Psychology
Science
Invaders and Infidels
From Sindh to Delhi: The 500-Year Journey of Islamic Invasions
History
India
Religion
Eating to Extinction
The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them
Food
Science
History
The Man Who Shocked The World
The Life And Legacy Of Stanley Milgram
Psychology
Biography
Science
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Politics
History
Economics
The Assault on Truth
Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism
Politics
History
Dystopia
The Man Who Knew
The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
Biography
Economics
Finance
The Campaigns of Alexander
History
Classics
Biography
Jews Don't Count
Politics
Jewish
History
A State of Fear
How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Politics
Psychology
History
The New Rules of War
Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder
Military Fiction
Politics
War
Buckley
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
History
Biography
Politics
Private Empire
ExxonMobil and American Power
Business
History
Politics
