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
Private Empire
ExxonMobil and American Power
Business
History
Politics
The Essential Talmud
Judaism
Religion
Jewish
Sisters in Law
How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World
History
Biography
Feminism
In the Enemy's House
The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies
History
Espionage
Russia
Networks of New York
An Illustrated Field Guide to Urban Internet Infrastructure
Technology
New York
Architecture
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
History
Historical
World History
The Pencil
A History of Design and Circumstance
History
Science
Engineering
Inside the Apple
A Streetwise History of New York City
History
New York
Travel
Cooking for Kings
The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef
Biography
Food
History
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
Race
Politics
History
Physics and Philosophy
The Revolution in Modern Science
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Human Frontiers
The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking
Technology
Science
Sociology
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
History
Philosophy
Politics
Animal, Vegetable, Junk
A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book
Food
History
Science
America's Cultural Revolution
How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
Politics
History
Sociology
A Brief History Of Bali
Piracy, Slavery, Opium and Guns: The Story of an Island Paradise
History
The Einstein of Money
The Life and Timeless Financial Wisdom of Benjamin Graham
Biography
Finance
Business
Life in Code
A Personal History of Technology
Memoir
Technology
Science
India
A History
History
India
Asia
The Unprotected Class
How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart
Politics
History
Race
How to Have a Life
An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely
Philosophy
Classics
Personal Development
Devil's Bargain
Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency
Politics
History
Biography
The Burger King
Jim McLamore and the Building of an Empire
Business
Biography
Food
Dressed Up for a Riot
Misadventures in Putin's Moscow
Russia
Memoir
Politics
The Volatility Machine
Emerging Economies and the Threat of Financial Collapse
Economics
Finance
Business
Blood and Thunder
An Epic of the American West
History
American History
Biography
The Democracy Project
A History, a Crisis, a Movement
Politics
History
Anthropology
The Shadow of the Great Game
The Untold Story of India's Partition
History
India
Politics
The Boer War
History
Africa
South Africa
How the Mind Changed
A Human History of Our Evolving Brain
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
How Tyrants Fall
And How Nations Survive
Politics
History
Philosophy
Sound and Fury
Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship
Sports
Biography
History
How to Keep Your Cool
An Ancient Guide to Anger Management
Philosophy
Self Help
Classics
An Ugly Truth
Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination
Business
Technology
Politics
Models of My Life
Biography
Science
Philosophy
Bobos in Paradise
The New Upper Class and How They Got There
Sociology
Politics
History
Deliver Me from Nowhere
The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Music
Biography
Music Biography
The Black Hand
The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer
True Crime
Crime
Biography
Mother American Night
My Life and Crazy Times
Biography
Music
Memoir
Socialism Betrayed
Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union
History
Politics
Russia
Underground Empire
How America Weaponized the World Economy
Politics
Economics
History
The Human Swarm
How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
Science
History
Sociology
Obama
From Promise to Power
Biography
Politics
History
Sons of Wichita
How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty
Biography
Politics
Business
Mark of a Giant
Seven People Who Changed the World
History
Biography
Historical
My Friend Anne Frank
The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds
History
Memoir
Biography
The Accidental Admiral
A Sailor Takes Command at NATO
Military Fiction
Biography
Leadership
GDP
A Brief but Affectionate History
Economics
History
Business
Ancient Egyptian Magic
A Hands-On Guide
Egypt
History
Mythology
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Politics
Religion
History
