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
Decision Points
Biography
Politics
History
Decision Points
Biography
Politics
History
God's Hotel
A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine
Medicine
Memoir
Medical
God's Hotel
A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine
Medicine
Memoir
Medical
Three-Ring Circus
Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
Sports
Basketball
History
Three-Ring Circus
Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
Sports
Basketball
History
The Real Price of Everything
Rediscovering The Six Classics of Economics
Economics
Business
Finance
The Real Price of Everything
Rediscovering The Six Classics of Economics
Economics
Business
Finance
Jews Don't Count
Politics
Jewish
History
Jews Don't Count
Politics
Jewish
History
Why Most Things Fail
Evolution, Extinction and Economics
Economics
Business
Science
Why Most Things Fail
Evolution, Extinction and Economics
Economics
Business
Science
The Truth About Trump
Biography
Politics
Business
The Truth About Trump
Biography
Politics
Business
Over the Edge of the World
Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
History
Biography
Adventure
Over the Edge of the World
Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
History
Biography
Adventure
World Without Mind
The Existential Threat of Big Tech
Technology
Science
Business
World Without Mind
The Existential Threat of Big Tech
Technology
Science
Business
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
Technology
Internet
Business
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
Technology
Internet
Business
Thinking like an Economist
How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy
Economics
Politics
History
Thinking like an Economist
How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy
Economics
Politics
History
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2
1962 - 1994
Biography
History
Africa
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2
1962 - 1994
Biography
History
Africa
Glass House
The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Politics
History
Economics
Glass House
The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Politics
History
Economics
خون و نفت خاطرات یک شاهزاده ایرانی
Iran
History
Memoir
خون و نفت خاطرات یک شاهزاده ایرانی
Iran
History
Memoir
Days of Fire
Bush and Cheney in the White House
History
Politics
Biography
Days of Fire
Bush and Cheney in the White House
History
Politics
Biography
Never Give an Inch
Fighting for the America I Love
Politics
Biography
History
Never Give an Inch
Fighting for the America I Love
Politics
Biography
History
The Lost History of Liberalism
From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Lost History of Liberalism
From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century
History
Politics
Philosophy
Obama
From Promise to Power
Biography
Politics
History
Obama
From Promise to Power
Biography
Politics
History
America
The Farewell Tour
Politics
History
Sociology
America
The Farewell Tour
Politics
History
Sociology
The Dancing Universe
From Creation Myths to the Big Bang
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Dancing Universe
From Creation Myths to the Big Bang
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Audacity to Win
How Obama Won and How We Can Beat the Party of Limbaugh, Beck, and Palin
Politics
History
Biography
The Audacity to Win
How Obama Won and How We Can Beat the Party of Limbaugh, Beck, and Palin
Politics
History
Biography
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking
A Memoir of Food and Longing
Memoir
Food
Russia
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking
A Memoir of Food and Longing
Memoir
Food
Russia
The Book of Spice
From Anise to Zedoary
Food
Cooking
History
The Book of Spice
From Anise to Zedoary
Food
Cooking
History
Allow Me to Retort
A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution
Politics
History
Law
Allow Me to Retort
A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution
Politics
History
Law
The Social Contract
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Social Contract
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Gifts of Athena
Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy
Economics
History
Science
The Gifts of Athena
Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy
Economics
History
Science
A People's Guide to Capitalism
An Introduction to Marxist Economics
Economics
Politics
History
A People's Guide to Capitalism
An Introduction to Marxist Economics
Economics
Politics
History
Strong Men Armed
The United States Marines Against Japan
History
Military Fiction
World War II
Strong Men Armed
The United States Marines Against Japan
History
Military Fiction
World War II
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Halt Station India
History
India
Travel
Halt Station India
History
India
Travel
Taking the Quantum Leap
The New Physics for Nonscientists – From the Greeks to Einstein and the Nature of Reality
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Taking the Quantum Leap
The New Physics for Nonscientists – From the Greeks to Einstein and the Nature of Reality
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Five Days at Memorial
Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
History
Medicine
Medical
Five Days at Memorial
Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
History
Medicine
Medical
The Tyranny of Experts
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
Economics
Politics
History
The Tyranny of Experts
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
Economics
Politics
History
The Faith of Elvis
A Story Only a Brother Can Tell
Christian
Biography
Religion
The Faith of Elvis
A Story Only a Brother Can Tell
Christian
Biography
Religion
Poorly Made in China
An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
China
Business
Economics
Poorly Made in China
An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
China
Business
Economics
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
The JFK Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why it Failed
History
Politics
Biography
The JFK Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why it Failed
History
Politics
Biography
Let Me Speak
History
Bolivia
Memoir
Let Me Speak
History
Bolivia
Memoir
Human Devolution
A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory
History
Science
Biology
Human Devolution
A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory
History
Science
Biology
Lost Knowledge of the Imagination
Philosophy
Psychology
Occult
Lost Knowledge of the Imagination
Philosophy
Psychology
Occult
Parisian Lives
Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me: A Memoir
Biography
Memoir
France
Parisian Lives
Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me: A Memoir
Biography
Memoir
France
The Great Agnostic
Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought
History
Biography
Religion
The Great Agnostic
Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought
History
Biography
Religion
The Myth of Equality
Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege
Race
Christian
Social Justice
The Myth of Equality
Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege
Race
Christian
Social Justice
Mad, Bad, and Sad
Women and the Mind Doctors
Psychology
History
Feminism
Mad, Bad, and Sad
Women and the Mind Doctors
Psychology
History
Feminism
Against the Machine
On the Unmaking of Humanity
Philosophy
Technology
Politics
Against the Machine
On the Unmaking of Humanity
Philosophy
Technology
Politics
The Alchemists
Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire
Economics
Finance
History
The Alchemists
Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire
Economics
Finance
History
City of Women
Sex and Class in New York, 1789-1860
History
American History
Feminism
City of Women
Sex and Class in New York, 1789-1860
History
American History
Feminism
How to Win an Information War
The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler
History
Politics
War
How to Win an Information War
The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler
History
Politics
War
Medieval Iberia
Readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Sources
History
Islam
Spain
Medieval Iberia
Readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Sources
History
Islam
Spain
Economic Policy
Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Economic Policy
Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
