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
National Security Cinema
The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood
Politics
Film
History
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
History
Historical
World History
Without You, There Is No Us
My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
Memoir
History
Politics
Socialism Betrayed
Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union
History
Politics
Russia
Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age
History
Military Fiction
War
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
Jainism
An Introduction
Religion
Philosophy
India
The Master of Disguise
My Secret Life in the CIA
History
Biography
Espionage
Let Me Speak! Testimony of Domitila, a Woman of the Bolivian Mines
History
Bolivia
Memoir
Butler to the World
How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything
Politics
History
Economics
New Thinking
From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence, the Science and Technology that Transformed Our World
Science
Technology
History
An Inconvenient Apocalypse
Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity
Climate Change
Science
Environment
Understanding Socialism
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History
History
Race
Politics
The Theory of Almost Everything
The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumph of Modern Physics
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Pirates of Somalia
Inside Their Hidden World
Africa
History
Somalia
The Right Side of History
How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
History
Africa
Books About Books
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Home in the World
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Economics
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Reference
Trivia
Humor
Personal Memoirs
History
Biography
Civil War
The Smear
How the Secret Art of Character Assassination Controls What You Think, What You Read, and How You Vote
Politics
History
Journalism
Brilliant Moon
The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse
Buddhism
Spirituality
Biography
Girls Who Rocked The World
Heroines From Anne Frank to Natalie Portman
Biography
History
Feminism
Math and the Mona Lisa
Science
History
Mathematics
You Belong to the Universe
Buckminster Fuller and the Future
Biography
Science
Architecture
Six Days of Impossible
Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back
Military Fiction
War
Military History
Private Empire
ExxonMobil and American Power
Business
History
Politics
Steve Jobs
The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography
Biography
Business
Technology
Wyatt Earp
The Life Behind the Legend
History
Biography
Westerns
Freud and Beyond
A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Philosophy
Good Morning, Mr. Mandela
Biography
Africa
Memoir
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
Why Americans Vote the Way They Do
Politics
Political Science
History
The Chancellor
The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
Biography
Politics
History
Becoming Kim Jong Un
A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
History
Biography
Politics
Quantum Computing
The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution
Science
Physics
Technology
The Age of Entitlement
America Since the Sixties
History
Politics
Cultural
Mysteries
Paranormal
Occult
History
An Ugly Truth
Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination
Business
Technology
Politics
India Is Broken
A People Betrayed, Independence to Today
India
History
Politics
Black Flags, Blue Waters
The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
History
Pirates
American History
A Criminal History of Mankind
History
Psychology
True Crime
The Intellectual Devotional
Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class
History
Reference
Education
Life in Code
A Personal History of Technology
Memoir
Technology
Science
A Piece of Blue Sky
Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed
Religion
Cults
History
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going
Anthropology
Science
History
Adrift
America in 100 Charts
Politics
History
Business
Invention and Innovation
A Brief History of Hype and Failure
History
Science
Technology
