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
Judaism
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
History
Judaism
Judaism
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
History
Judaism
Capital Ideas Evolving
Finance
Economics
Business
Capital Ideas Evolving
Finance
Economics
Business
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
Ship of Fools
How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger
Ireland
Politics
Irish Literature
Ship of Fools
How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger
Ireland
Politics
Irish Literature
Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
Life in Code
A Personal History of Technology
Memoir
Technology
Science
Life in Code
A Personal History of Technology
Memoir
Technology
Science
Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing
Feminism, Misogyny, and Where We Go From Here
Feminism
Australia
History
Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing
Feminism, Misogyny, and Where We Go From Here
Feminism
Australia
History
Crooked
Man-Made Disease Explained: The incredible story of metal, microbes, and medicine - hidden within our faces.
Health
History
Science
Crooked
Man-Made Disease Explained: The incredible story of metal, microbes, and medicine - hidden within our faces.
Health
History
Science
These Are the Plunderers
How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America
Economics
Business
Finance
These Are the Plunderers
How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America
Economics
Business
Finance
Cooking for Kings
The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef
Biography
Food
History
Cooking for Kings
The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef
Biography
Food
History
A Short History of the World
History
Classics
World History
A Short History of the World
History
Classics
World History
The Adam & Eve Story
The History of Cataclysms
History
Conspiracy Theories
Science
The Adam & Eve Story
The History of Cataclysms
History
Conspiracy Theories
Science
Separation of Church and Hate
A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds
Religion
Politics
History
Separation of Church and Hate
A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds
Religion
Politics
History
The Long Slide
Thirty Years in American Journalism
Politics
History
Biography
The Long Slide
Thirty Years in American Journalism
Politics
History
Biography
The Secret History of Dreaming
Psychology
History
Spirituality
The Secret History of Dreaming
Psychology
History
Spirituality
Private Empire
ExxonMobil and American Power
Business
History
Politics
Private Empire
ExxonMobil and American Power
Business
History
Politics
Unbelievable
Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory
Paranormal
Science
History
Unbelievable
Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory
Paranormal
Science
History
The Pirates of Somalia
Inside Their Hidden World
Africa
History
Somalia
The Pirates of Somalia
Inside Their Hidden World
Africa
History
Somalia
Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs
History
Biography
Civil War
Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs
History
Biography
Civil War
Understanding Socialism
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Understanding Socialism
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Networks of New York
An Illustrated Field Guide to Urban Internet Infrastructure
Technology
Architecture
New York
Networks of New York
An Illustrated Field Guide to Urban Internet Infrastructure
Technology
Architecture
New York
Tears of the Desert
A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
Africa
Memoir
Sudan
Tears of the Desert
A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
Africa
Memoir
Sudan
Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus
How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding
Christian
Theology
Religion
Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus
How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding
Christian
Theology
Religion
Ideas Have Consequences
Philosophy
Politics
Cultural
Ideas Have Consequences
Philosophy
Politics
Cultural
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist
Anthropology
Science
History
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist
Anthropology
Science
History
Global Capitalism
Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century
Economics
History
Politics
Global Capitalism
Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century
Economics
History
Politics
A Criminal History of Mankind
History
Psychology
True Crime
A Criminal History of Mankind
History
Psychology
True Crime
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Hostage
Memoir
Israel
Jewish
Hostage
Memoir
Israel
Jewish
Fire in the Lake
The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam
History
War
Politics
Fire in the Lake
The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam
History
War
Politics
ColdFusion Presents
New Thinking: From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence, the Science and Technology that Transformed Our World
Science
Technology
History
ColdFusion Presents
New Thinking: From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence, the Science and Technology that Transformed Our World
Science
Technology
History
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
A Cold Case Investigation
History
True Crime
Holocaust
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
A Cold Case Investigation
History
True Crime
Holocaust
The End of Policing
Politics
Social Justice
History
The End of Policing
Politics
Social Justice
History
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies
The Real West
History
Westerns
Biography
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies
The Real West
History
Westerns
Biography
In Search of Time
Journeys Along a Curious Dimension
Science
Philosophy
Physics
In Search of Time
Journeys Along a Curious Dimension
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Europe
The Struggle for Supremacy from 1453 to the Present
History
European History
Politics
Europe
The Struggle for Supremacy from 1453 to the Present
History
European History
Politics
Arithmetic
Mathematics
Science
Education
Arithmetic
Mathematics
Science
Education
41
A Portrait of My Father
Biography
History
Presidents
41
A Portrait of My Father
Biography
History
Presidents
Concrete Economics
The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy
Economics
History
Politics
Concrete Economics
The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy
Economics
History
Politics
How Do You Kill 11 Million People?
Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think
History
Politics
Philosophy
How Do You Kill 11 Million People?
Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think
History
Politics
Philosophy
White Poverty
How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
Politics
History
Social Justice
White Poverty
How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
Politics
History
Social Justice
The Tunnels of Cu Chi
History
War
Military Fiction
The Tunnels of Cu Chi
History
War
Military Fiction
The Message
Essays
Politics
History
The Message
Essays
Politics
History
Enough
Politics
Memoir
History
Enough
Politics
Memoir
History
King David
The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel
Religion
History
Biography
King David
The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel
Religion
History
Biography
The Bengalis
A Portrait of a Community
History
India
Bangladesh
The Bengalis
A Portrait of a Community
History
India
Bangladesh
The Reality Bubble
How Science Reveals the Hidden Truths that Shape Our World
Science
Psychology
History
The Reality Bubble
How Science Reveals the Hidden Truths that Shape Our World
Science
Psychology
History
California Burning
The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid
History
Business
Politics
California Burning
The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid
History
Business
Politics
We Two
Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
History
Biography
Royalty
We Two
Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
History
Biography
Royalty
Papa Hemingway
A Personal Memoir
Biography
History
Memoir
Papa Hemingway
A Personal Memoir
Biography
History
Memoir
