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
A Colony in a Nation
Politics
History
Race
A Colony in a Nation
Politics
History
Race
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
Russia
Politics
History
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
Russia
Politics
History
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century
Travel
History
Memoir
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century
Travel
History
Memoir
The Last Tycoons
The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co.
Business
Finance
History
The Last Tycoons
The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co.
Business
Finance
History
Eastward to Tartary
Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
Travel
History
Middle East
Eastward to Tartary
Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
Travel
History
Middle East
The Dirt on Clean
An Unsanitized History
History
Science
Microhistory
The Dirt on Clean
An Unsanitized History
History
Science
Microhistory
The Road Taken
The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
History
Engineering
Economics
The Road Taken
The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
History
Engineering
Economics
Ghostland
An American History in Haunted Places
History
Horror
Paranormal
Ghostland
An American History in Haunted Places
History
Horror
Paranormal
Coming Into the Country
Travel
Nature
History
Coming Into the Country
Travel
Nature
History
The Golden Passport
Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite
Business
History
Education
The Golden Passport
Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite
Business
History
Education
William Blake vs the World
Biography
Art
Poetry
William Blake vs the World
Biography
Art
Poetry
Chasing Perfection
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the High-Stakes Game of Creating an NBA Champion
Sports
Basketball
History
Chasing Perfection
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the High-Stakes Game of Creating an NBA Champion
Sports
Basketball
History
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
History
Historical
World History
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
History
Historical
World History
Under the Trestle
The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial.
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Under the Trestle
The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial.
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Plutocrats
The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
Economics
Politics
Business
Plutocrats
The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
Economics
Politics
Business
A Piece of Blue Sky
Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed
Religion
Cults
History
A Piece of Blue Sky
Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed
Religion
Cults
History
For Her Own Good
Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women
Feminism
History
Womens
For Her Own Good
Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women
Feminism
History
Womens
The Craft Beer Revolution
How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World's Favorite Drink
Beer
Business
Brewing
The Craft Beer Revolution
How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World's Favorite Drink
Beer
Business
Brewing
Outwitting History
The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
History
Jewish
Memoir
Outwitting History
The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
History
Jewish
Memoir
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
History
Engineering
Science
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
History
Engineering
Science
No Democracy Lasts Forever
How the Constitution Threatens the United States
Politics
History
Law
No Democracy Lasts Forever
How the Constitution Threatens the United States
Politics
History
Law
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA
China
Economics
Politics
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA
China
Economics
Politics
The Perfectionists
How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
History
Science
Engineering
The Perfectionists
How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
History
Science
Engineering
Wyatt Earp
The Life Behind the Legend
History
Biography
Westerns
Wyatt Earp
The Life Behind the Legend
History
Biography
Westerns
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Searching for an American Utopia
Memoir
History
Essays
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Searching for an American Utopia
Memoir
History
Essays
Inside the Apple
A Streetwise History of New York City
History
New York
Travel
Inside the Apple
A Streetwise History of New York City
History
New York
Travel
Steal This Book
Politics
History
Philosophy
Steal This Book
Politics
History
Philosophy
The First Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
History
American History
Historical
The First Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
History
American History
Historical
The New Vichy Syndrome
Why European Intellectuals Surrender to Barbarism
Politics
History
Cultural
The New Vichy Syndrome
Why European Intellectuals Surrender to Barbarism
Politics
History
Cultural
Pipe Dreams
The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet
Science
History
Technology
Pipe Dreams
The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet
Science
History
Technology
Becoming Kim Jong Un
A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
History
Biography
Politics
Becoming Kim Jong Un
A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
History
Biography
Politics
The Road to Little Dribbling
Adventures of an American in Britain
Travel
Humor
Memoir
The Road to Little Dribbling
Adventures of an American in Britain
Travel
Humor
Memoir
Kill Chain
Drones and The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins
History
Military Fiction
War
Kill Chain
Drones and The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins
History
Military Fiction
War
Values, Voice and Virtue
The New British Politics
Politics
History
Economics
Values, Voice and Virtue
The New British Politics
Politics
History
Economics
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
Education
Race
Books About Books
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
Education
Race
Books About Books
The 9.9 Percent
The New Aristocracy That Is Entrenching Inequality and Warping Our Culture
Politics
Economics
Sociology
The 9.9 Percent
The New Aristocracy That Is Entrenching Inequality and Warping Our Culture
Politics
Economics
Sociology
For Your Own Good
Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence
Psychology
Parenting
Self Help
For Your Own Good
Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence
Psychology
Parenting
Self Help
Pharma
Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
Science
Business
History
Pharma
Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
Science
Business
History
Agincourt
Henry V and the Battle that Made England
History
Medieval
Military History
Agincourt
Henry V and the Battle that Made England
History
Medieval
Military History
The Atlantis Blueprint
Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-lost Civilization
History
Ancient History
Science
The Atlantis Blueprint
Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-lost Civilization
History
Ancient History
Science
National Security Cinema
The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood
Politics
History
Film
National Security Cinema
The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood
Politics
History
Film
Girls Who Rocked the World
Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa
History
Biography
Feminism
Girls Who Rocked the World
Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa
History
Biography
Feminism
The Mexico Reader
History, Culture, Politics
History
Politics
Latin American History
The Mexico Reader
History, Culture, Politics
History
Politics
Latin American History
What Evolution Is
Science
Evolution
Biology
What Evolution Is
Science
Evolution
Biology
Timelines from Black History
Leaders, Legends, Legacies
History
Picture Books
Race
Timelines from Black History
Leaders, Legends, Legacies
History
Picture Books
Race
The Yank
The True Story of a Former US Marine in the Irish Republican Army
History
Ireland
Biography Memoir
The Yank
The True Story of a Former US Marine in the Irish Republican Army
History
Ireland
Biography Memoir
Bandersnatch
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
Writing
Biography
History
Bandersnatch
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
Writing
Biography
History
Stronger
The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives
Science
Health
Fitness
Stronger
The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives
Science
Health
Fitness
Philosophy in the Modern World
Philosophy
History
Reference
Philosophy in the Modern World
Philosophy
History
Reference
A History of the Philippines
From Indios Bravos to Filipinos
History
Historical
Research
A History of the Philippines
From Indios Bravos to Filipinos
History
Historical
Research
