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
Less Than Human
Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others
Psychology
Philosophy
History
Less Than Human
Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others
Psychology
Philosophy
History
India Is Broken
A People Betrayed, Independence to Today
India
History
Politics
India Is Broken
A People Betrayed, Independence to Today
India
History
Politics
Bad Company
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
Business
Economics
Politics
Bad Company
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
Business
Economics
Politics
The Fourth Political Theory
Politics
Philosophy
Russia
The Fourth Political Theory
Politics
Philosophy
Russia
Buffett
The Making of an American Capitalist
Biography
Business
Finance
Buffett
The Making of an American Capitalist
Biography
Business
Finance
The Communist Manifesto
A Graphic Novel
Graphic Novels
Politics
Comics
The Communist Manifesto
A Graphic Novel
Graphic Novels
Politics
Comics
A Secret History of Consciousness
Psychology
Philosophy
History
A Secret History of Consciousness
Psychology
Philosophy
History
The Birth of the Clinic
An Archaeology of Medical Perception
Philosophy
History
Medicine
The Birth of the Clinic
An Archaeology of Medical Perception
Philosophy
History
Medicine
We Are Free to Change the World
Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience
Philosophy
Biography
Politics
We Are Free to Change the World
Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience
Philosophy
Biography
Politics
Last Harvest
The Fight to Save the World’s Most Endangered Foods
Food
Science
History
Last Harvest
The Fight to Save the World’s Most Endangered Foods
Food
Science
History
The Volatility Machine
Emerging Economies and the Threat of Financial Collapse
Economics
Finance
History
The Volatility Machine
Emerging Economies and the Threat of Financial Collapse
Economics
Finance
History
Perfecting Sound Forever
An Aural History of Recorded Music
Music
History
Technology
Perfecting Sound Forever
An Aural History of Recorded Music
Music
History
Technology
The Vaccine
Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic
Science
History
Medicine
The Vaccine
Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic
Science
History
Medicine
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
Books About Books
True Crime
Biography
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
Books About Books
True Crime
Biography
Behind the Door
The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel – A Memoir of Life, Death, and America's Most Enigmatic Address
True Crime
Memoir
History
Behind the Door
The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel – A Memoir of Life, Death, and America's Most Enigmatic Address
True Crime
Memoir
History
Quantum Computing
The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution
Science
Physics
Technology
Quantum Computing
The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution
Science
Physics
Technology
Reading the Constitution
Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Law
Politics
History
Reading the Constitution
Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Law
Politics
History
Let Me Tell You a Story
A Lifetime in the Game
Sports
Basketball
Biography
Let Me Tell You a Story
A Lifetime in the Game
Sports
Basketball
Biography
The Other Side of Prospect
A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City
History
True Crime
Crime
The Other Side of Prospect
A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City
History
True Crime
Crime
LeaderShift
A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead
Leadership
Business
Politics
LeaderShift
A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead
Leadership
Business
Politics
The Quakers
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
History
Theology
The Quakers
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
History
Theology
The Theory of Almost Everything
The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumph of Modern Physics
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Theory of Almost Everything
The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumph of Modern Physics
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Christ Conspiracy
The Greatest Story Ever Sold
Religion
History
Christianity
The Christ Conspiracy
The Greatest Story Ever Sold
Religion
History
Christianity
The Gambler
How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
Biography
Business
History
The Gambler
How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
Biography
Business
History
Making It in America
The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A.
Economics
Business
Politics
Making It in America
The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A.
Economics
Business
Politics
House of Trump, House of Putin
The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia
Politics
History
Russia
House of Trump, House of Putin
The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia
Politics
History
Russia
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time
How Apple, Ford, IBM, Zappos, and others made radical choices that changed the course of business.
Business
Management
History
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time
How Apple, Ford, IBM, Zappos, and others made radical choices that changed the course of business.
Business
Management
History
Energy and Civilization
A History
History
Science
Economics
Energy and Civilization
A History
History
Science
Economics
The Inner History of Devices
History
Technology
Science
The Inner History of Devices
History
Technology
Science
New Abnormal
The Rise of the Biomedical Security State
Health
Politics
Science
New Abnormal
The Rise of the Biomedical Security State
Health
Politics
Science
Beyond Fundamentalism
Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
Religion
Politics
History
Beyond Fundamentalism
Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
Religion
Politics
History
The Arabs in History
History
Middle East
Islam
The Arabs in History
History
Middle East
Islam
Women in the Valley of the Kings
The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
History
Egypt
Biography
Women in the Valley of the Kings
The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
History
Egypt
Biography
Enemy of All Mankind
A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
History
Pirates
True Crime
Enemy of All Mankind
A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
History
Pirates
True Crime
How Infrastructure Works
Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
Science
Technology
Economics
How Infrastructure Works
Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
Science
Technology
Economics
The World According to Cunk
An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever
History
Humor
Comedy
The World According to Cunk
An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever
History
Humor
Comedy
Japan Story
In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the Present
History
Japan
Asia
Japan Story
In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the Present
History
Japan
Asia
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
History
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
History
The Lost Bank
The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History
Business
History
Finance
The Lost Bank
The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History
Business
History
Finance
Fly Girls
How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
History
Biography
Book Club
Fly Girls
How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
History
Biography
Book Club
The Dark Valley
A Panorama of the 1930s
History
European History
World History
The Dark Valley
A Panorama of the 1930s
History
European History
World History
In the Enemy's House
The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies
History
Espionage
Russia
In the Enemy's House
The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies
History
Espionage
Russia
Un-Trumping America
A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Politics
History
Current Affairs
Un-Trumping America
A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Politics
History
Current Affairs
The Science of Murder
The Forensics of Agatha Christie
True Crime
Science
History
The Science of Murder
The Forensics of Agatha Christie
True Crime
Science
History
Lady Sapiens
Breaking Stereotypes About Prehistoric Women
History
Feminism
Science
Lady Sapiens
Breaking Stereotypes About Prehistoric Women
History
Feminism
Science
Meltdown
A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and the Government Bailout Will Make Things Worse
Economics
Politics
History
Meltdown
A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and the Government Bailout Will Make Things Worse
Economics
Politics
History
Prophet's Prey
My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
True Crime
Religion
Cults
Prophet's Prey
My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
True Crime
Religion
Cults
Booster Shots
The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health
Science
Medical
History
Booster Shots
The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health
Science
Medical
History
Portrait of a Turkish Family
History
Memoir
Turkish
Portrait of a Turkish Family
History
Memoir
Turkish
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
