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
The End of History and the Last Man
Politics
History
Philosophy
The End of History and the Last Man
Politics
History
Philosophy
Napoleon
A Life
History
Biography
France
Napoleon
A Life
History
Biography
France
The Great Divergence
China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
History
Economics
China
The Great Divergence
China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
History
Economics
China
The Secret of Our Success
How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Science
History
Psychology
The Secret of Our Success
How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Science
History
Psychology
Why Civil Resistance Works
The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Politics
History
Activism
Why Civil Resistance Works
The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Politics
History
Activism
The Entrepreneurial State
Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
Economics
Politics
Business
The Entrepreneurial State
Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
Economics
Politics
Business
Adaptive Markets
Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought
Economics
Finance
Business
Adaptive Markets
Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought
Economics
Finance
Business
Too Much and Never Enough
How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Biography
Politics
Memoir
Too Much and Never Enough
How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Biography
Politics
Memoir
The Essential Jung
Selected and introduced by Anthony Storr
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
The Essential Jung
Selected and introduced by Anthony Storr
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Bushido
The Spirit of the Samurai
Philosophy
Japan
History
Bushido
The Spirit of the Samurai
Philosophy
Japan
History
The Happiest Man on Earth
Biography
Memoir
History
The Happiest Man on Earth
Biography
Memoir
History
The Socratic Method
A Practitioner's Handbook
Philosophy
History
Education
The Socratic Method
A Practitioner's Handbook
Philosophy
History
Education
On War
History
Philosophy
War
On War
History
Philosophy
War
Mindhunter
Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
True Crime
Crime
Psychology
Mindhunter
Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
True Crime
Crime
Psychology
Homo Sacer
Sovereign Power and Bare Life
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Homo Sacer
Sovereign Power and Bare Life
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
The Muqaddimah
An Introduction to History
History
Philosophy
Sociology
The Muqaddimah
An Introduction to History
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Basic Economics
A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
Basic Economics
A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
Dominion
How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
History
Religion
Christianity
Dominion
How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
History
Religion
Christianity
Democracy
The God That Failed
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Democracy
The God That Failed
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited
Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump
Economics
Politics
History
Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited
Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump
Economics
Politics
History
Debt
History
Economics
Anthropology
Debt
History
Economics
Anthropology
The Human Condition
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Human Condition
Philosophy
Politics
History
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves
Business
Finance
Economics
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves
Business
Finance
Economics
The Complete Art of War
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Complete Art of War
Philosophy
Classics
History
Chaos
Making a New Science
Science
Physics
Mathematics
Chaos
Making a New Science
Science
Physics
Mathematics
The Order of Time
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Order of Time
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Four
The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Business
Technology
Economics
The Four
The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Business
Technology
Economics
Economics in One Lesson
Economics
Business
Politics
Economics in One Lesson
Economics
Business
Politics
Capital in the Twenty First Century
Economics
Politics
History
Capital in the Twenty First Century
Economics
Politics
History
پاسخ به تاریخ
History
Politics
Biography
پاسخ به تاریخ
History
Politics
Biography
The World for Sale
Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
Economics
Business
Finance
The World for Sale
Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
Economics
Business
Finance
Death by China
Confronting the Dragon - A Global Call to Action
China
Politics
Economics
Death by China
Confronting the Dragon - A Global Call to Action
China
Politics
Economics
Chaos
Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
History
True Crime
Crime
Chaos
Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
History
True Crime
Crime
The New New Thing
A Silicon Valley Story
Business
Technology
Biography
The New New Thing
A Silicon Valley Story
Business
Technology
Biography
As We Have Always Done
Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance
Indigenous
Politics
History
As We Have Always Done
Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance
Indigenous
Politics
History
Steve Jobs
Biography
Business
Technology
Steve Jobs
Biography
Business
Technology
Sophie's World
A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy Vol I: From Socrates to Galileo
Philosophy
Graphic Novels
Comics
Sophie's World
A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy Vol I: From Socrates to Galileo
Philosophy
Graphic Novels
Comics
Humans are not from Earth
a scientific evaluation of the evidence
Science
Evolution
History
Humans are not from Earth
a scientific evaluation of the evidence
Science
Evolution
History
The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939
An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
History
International Relations
Politics
The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939
An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
History
International Relations
Politics
AI Needs You
How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Business
AI Needs You
How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Business
How Fascism Works
The Politics of Us and Them
Politics
History
Philosophy
How Fascism Works
The Politics of Us and Them
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Analects
Philosophy
Classics
China
The Analects
Philosophy
Classics
China
Big Gods
How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
Religion
History
Psychology
Big Gods
How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
Religion
History
Psychology
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
With New Commentary and Insights on the Life and Times of Jesse Livermore
Finance
Business
History
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
With New Commentary and Insights on the Life and Times of Jesse Livermore
Finance
Business
History
The Crisis of Narration
Philosophy
Essays
Sociology
The Crisis of Narration
Philosophy
Essays
Sociology
Woke, Inc.
Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
Politics
Business
Economics
Woke, Inc.
Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
Politics
Business
Economics
Oxygen
The Molecule That Made the World
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Oxygen
The Molecule That Made the World
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Becoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
Biography
Business
Technology
Becoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
Biography
Business
Technology
Free to Choose
A Personal Statement
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Free to Choose
A Personal Statement
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Bloodlands
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
History
War
World War II
Bloodlands
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
History
War
World War II
