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
Propaganda and the Public Mind
Politics
History
Philosophy
Steal This Book
Politics
History
Philosophy
Megafire
The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame
Science
Nature
Climate Change
Breaking Bread with the Dead
A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind
Books About Books
Philosophy
Essays
Empire of Debt
The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Politics
The Long Slide
Thirty Years in American Journalism
Politics
History
Biography
Enemy of All Mankind
A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
History
Pirates
True Crime
When the Money Runs Out
The End of Western Affluence
Economics
Business
Finance
What Would the Great Economists Do?
How Twelve Brilliant Minds Would Solve Today's Biggest Problems
Economics
History
Business
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
History
World War II
Politics
The Atlantis Blueprint
Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-lost Civilization
History
Alternate History
Ancient History
It Takes a Pillage
Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street
Economics
Politics
Finance
The World According to Cunk
An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever
History
Humor
Comedy
Davos Man
How the Billionaires Devoured the World
Politics
Economics
Business
Aftermath
Economics
Finance
Money
The Lost Bank
The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History
Business
History
Finance
The Mammoth Book of the West
The Making of the American West
History
Westerns
American History
The Inevitability of Tragedy
Henry Kissinger and His World
History
Politics
Biography
Seven More Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
Christian
History
The Republic of Tea
The Story of the Creation of a Business, as Told Through the Personal Letters of Its Founders
Business
Entrepreneurship
Biography
Excellent Daughters
The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are Transforming the Arab World
Feminism
Politics
History
The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged)
Adventures in Math and Science
Science
Mathematics
History
Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles
India through 50 Years of Advertising
India
Business
History
The Silenced Majority
Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope
Politics
Journalism
History
Broken Government
How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
Politics
History
American
Uncharted
How to Map the Future
Business
Psychology
Science
The Road to Little Dribbling
Adventures of an American in Britain
Travel
Humor
Memoir
How Woke Won
The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
Politics
Sociology
History
On Fascism
History
Politics
Race
The Stillborn God
Religion, Politics, and the Modern West
Religion
Philosophy
Politics
Putinism
Russia and Its Future with the West
Russia
Politics
History
Democracy at Work
A Cure for Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Zero Fail
The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
History
Politics
American History
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
History
Biography
American History
A Garden of Marvels
How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants
Science
Nature
Gardening
Arithmetic
Mathematics
Science
Education
The Good Bee
A Celebration of Bees – And How to Save Them
Science
Nature
Natural History
Writings of Abraham Lincoln
History
Biography
Civil War
The Ones We've Been Waiting for
How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America
Politics
History
Leadership
When a Killer Calls
True Crime
Crime
History
END OF OIL
Politics
Science
Environment
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
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
Buckley
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
History
Biography
Politics
Confidence Game
How Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman Called Wall Street's Bluff
Finance
Business
Economics
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t
History
Urbanism
Politics
The Gifts of Athena
Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy
Economics
History
Science
The Science of Murder
The Forensics of Agatha Christie
True Crime
Science
History
Over the Edge
The True Story of Four American Climbers' Kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia
Adventure
Climbing
Travel
Mark Twain
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
