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 Lost Art of Dress
The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
History
Fashion
Sewing
The Lost Art of Dress
The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
History
Fashion
Sewing
Heroes And Villains
The True Story Of The Beach Boys
Music
Biography
History
Heroes And Villains
The True Story Of The Beach Boys
Music
Biography
History
Becoming Leonardo
An Exploded View of the Life of Leonardo da Vinci
Biography
History
Art
Becoming Leonardo
An Exploded View of the Life of Leonardo da Vinci
Biography
History
Art
A Sense of the Mysterious
Science and the Human Spirit
Science
Philosophy
Essays
A Sense of the Mysterious
Science and the Human Spirit
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Humanly Possible
Philosophy
History
Politics
Humanly Possible
Philosophy
History
Politics
How Progress Ends
Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations
Economics
History
Business
How Progress Ends
Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations
Economics
History
Business
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t
History
Urbanism
Politics
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t
History
Urbanism
Politics
If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable
Technology
History
Finnish Literature
If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable
Technology
History
Finnish Literature
Propaganda Blitz
How the Corporate Media Distort Reality
Politics
Journalism
History
Propaganda Blitz
How the Corporate Media Distort Reality
Politics
Journalism
History
The Secret History of the Rape Kit
A True Crime Story
True Crime
History
Feminism
The Secret History of the Rape Kit
A True Crime Story
True Crime
History
Feminism
When a Killer Calls
True Crime
Crime
History
When a Killer Calls
True Crime
Crime
History
On the Shoulders of Giants
My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance
History
Sports
Memoir
On the Shoulders of Giants
My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance
History
Sports
Memoir
Invention and Innovation
A Brief History of Hype and Failure
History
Science
Technology
Invention and Innovation
A Brief History of Hype and Failure
History
Science
Technology
The Devil's Playbook
Big Tobacco, Juul, and the Addiction of a New Generation
Business
Health
History
The Devil's Playbook
Big Tobacco, Juul, and the Addiction of a New Generation
Business
Health
History
Like, Literally, Dude
Arguing for the Good in Bad English
Language
Linguistics
Writing
Like, Literally, Dude
Arguing for the Good in Bad English
Language
Linguistics
Writing
Move Fast and Break Things
How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy
Business
Technology
Politics
Move Fast and Break Things
How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy
Business
Technology
Politics
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
History
Biography
Italy
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
History
Biography
Italy
The Great Boer War
History
Africa
South Africa
The Great Boer War
History
Africa
South Africa
Re-Sisters
The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
Music
Memoir
Biography
Re-Sisters
The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
Music
Memoir
Biography
Revolusi
Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World
History
Politics
Asia
Revolusi
Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World
History
Politics
Asia
The Fall of the House of Bush
The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, Started the Iraq War, and Still Imperils America's Future
Politics
History
American History
The Fall of the House of Bush
The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, Started the Iraq War, and Still Imperils America's Future
Politics
History
American History
In the Presence of My Enemies
Biography
Christian
Memoir
In the Presence of My Enemies
Biography
Christian
Memoir
Freak Kingdom
Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism
Biography
History
Politics
Freak Kingdom
Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism
Biography
History
Politics
Attack and Die
Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage
Civil War
History
American Civil War
Attack and Die
Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage
Civil War
History
American Civil War
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
History
World War II
Politics
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
History
World War II
Politics
Russian Roulette
The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
Politics
History
Russia
Russian Roulette
The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
Politics
History
Russia
Boeing Versus Airbus
The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business
Aviation
Business
Economics
Boeing Versus Airbus
The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business
Aviation
Business
Economics
Learn The Bible In 24 Hours
Christian
Faith
Religion
Learn The Bible In 24 Hours
Christian
Faith
Religion
Democracy Rules
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
Democracy Rules
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
Contesting Democracy
Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe
Politics
History
Philosophy
Contesting Democracy
Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe
Politics
History
Philosophy
Broad Band
The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
History
Feminism
Science
Broad Band
The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
History
Feminism
Science
Escape from Saddam
The Incredible True Story of One Man's Journey to Freedom
Biography
History
Middle East
Escape from Saddam
The Incredible True Story of One Man's Journey to Freedom
Biography
History
Middle East
Jainism
An Introduction
Religion
Philosophy
India
Jainism
An Introduction
Religion
Philosophy
India
A Bite-Sized History of France
History
Food
France
A Bite-Sized History of France
History
Food
France
The Story of a Life
Holocaust
Memoir
Israel
The Story of a Life
Holocaust
Memoir
Israel
The Comanche Empire
History
Native American
American History
The Comanche Empire
History
Native American
American History
The Cartiers
The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire
History
Biography
Fashion
The Cartiers
The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire
History
Biography
Fashion
The Man Who Shocked The World
The Life And Legacy Of Stanley Milgram
Psychology
Biography
Science
The Man Who Shocked The World
The Life And Legacy Of Stanley Milgram
Psychology
Biography
Science
Zoned in the USA
The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation
Urban Planning
Urbanism
History
Zoned in the USA
The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation
Urban Planning
Urbanism
History
Seven More Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
Christian
History
Seven More Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
Christian
History
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
History
Africa
Books About Books
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
History
Africa
Books About Books
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
Bourbon
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey
History
Food
Food and Drink
Bourbon
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey
History
Food
Food and Drink
The Truth About Markets
Why Some Nations are Rich But Most Remain Poor
Economics
Business
Finance
The Truth About Markets
Why Some Nations are Rich But Most Remain Poor
Economics
Business
Finance
In a Sunburned Country
Travel
Humor
Australia
In a Sunburned Country
Travel
Humor
Australia
The Lion in the Living Room
How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
Animals
Science
Cats
The Lion in the Living Room
How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
Animals
Science
Cats
Humour
Philosophy
Humor
Essays
Humour
Philosophy
Humor
Essays
The Man Who Knew
The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
Biography
Economics
Finance
The Man Who Knew
The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
Biography
Economics
Finance
The essential Colin Wilson
Philosophy
Paranormal
Psychology
The essential Colin Wilson
Philosophy
Paranormal
Psychology
George Washington
The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797
Biography
History
Presidents
George Washington
The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797
Biography
History
Presidents
