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 Hidden History of Burma
Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
History
Asia
Politics
Old Rage
Memoir
Autobiography
Book Club
Democracy Rules
Politics
Political Science
History
The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Science
History
Genetics
Provenance
How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Art
True Crime
History
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
History
Biography
Italy
No One Man Should Have All That Power
How Rasputins Manipulate the World
History
Politics
Philosophy
Black Mass
True Crime
History
Crime
Shipwrecked!
Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor
History
Middle Grade
Science
The Dialectical Imagination
A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50
Philosophy
History
Sociology
The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things
Science
Mathematics
Reference
Why We Love Pirates
The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever
History
Pirates
Historical
September 11
An Oral History
History
American History
Terrorism
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
Contesting Democracy
Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe
Politics
History
Philosophy
Booster Shots
The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health
Science
Medical
Health
Unbelievable
Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory
Paranormal
Science
History
Lost Scriptures
Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament
Religion
History
Christianity
The Ultimate Evil
True Crime
Crime
History
Truth in Our Times
Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts
Politics
Journalism
Memoir
The Christ Conspiracy
The Greatest Story Ever Sold
Religion
History
Christianity
How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius
What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth
Sports
Basketball
History
A Great Place To Have A War
America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA
History
War
Politics
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk
History
Politics
International Relations
The Economics of Innocent Fraud
Truth for Our Time
Economics
Politics
Business
Stronger
The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives
Health
Science
Biology
A Brilliant Life
My Mother's Inspiring True Story of Surviving the Holocaust
Holocaust
Biography
History
Japan Story
History
Japan
Asia
The Annals/The Histories
History
Classics
Ancient History
Bad Ideas?
An Arresting History of Our Inventions
Science
History
The Wrath of Cochise
The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars
History
American History
Biography
Revolusi
Indonesië en het ontstaan van de moderne wereld
History
Asia
Politics
Evolution's Captain
The Dark Fate of the Man Who Sailed Charles Darwin Around the World
History
Biography
Science
Scotland
A Very Short Introduction
History
Scotland
British Literature
I Shall Not Hate
A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
Memoir
Biography
History
Bourbon
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey
History
Food
Food and Drink
The Great Boer War
History
Africa
War
How Britain Ends
English Nationalism and the Rebirth of Four Nations
Politics
History
Scotland
The Lincoln Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President—and Why It Failed
History
Politics
Biography
Whole Earth
The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
Biography
Science
History
A Simple Government
Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington
Politics
History
Government
Blood on the Moon
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
History
Civil War
American History
Elizabeth I CEO
Strategic Lessons from the Leader Who Built an Empire
History
Business
Biography
Tory Nation
How one party took over
Politics
History
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy
How the New World Order, Man-Made Diseases, and Zombie Banks Are Destroying America
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
The Miracle of the Kurds
A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn in Northern Iraq
History
Politics
Biography
From Miniskirt to Hijab
A Girl in Revolutionary Iran
Iran
Memoir
Biography
The Creedal Imperative
Theology
Church History
History
How to Think Like a Woman
Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
Philosophy
Feminism
History
