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
Essays on the Great Depression
Economics
History
American History
Essays on the Great Depression
Economics
History
American History
How Woke Won
The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
Politics
History
Sociology
How Woke Won
The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
Politics
History
Sociology
Tesla
Inventor of the Electrical Age
Biography
Science
History
Tesla
Inventor of the Electrical Age
Biography
Science
History
Wouldn't it Be Nice
Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
Music
Biography
History
Wouldn't it Be Nice
Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
Music
Biography
History
Crash Course
The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster
Business
History
Economics
Crash Course
The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster
Business
History
Economics
The Handover
How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs
Politics
Technology
History
The Handover
How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs
Politics
Technology
History
Math and the Mona Lisa
Science
Mathematics
History
Math and the Mona Lisa
Science
Mathematics
History
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
History
Politics
Espionage
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
History
Politics
Espionage
Here, There and Everywhere
My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
Music
Biography
Memoir
Here, There and Everywhere
My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
Music
Biography
Memoir
The Melting Point
High Command and War in the 21st Century
Military Fiction
History
War
The Melting Point
High Command and War in the 21st Century
Military Fiction
History
War
The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things
Mathematics
Science
Reference
The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things
Mathematics
Science
Reference
Demanding the Impossible
A History of Anarchism
History
Politics
Philosophy
Demanding the Impossible
A History of Anarchism
History
Politics
Philosophy
Soul Machine
The Invention of the Modern Mind
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Soul Machine
The Invention of the Modern Mind
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Zero Fail
The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
History
Politics
American History
Zero Fail
The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
History
Politics
American History
What Would the Great Economists Do?
How Twelve Brilliant Minds Would Solve Today's Biggest Problems
Economics
History
Business
What Would the Great Economists Do?
How Twelve Brilliant Minds Would Solve Today's Biggest Problems
Economics
History
Business
The Palestinian Delusion
The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process
History
Politics
Israel
The Palestinian Delusion
The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process
History
Politics
Israel
Crisis and Command
A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush
History
Politics
Presidents
Crisis and Command
A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush
History
Politics
Presidents
Voodoo Histories
The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
History
Politics
Conspiracy Theories
Voodoo Histories
The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
History
Politics
Conspiracy Theories
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party
How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World
History
Science
Nature
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party
How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World
History
Science
Nature
African Religions & Philosophy
Philosophy
Religion
Africa
African Religions & Philosophy
Philosophy
Religion
Africa
Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters
Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever
History
Historical
American History
Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters
Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever
History
Historical
American History
Blood on the Moon
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
History
Civil War
American History
Blood on the Moon
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
History
Civil War
American History
The Occasional Human Sacrifice
Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No
Science
History
Medicine
The Occasional Human Sacrifice
Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No
Science
History
Medicine
10 Books That Screwed Up the World
And 5 Others That Didn't Help
History
Philosophy
Politics
10 Books That Screwed Up the World
And 5 Others That Didn't Help
History
Philosophy
Politics
A Garden of Marvels
How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants
Science
Nature
Gardening
A Garden of Marvels
How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants
Science
Nature
Gardening
A History of Islam in 21 Women
Islam
History
Religion
A History of Islam in 21 Women
Islam
History
Religion
Goliath's Curse
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
History
Politics
Sociology
Goliath's Curse
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
History
Politics
Sociology
Putinism
Russia and Its Future with the West
Russia
History
Politics
Putinism
Russia and Its Future with the West
Russia
History
Politics
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
Science
Physics
History
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
Science
Physics
History
The Latehomecomer
A Hmong Family Memoir
Memoir
Book Club
History
The Latehomecomer
A Hmong Family Memoir
Memoir
Book Club
History
Home in the World
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Economics
Home in the World
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Economics
The End of College
Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere
Education
History
Economics
The End of College
Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere
Education
History
Economics
The Way of the Knife
The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth
History
Politics
Military Fiction
The Way of the Knife
The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth
History
Politics
Military Fiction
Lost Scriptures
Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament
Religion
History
Christianity
Lost Scriptures
Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament
Religion
History
Christianity
The Assault on Truth
Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory
Psychology
History
Psychoanalysis
The Assault on Truth
Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory
Psychology
History
Psychoanalysis
Midnight in Mexico
A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness
True Crime
Crime
History
Midnight in Mexico
A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness
True Crime
Crime
History
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Politics
History
Economics
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Politics
History
Economics
How to Think Like a Woman
Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
Philosophy
Feminism
History
How to Think Like a Woman
Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
Philosophy
Feminism
History
The Caesars Palace Coup
How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Corruption of the Private Equity Industry
Business
Finance
History
The Caesars Palace Coup
How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Corruption of the Private Equity Industry
Business
Finance
History
Paroles de Poilus
Lettres et carnets du front 1914-1918
History
France
School
Paroles de Poilus
Lettres et carnets du front 1914-1918
History
France
School
Hammer of the Gods
Music
Biography
History
Hammer of the Gods
Music
Biography
History
When Broken Glass Floats
Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
History
Memoir
Asia
When Broken Glass Floats
Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
History
Memoir
Asia
Swedenborg
An Introduction to His Life and Ideas
Biography
Religion
Mysticism
Swedenborg
An Introduction to His Life and Ideas
Biography
Religion
Mysticism
Decline and Fall
The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America
Politics
History
Economics
Decline and Fall
The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America
Politics
History
Economics
Megafire
The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame
Science
Nature
Climate Change
Megafire
The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame
Science
Nature
Climate Change
Live Alone and Like It
The Classic Guide for the Single Woman
Self Help
Feminism
Womens
Live Alone and Like It
The Classic Guide for the Single Woman
Self Help
Feminism
Womens
Leonardo and the Last Supper
History
Art
Biography
Leonardo and the Last Supper
History
Art
Biography
The Dialectical Imagination
A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50
Philosophy
History
Sociology
The Dialectical Imagination
A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50
Philosophy
History
Sociology
Cynicism
Philosophy
History
Cynicism
Philosophy
History
September 11
An Oral History
History
American History
Terrorism
September 11
An Oral History
History
American History
Terrorism
