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 Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
History
American History
Biography
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
History
American History
Biography
The Grim Sleeper
The Lost Women of South Central
True Crime
Crime
History
The Grim Sleeper
The Lost Women of South Central
True Crime
Crime
History
Two Sides of the Moon
Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
Space
History
Biography
Two Sides of the Moon
Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
Space
History
Biography
They Came Before Columbus
The African Presence in Ancient America
History
Africa
Race
They Came Before Columbus
The African Presence in Ancient America
History
Africa
Race
Incompleteness
The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel
Philosophy
Mathematics
Biography
Incompleteness
The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel
Philosophy
Mathematics
Biography
It Takes a Pillage
Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street
Economics
Politics
Finance
It Takes a Pillage
Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street
Economics
Politics
Finance
Eye of the Beholder
Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
History
Science
Art
Eye of the Beholder
Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
History
Science
Art
Yes We (Still) Can
Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
Politics
Memoir
History
Yes We (Still) Can
Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
Politics
Memoir
History
The Mammoth Book of the West
The Making of the American West
History
Westerns
American History
The Mammoth Book of the West
The Making of the American West
History
Westerns
American History
Leonardo da Vinci
Biography
History
Art
Leonardo da Vinci
Biography
History
Art
It's Good to Be Queen
Becoming as Bold, Gracious, and Wise as the Queen of Sheba
Christian
Faith
Christian Living
It's Good to Be Queen
Becoming as Bold, Gracious, and Wise as the Queen of Sheba
Christian
Faith
Christian Living
The Strategy of Denial
American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict
Politics
China
History
The Strategy of Denial
American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict
Politics
China
History
In an Uncertain World
Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
Economics
Politics
Business
In an Uncertain World
Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
Economics
Politics
Business
The Miracle of the Kurds
A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn in Northern Iraq
History
Politics
Middle East
The Miracle of the Kurds
A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn in Northern Iraq
History
Politics
Middle East
Miss May Does Not Exist
The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius
Biography
Film
Biography Memoir
Miss May Does Not Exist
The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius
Biography
Film
Biography Memoir
The Chemical Age
How Chemists Fought Famine and Disease, Killed Millions, and Changed Our Relationship with the Earth
Science
History
Environment
The Chemical Age
How Chemists Fought Famine and Disease, Killed Millions, and Changed Our Relationship with the Earth
Science
History
Environment
When the Money Runs Out
The End of Western Affluence
Economics
Finance
Business
When the Money Runs Out
The End of Western Affluence
Economics
Finance
Business
Los señores del narco
History
Politics
Crime
Los señores del narco
History
Politics
Crime
Human Frontiers
The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking
Science
Technology
Sociology
Human Frontiers
The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking
Science
Technology
Sociology
The Perfect Police State
An Undercover Odyssey into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future
Politics
China
History
The Perfect Police State
An Undercover Odyssey into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future
Politics
China
History
100 Million Years of Food
Food
History
Health
100 Million Years of Food
Food
History
Health
Creation
How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself
Science
Biology
Evolution
Creation
How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Gales of November
The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
History
American History
Historical
The Gales of November
The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
History
American History
Historical
Writings of Abraham Lincoln
History
Biography
Civil War
Writings of Abraham Lincoln
History
Biography
Civil War
Promise Me, Dad
A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
Memoir
Politics
Biography
Promise Me, Dad
A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
Memoir
Politics
Biography
These Truths
A History of the United States
History
Politics
American History
These Truths
A History of the United States
History
Politics
American History
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk
History
Politics
International Relations
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk
History
Politics
International Relations
Frenemies
The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business
Business
History
Technology
Frenemies
The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business
Business
History
Technology
Carl Gustav Jung
A Biography
Biography
Psychology
History
Carl Gustav Jung
A Biography
Biography
Psychology
History
The Ones We've Been Waiting for
How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America
Politics
History
Leadership
The Ones We've Been Waiting for
How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America
Politics
History
Leadership
Rommel
Lessons from Yesterday for Today's Leaders
History
Biography
Leadership
Rommel
Lessons from Yesterday for Today's Leaders
History
Biography
Leadership
The Age of Empire, 1875–1914
History
Politics
World History
The Age of Empire, 1875–1914
History
Politics
World History
Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles
India through 50 Years of Advertising
India
Business
History
Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles
India through 50 Years of Advertising
India
Business
History
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I
Economics
Philosophy
History
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I
Economics
Philosophy
History
Elizabeth I and Her Circle
History
Biography
Tudor Period
Elizabeth I and Her Circle
History
Biography
Tudor Period
I Shall Not Hate
A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
Memoir
Middle East
Biography
I Shall Not Hate
A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
Memoir
Middle East
Biography
Raiders and Rebels
The Golden Age of Piracy
History
Pirates
True Crime
Raiders and Rebels
The Golden Age of Piracy
History
Pirates
True Crime
White Rage
The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Politics
White Rage
The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Politics
The Meaning of Everything
The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
History
Language
Biography
The Meaning of Everything
The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
History
Language
Biography
Mother American Night
My Life and Crazy Times
Biography
Music
Memoir
Mother American Night
My Life and Crazy Times
Biography
Music
Memoir
Don't Know Much About the Bible
Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned
Religion
History
Reference
Don't Know Much About the Bible
Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned
Religion
History
Reference
Buckley
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
History
Biography
Politics
Buckley
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
History
Biography
Politics
Bobby Kennedy
The Making of a Liberal Icon
Biography
History
Politics
Bobby Kennedy
The Making of a Liberal Icon
Biography
History
Politics
The Republic of Tea
How an Idea Becomes a Business
Business
Entrepreneurship
Biography
The Republic of Tea
How an Idea Becomes a Business
Business
Entrepreneurship
Biography
Days of Rage
America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence
History
Politics
American History
Days of Rage
America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence
History
Politics
American History
Tory Nation
How one party took over
Politics
History
Tory Nation
How one party took over
Politics
History
Benjamin Franklin
A Life From Beginning to End
Biography
History
Historical
Benjamin Franklin
A Life From Beginning to End
Biography
History
Historical
Sound and Fury
Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship
Sports
Biography
History
Sound and Fury
Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship
Sports
Biography
History
1177 B.C.
The Year Civilization Collapsed
History
Ancient History
Archaeology
1177 B.C.
The Year Civilization Collapsed
History
Ancient History
Archaeology
A People’s History of Computing in the United States
History
Technology
Science
A People’s History of Computing in the United States
History
Technology
Science
