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
Chasing Ghosts
A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural
Paranormal
History
Horror
Provenance
How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Art
True Crime
History
The New York Times Book of Mathematics
More Than 100 Years of Writing by the Numbers
Mathematics
Science
History
Goliath
Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
Politics
History
Israel
The Grim Sleeper
The Lost Women of South Central
True Crime
Crime
History
The Case That Never Dies
The Lindbergh Kidnapping
True Crime
Crime
History
World Famous Cults and Fanatics
History
True Crime
Cults
Always with Honor
The Memoirs of General Wrangel
History
Russia
Biography
Domesticated
Evolution in a Man-Made World
Science
Animals
History
Taking the Quantum Leap
The New Physics for Nonscientists
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Like, Literally, Dude
Arguing for the Good in Bad English
Language
Linguistics
Writing
Bunk
The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News
History
Psychology
Sociology
Portrait of a Turkish Family
History
Memoir
Turkish
Next
The Future Just Happened
Business
Technology
Economics
The Occasional Human Sacrifice
Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No
Science
History
Medical
The Western Illusion of Human Nature
With Reflections on the Long History of Hierarchy, Equality and the Sublimation of Anarchy in the West, and ... Conceptions of the Human Condition
Anthropology
Philosophy
History
Written in Blood
A History of Forensic Detection
True Crime
History
Crime
On the Trail of Genghis Khan
An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
Travel
History
Adventure
Glory Days
The Bruce Springsteen Story
Music
Biography
History
Mile Marker Zero
The Moveable Feast of Key West
Travel
History
Stronger
The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives
Health
Science
Biology
The Drone Eats with Me
A Gaza Diary
Memoir
War
Biography
Once a Wolf
The Science Behind Our Dogs' Astonishing Genetic Evolution
Science
Animals
Dogs
MΔori History
A Captivating Guide to the History of the Indigenous Polynesian People of New Zealand
History
The Desert and the Sea
977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
Memoir
Africa
Biography
In the Presence of My Enemies
Biography
Christian
Memoir
Back on the Road (Otra Vez)
A Journey Through Latin America
History
Travel
Politics
Sound Within Sound
Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century
Music
History
Cultural
Broke
The Plan to Restore our Trust, Truth and Treasure
Politics
History
Economics
Ghosts
A Natural History: 500 Years of Searching for Proof
History
Paranormal
Ghosts
Glock
The Rise of America's Gun
History
Business
Military Fiction
The Master of Disguise
My Secret Life in the CIA
History
Biography
Espionage
The Hidden Pleasures of Life
A New Way of Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Easy Money
Evolution of Money from Robinson Crusoe to the First World War
Economics
Finance
History
A Multitude of All Peoples
Engaging Ancient Christianity's Global Identity
Theology
History
Religion
Transaction Man
The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
Economics
History
Business
It's All About Muhammad
A Biography of the World's Most Notorious Prophet
Biography
Religion
History
Culture and Resistance
Conversations with Edward W. Said
History
Politics
Cultural
Our Noise
The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small
Music
Biography
History
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
LGBT
History
Biography
Fight for Liberty
Defending Democracy in the Age of Trump
Politics
History
Believe
The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts
Sports
Pop Culture
Memoir
Age of Anger
A History of the Present
History
Politics
Philosophy
A Natural History of Human Emotions
History
Psychology
Science
Longshot
The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Science
Medicine
Medical
Introducing Logic
A Graphic Guide
Philosophy
Logic
Science
Stone Age Economics
Anthropology
Economics
History
The Money Hackers
How a Group of Misfits Took on Wall Street and Changed Finance Forever
Business
Finance
Technology
Religion and the Rebel
Philosophy
Religion
Theology
Shakey
Neil Young's Biography
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
