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
Fifth Sun
A New History of the Aztecs
History
Historical
World History
Fifth Sun
A New History of the Aztecs
History
Historical
World History
Walk the Blue Line
Real Cops, True Stories
True Crime
Biography
Crime
Walk the Blue Line
Real Cops, True Stories
True Crime
Biography
Crime
Blackbeard
The Birth of America
History
Pirates
Amazon
Blackbeard
The Birth of America
History
Pirates
Amazon
Reckless Endangerment
How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon
Economics
Business
History
Reckless Endangerment
How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon
Economics
Business
History
Whatever Happened to the Metric System?
How America Kept Its Feet
History
Science
Technology
Whatever Happened to the Metric System?
How America Kept Its Feet
History
Science
Technology
Impounded
Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment
History
Photography
World War II
Impounded
Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment
History
Photography
World War II
V13
Cronaca giudiziaria
True Crime
France
History
V13
Cronaca giudiziaria
True Crime
France
History
Beethoven
The Universal Composer
Biography
Music
History
Beethoven
The Universal Composer
Biography
Music
History
How Jesus Became God
The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
Religion
History
Christianity
How Jesus Became God
The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
Religion
History
Christianity
International Law
Law
School
History
International Law
Law
School
History
Bull by the Horns
Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
Economics
Finance
Business
Bull by the Horns
Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
Economics
Finance
Business
The Wisdom of Birds
An Illustrated History of Ornithology
Birds
Nature
Science
The Wisdom of Birds
An Illustrated History of Ornithology
Birds
Nature
Science
Black in Blues
How a Color Tells the Story of My People
History
Essays
Race
Black in Blues
How a Color Tells the Story of My People
History
Essays
Race
Island Infernos
The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944
History
World War II
Military History
Island Infernos
The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944
History
World War II
Military History
Dear Madam President
An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World
Politics
Feminism
Memoir
Dear Madam President
An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World
Politics
Feminism
Memoir
The Drone Eats with Me
A Gaza Diary
Memoir
Middle East
War
The Drone Eats with Me
A Gaza Diary
Memoir
Middle East
War
The Accidental Admiral
A Sailor Takes Command at NATO
Military Fiction
Biography
Leadership
The Accidental Admiral
A Sailor Takes Command at NATO
Military Fiction
Biography
Leadership
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Biography
History
Mystery
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Biography
History
Mystery
The Spirit of London
An Updated History of Famous Figures from Roman to Modern Times
History
London
Travel
The Spirit of London
An Updated History of Famous Figures from Roman to Modern Times
History
London
Travel
Desperate Remedies
Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness
Psychology
History
Mental Health
Desperate Remedies
Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness
Psychology
History
Mental Health
Unknown Quantity
A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra
Mathematics
Science
History
Unknown Quantity
A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra
Mathematics
Science
History
Numbers Don't Lie
71 Things You Need to Know About the World
Science
History
Economics
Numbers Don't Lie
71 Things You Need to Know About the World
Science
History
Economics
Old Rage
'One of our best-loved actor's powerful riposte to a world driving her mad’ - DAILY MAIL
Autobiography
Memoir
Book Club
Old Rage
'One of our best-loved actor's powerful riposte to a world driving her mad’ - DAILY MAIL
Autobiography
Memoir
Book Club
A Brilliant Life
My Mother’s Inspiring True Story of Surviving the Holocaust
Holocaust
Biography
History
A Brilliant Life
My Mother’s Inspiring True Story of Surviving the Holocaust
Holocaust
Biography
History
Your Life Is Manufactured
How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better
Science
Business
Technology
Your Life Is Manufactured
How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better
Science
Business
Technology
The Shadow of a Great Rock
A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible
Religion
Literary Criticism
History
The Shadow of a Great Rock
A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible
Religion
Literary Criticism
History
A Simple Government
Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington
Politics
History
Government
A Simple Government
Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington
Politics
History
Government
Scotland
A Very Short Introduction
History
Scotland
British Literature
Scotland
A Very Short Introduction
History
Scotland
British Literature
A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal
Spirituality
History
Paranormal
A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal
Spirituality
History
Paranormal
Disaster Nationalism
The Downfall of Liberal Civilization
Politics
History
Economics
Disaster Nationalism
The Downfall of Liberal Civilization
Politics
History
Economics
Truth in Our Times
Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts
Politics
Journalism
Memoir
Truth in Our Times
Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts
Politics
Journalism
Memoir
Written in Blood
A History of Forensic Detection
True Crime
History
Crime
Written in Blood
A History of Forensic Detection
True Crime
History
Crime
50 Battles That Changed the World
The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History
History
Military Fiction
War
50 Battles That Changed the World
The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History
History
Military Fiction
War
The Personality Brokers
The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing
Psychology
History
Science
The Personality Brokers
The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing
Psychology
History
Science
Newton's Football
The Science Behind America's Game
Sports
Science
Football
Newton's Football
The Science Behind America's Game
Sports
Science
Football
The Black History of the White House
History
American History
Politics
The Black History of the White House
History
American History
Politics
The Klondike Fever
The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
History
Canada
American History
The Klondike Fever
The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
History
Canada
American History
Bad City
Peril and Power in the City of Angels
True Crime
Crime
Journalism
Bad City
Peril and Power in the City of Angels
True Crime
Crime
Journalism
Age of Anger
A History of the Present
History
Politics
Philosophy
Age of Anger
A History of the Present
History
Politics
Philosophy
Hero
The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Biography
History
Middle East
Hero
The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Biography
History
Middle East
America Last
The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
Politics
History
American History
America Last
The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
Politics
History
American History
Ultrasociety
How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Ultrasociety
How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth
History
Anthropology
Sociology
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Politics
Religion
History
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Politics
Religion
History
The Myths and Gods of India
The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series
Religion
India
Hinduism
The Myths and Gods of India
The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series
Religion
India
Hinduism
Kashmir
A Case of Freedom
History
India
Politics
Kashmir
A Case of Freedom
History
India
Politics
The Romans
A 2,000-Year History
History
Ancient History
Roman History
The Romans
A 2,000-Year History
History
Ancient History
Roman History
Big Fellow, Long Fellow
A Joint Biography of Collins and De Valera
Biography
Ireland
History
Big Fellow, Long Fellow
A Joint Biography of Collins and De Valera
Biography
Ireland
History
On Muscle
The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
Science
Health
Memoir
On Muscle
The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
Science
Health
Memoir
Bending Adversity
Japan and the Art of Survival
Japan
History
Asia
Bending Adversity
Japan and the Art of Survival
Japan
History
Asia
The Second Amendment
History
Politics
Law
The Second Amendment
History
Politics
Law
