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 Subtle Body
The Story of Yoga in America
Spirituality
History
London
History
Travel
Biography
Killing the Dream
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
History
American History
True Crime
Back on the Road (Otra Vez)
A Journey Through Latin America
History
Travel
Politics
Desperate Remedies
Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness
Psychology
History
Mental Health
The Second Amendment
History
Politics
Law
Grave New World
The End of Globalization, the Return of History
Economics
Politics
Business
Foot Soldier of the Constitution
A Memoir
Memoir
History
India
Broke
The Plan to Restore our Trust, Truth and Treasure
Politics
History
Economics
The Grim Sleeper
The Lost Women of South Central
True Crime
Crime
History
The Latehomecomer
A Hmong Family Memoir
Memoir
Book Club
History
Behind the Mirror
A Search for a Natural History of Human Knowledge
Science
Philosophy
History
What Really Happened in Wuhan
The Cover-Ups, the Conspiracies and the Classified Research
History
Politics
China
Epidemiology
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Medicine
Biology
Shakey
Neil Young's Biography
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
Talking to the Dead
Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism
History
Biography
Paranormal
The Dollar Trap
How the U.S. Dollar Tightened Its Grip on Global Finance
Economics
Finance
History
Dispatches from Planet 3
Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond
Science
Astronomy
History
Chasing Ghosts
A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural
Paranormal
History
Horror
Age of Anger
A History of the Present
History
Politics
Philosophy
America Last
The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
Politics
History
American History
Give Your Heart to the Hawks
History
American History
Westerns
Glory Days
The Bruce Springsteen Story
Music
Biography
History
Hauptmann's Ladder
A Step-by-Step Analysis of the Lindbergh Kidnapping
True Crime
History
Crime
Believe
The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts
Sports
Pop Culture
Memoir
Next
The Future Just Happened
Business
Technology
Economics
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst
Finance
Business
Economics
Landfill
Nature
Birds
Environment
Introducing Logic
A Graphic Guide
Philosophy
Logic
Science
Battlefield Cyber
How China and Russia are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security
China
Politics
History
Collusion
How Central Bankers Rigged the World
Economics
Finance
History
Caffeinated
How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us
Science
Health
Food
The Long Alliance
The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama
Politics
History
Biography
A Bite-Sized History of France
Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
History
Food
France
How We Got the Bible
Religion
History
Christian
Domesticated
Evolution in a Man-Made World
Science
Animals
History
Don't Burn This Country
Surviving and Thriving in Our Woke Dystopia
Politics
History
Cultural
Why Fish Don’t Exist
A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Science
Memoir
History
The Invisible Woman
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
The Montauk Project
Experiments in Time
Conspiracy Theories
Science
History
Are Numbers Real?
The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Is Jesus History?
Christian
History
Faith
The Case That Never Dies
The Lindbergh Kidnapping
True Crime
Crime
History
Ghosts
A Natural History: 500 Years of Searching for Proof
History
Paranormal
Ghosts
The Chemical Age
How Chemists Fought Famine and Disease, Killed Millions, and Changed Our Relationship with the Earth
Science
History
Environment
Mawson's Will
The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
Adventure
History
Survival
Renegade
The Making of a President
Politics
Biography
History
The Hidden Pleasures of Life
A New Way of Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Apple in China
The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
Business
China
Technology
Ideas Have Consequences
Philosophy
Politics
Cultural
