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
Bending Adversity
Japan and the Art of Survival
Japan
History
Asia
Bending Adversity
Japan and the Art of Survival
Japan
History
Asia
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
History
Classics
Russia
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
History
Classics
Russia
A Multitude of All Peoples
Engaging Ancient Christianity's Global Identity
Theology
History
Religion
A Multitude of All Peoples
Engaging Ancient Christianity's Global Identity
Theology
History
Religion
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
History
Classics
Ancient History
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
History
Classics
Ancient History
Shakey
Neil Young's Biography
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
Shakey
Neil Young's Biography
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
Default
The Landmark Court Battle Over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring
Economics
Finance
Law
Default
The Landmark Court Battle Over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring
Economics
Finance
Law
Tearing Us Apart
How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing
Politics
Cultural
Philosophy
Tearing Us Apart
How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing
Politics
Cultural
Philosophy
Intellectuals
From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky
History
Philosophy
Biography
Intellectuals
From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky
History
Philosophy
Biography
Mawson's Will
The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
Adventure
History
Survival
Mawson's Will
The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
Adventure
History
Survival
Whole Earth
The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
Biography
History
Science
Whole Earth
The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
Biography
History
Science
Did God Have a Wife? Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel
History
Religion
Archaeology
Did God Have a Wife? Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel
History
Religion
Archaeology
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Business
Technology
Biography
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Business
Technology
Biography
Battlefield Cyber
How China and Russia are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security
China
Politics
History
Battlefield Cyber
How China and Russia are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security
China
Politics
History
The Human Swarm
How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
Science
History
Sociology
The Human Swarm
How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
Science
History
Sociology
The Scramble for Africa
The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
History
Africa
World History
The Scramble for Africa
The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
History
Africa
World History
Elizabeth I CEO
Strategic Lessons from the Leader Who Built an Empire
History
Business
Biography
Elizabeth I CEO
Strategic Lessons from the Leader Who Built an Empire
History
Business
Biography
Clean
Our Culture of Hygiene Obsession and the Benefits of Doing Less
Science
Health
Medicine
Clean
Our Culture of Hygiene Obsession and the Benefits of Doing Less
Science
Health
Medicine
You are Being Lied To
The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes, and Cultural Myths
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
You are Being Lied To
The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes, and Cultural Myths
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
The Hate Next Door
Undercover within the New Face of White Supremacy
History
Politics
True Crime
The Hate Next Door
Undercover within the New Face of White Supremacy
History
Politics
True Crime
Girly Drinks
A World History of Women and Alcohol – A James Beard Award-Winning Nonfiction Book About Mixology and Society
History
Feminism
Food
Girly Drinks
A World History of Women and Alcohol – A James Beard Award-Winning Nonfiction Book About Mixology and Society
History
Feminism
Food
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
None of the Above
The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators
Education
History
Crime
None of the Above
The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators
Education
History
Crime
History of the Peloponnesian War
History
Classics
Ancient History
History of the Peloponnesian War
History
Classics
Ancient History
Securing Democracy
My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Politics
History
Brazil
Securing Democracy
My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Politics
History
Brazil
Blood Money
Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Politics
China
History
Blood Money
Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Politics
China
History
Glock
The Rise of America's Gun
History
Business
Military Fiction
Glock
The Rise of America's Gun
History
Business
Military Fiction
Backstory
Inside the Business of News
Journalism
Business
History
Backstory
Inside the Business of News
Journalism
Business
History
Killing the Dream
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
History
American History
True Crime
Killing the Dream
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
History
American History
True Crime
Shot All to Hell
Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape
History
True Crime
American History
Shot All to Hell
Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape
History
True Crime
American History
The Lost Keys of Freemasonry
Occult
History
Philosophy
The Lost Keys of Freemasonry
Occult
History
Philosophy
When We Cease to Understand the World
Science
History
Philosophy
When We Cease to Understand the World
Science
History
Philosophy
The Elephant and the Dragon
The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us
China
Economics
Politics
The Elephant and the Dragon
The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us
China
Economics
Politics
Overthrow
America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
History
Politics
American History
Overthrow
America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
History
Politics
American History
To Hell on a Fast Horse
Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West
History
Biography
Westerns
To Hell on a Fast Horse
Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West
History
Biography
Westerns
Moveable Feasts
From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat
Food
History
Food History
Moveable Feasts
From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat
Food
History
Food History
Believe
The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts
Sports
Pop Culture
History
Believe
The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts
Sports
Pop Culture
History
Treasury of Greek Mythology
Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters
Mythology
Greek Mythology
Folklore
Treasury of Greek Mythology
Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters
Mythology
Greek Mythology
Folklore
The Little Locksmith
A Memoir
Memoir
Classics
History
The Little Locksmith
A Memoir
Memoir
Classics
History
No One Man Should Have All That Power
How Rasputins Manipulate the World
History
Politics
Philosophy
No One Man Should Have All That Power
How Rasputins Manipulate the World
History
Politics
Philosophy
Confidence Game
How Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman Called Wall Street's Bluff
Finance
Business
Economics
Confidence Game
How Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman Called Wall Street's Bluff
Finance
Business
Economics
Goliath
Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
Politics
History
Middle East
Goliath
Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
Politics
History
Middle East
Renegade
The Making of a President
Politics
Biography
History
Renegade
The Making of a President
Politics
Biography
History
The Myth of the State
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Myth of the State
Philosophy
Politics
History
Born Again by Colson, Charles W. (2008) Paperback
Biography
Christian
History
Born Again by Colson, Charles W. (2008) Paperback
Biography
Christian
History
The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City
History
Architecture
Anthropology
The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City
History
Architecture
Anthropology
Renegade
Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country
Politics
Memoir
History
Renegade
Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country
Politics
Memoir
History
The Burger King
Jim McLamore and the Building of an Empire
Business
Biography
Food
The Burger King
Jim McLamore and the Building of an Empire
Business
Biography
Food
The Pioneers
The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
History
American History
Historical
The Pioneers
The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
History
American History
Historical
Building a Better Teacher
How Teaching Works
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Building a Better Teacher
How Teaching Works
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Inkblots
Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing
Psychology
History
Biography
The Inkblots
Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing
Psychology
History
Biography
