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
Paroles de Poilus
Lettres et carnets du front 1914-1918
History
France
School
Red Roulette
An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
China
Politics
Business
Franchise
The Golden Arches in Black America
History
Business
Race
Everybody Wins
Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made
History
Games
Gaming
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy
Politics
History
Philosophy
How Jesus Became God
The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
Religion
History
Christianity
How to Lose a Country
The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship
Politics
History
Sociology
Tesla
Inventor of the Electrical Age
Biography
Science
History
Epistles 1-65
Philosophy
Classics
History
Hellhound on His Trail
The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
History
True Crime
Biography
Nine Pints
A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Science
History
Medicine
The Victory of Reason
How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
History
Religion
Christianity
A First-Rate Madness
Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
Psychology
History
Politics
The Romans
A 2,000-Year History
History
Ancient History
España partida en dos
Breve historia de la guerra civil española
History
The Original Black Elite
Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
History
Race
Biography
资治通鉴
History
The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon
Biography
Theology
Christian
Gene Machine
The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
Science
Biology
Biography
Paper Girl
A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America
Memoir
History
Biography
United States of Distraction
Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It)
Politics
History
American
The Souls of Black Folk
History
Classics
Race
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Plantagenets
The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
History
Medieval
Historical
Isis Unveiled
Occult
Philosophy
Theosophy
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
India
Book Club
History
The Upstarts
How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
Business
Technology
Entrepreneurship
Conquistador
Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
History
Biography
War
Trail of Tears
The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
History
Native American
American History
When We Were the Kennedys
A Memoir from Mexico, Maine
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
The Secret of Scent
Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell
Science
History
Biology
Authoritarian Nightmare
Trump and His Followers
Politics
Psychology
History
I Am Dynamite! A Life of Nietzsche
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Forest People
Anthropology
Africa
Ethnography
Deadliest Enemy
Our War Against Killer Germs
Science
Health
Medical
The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
Influence Empire
The Story of Tencent and China's Tech Ambition
Business
China
Technology
Deep Undercover
My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America
History
Biography
Espionage
The Origin of Language
How We Learned to Speak and Why
Science
Language
History
Misquoting Truth
A Guide to the Fallacies of Bart Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus"
Religion
Theology
Christianity
The Age of Reason
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
Women's Work
The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
History
Feminism
Womens
Patient Zero
A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
Science
History
Medical
The Deep Learning Revolution
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
When We Cease to Understand the World
Science
History
Philosophy
Studies in the Development of Capitalism
Economics
History
Sociology
Radical Inclusion
What the Post-9/11 World Should Have Taught Us About Leadership
Leadership
Business
Military Fiction
The Professor and the Madman
A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
History
Biography
Language
The Archaic Revival
Philosophy
Psychology
Spirituality
The Social Conquest of Earth
Science
History
Biology
