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
Growth
From Microorganisms to Megacities
Science
History
Economics
Growth
From Microorganisms to Megacities
Science
History
Economics
The Mass Psychology of Fascism
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Mass Psychology of Fascism
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Story of Art Without Men
Art
History
Feminism
The Story of Art Without Men
Art
History
Feminism
Bagehot
The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
Biography
History
Economics
Bagehot
The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
Biography
History
Economics
The Five
The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
History
True Crime
Biography
The Five
The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
History
True Crime
Biography
What Really Happened in Wuhan
The Cover-Ups, the Conspiracies and the Classified Research
History
Politics
China
What Really Happened in Wuhan
The Cover-Ups, the Conspiracies and the Classified Research
History
Politics
China
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
Politics
History
Economics
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
Politics
History
Economics
How We Got the Bible
Factual Answers to Questions about the History of the Bible – Revised and Expanded Third Edition
Religion
History
Christian
How We Got the Bible
Factual Answers to Questions about the History of the Bible – Revised and Expanded Third Edition
Religion
History
Christian
Tits Up
What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts
Feminism
Science
History
Tits Up
What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts
Feminism
Science
History
The Ages of Globalization
Geography, Technology, and Institutions
Economics
History
Politics
The Ages of Globalization
Geography, Technology, and Institutions
Economics
History
Politics
Mile Marker Zero
Key West's Moveable Feast in the Seventies
History
Travel
Mile Marker Zero
Key West's Moveable Feast in the Seventies
History
Travel
Born in Blood
The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
History
Occult
Religion
Born in Blood
The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
History
Occult
Religion
The New York Times Book of Mathematics
More Than 100 Years of Writing by the Numbers
Mathematics
Science
History
The New York Times Book of Mathematics
More Than 100 Years of Writing by the Numbers
Mathematics
Science
History
Free Speech
A History from Socrates to Social Media
History
Politics
Philosophy
Free Speech
A History from Socrates to Social Media
History
Politics
Philosophy
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
Travel
Reference
History
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
Travel
Reference
History
The Infernal Machine
A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
History
True Crime
Crime
The Infernal Machine
A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
History
True Crime
Crime
Wittgenstein
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
Wittgenstein
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
Unexplained
Based on the 'world's spookiest podcast'
Paranormal
Horror
Mystery
Unexplained
Based on the 'world's spookiest podcast'
Paranormal
Horror
Mystery
The Double Helix
Science
Biology
History
The Double Helix
Science
Biology
History
World Famous Cults and Fanatics
True Crime
History
Cults
World Famous Cults and Fanatics
True Crime
History
Cults
Comandante ad Auschwitz
History
Holocaust
Biography
Comandante ad Auschwitz
History
Holocaust
Biography
Fight Oligarchy
Politics
History
Economics
Fight Oligarchy
Politics
History
Economics
The Secret Token
Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke
History
American History
Mystery
The Secret Token
Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke
History
American History
Mystery
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Positive Impact of Christianity in History
Christian
History
Christianity
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Positive Impact of Christianity in History
Christian
History
Christianity
Imperial Hubris
Why the West is Losing the War on Terror
Politics
History
Terrorism
Imperial Hubris
Why the West is Losing the War on Terror
Politics
History
Terrorism
Caffeinated
How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us
Science
Health
Food
Caffeinated
How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us
Science
Health
Food
Dispatches from Planet 3
Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond
Science
Astronomy
History
Dispatches from Planet 3
Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond
Science
Astronomy
History
The Plantagenets
The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
History
Medieval
Historical
The Plantagenets
The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
History
Medieval
Historical
Palestine
Peace Not Apartheid
Politics
History
Middle East
Palestine
Peace Not Apartheid
Politics
History
Middle East
How to Lose a Country
The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship
Politics
History
Sociology
How to Lose a Country
The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship
Politics
History
Sociology
Play Nice
The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment
Video Games
Business
Gaming
Play Nice
The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment
Video Games
Business
Gaming
The Theft of a Decade
How the Baby Boomers Stole the Millennials' Economic Future
Economics
Politics
History
The Theft of a Decade
How the Baby Boomers Stole the Millennials' Economic Future
Economics
Politics
History
Anesthesia
The Gift of Oblivion and The Mystery of Consciousness
Science
Medical
Medicine
Anesthesia
The Gift of Oblivion and The Mystery of Consciousness
Science
Medical
Medicine
Transaction Man
The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
History
Economics
Business
Transaction Man
The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
History
Economics
Business
The Control Revolution
Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society
History
Technology
Economics
The Control Revolution
Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society
History
Technology
Economics
The Desert and the Sea
977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
Memoir
Africa
Biography
The Desert and the Sea
977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
Memoir
Africa
Biography
It's All About Muhammad
A Biography of the World's Most Notorious Prophet
Religion
History
Islam
It's All About Muhammad
A Biography of the World's Most Notorious Prophet
Religion
History
Islam
Demopolis
Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice
Politics
Philosophy
History
Demopolis
Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice
Politics
Philosophy
History
Good Book
The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible
Religion
Humor
History
Good Book
The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible
Religion
Humor
History
The Origin of Language
How We Learned to Speak and Why
Science
Language
History
The Origin of Language
How We Learned to Speak and Why
Science
Language
History
Epidemiology
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Medicine
Health
Epidemiology
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Medicine
Health
Except for Palestine
The Limits of Progressive Politics
Politics
History
Social Justice
Except for Palestine
The Limits of Progressive Politics
Politics
History
Social Justice
The Age of Reason
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
The Age of Reason
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
A Concise History of the Middle East
History
Middle East
Religion
A Concise History of the Middle East
History
Middle East
Religion
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
Politics
Philosophy
History
Sound Within Sound
Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century
Music
History
Cultural
Sound Within Sound
Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century
Music
History
Cultural
Great World Religions
Islam
Religion
History
Islam
Great World Religions
Islam
Religion
History
Islam
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
History
Indigenous
Social Justice
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
History
Indigenous
Social Justice
Crossroads
The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
Music
Biography
History
Crossroads
The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
Music
Biography
History
No One Cares About Crazy People
The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America
Psychology
Mental Health
History
No One Cares About Crazy People
The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America
Psychology
Mental Health
History
