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
How the World Thinks
A Global History of Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
How the World Thinks
A Global History of Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
Confident Women
Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion
True Crime
History
Crime
Confident Women
Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion
True Crime
History
Crime
Nine Pints
A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Science
History
Medicine
Nine Pints
A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Science
History
Medicine
The Acid Queen
The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary
Biography
History
Feminism
The Acid Queen
The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary
Biography
History
Feminism
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men
The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War
History
American History
Politics
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men
The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War
History
American History
Politics
Deadliest Enemy
Our War Against Killer Germs
Science
Health
Medicine
Deadliest Enemy
Our War Against Killer Germs
Science
Health
Medicine
The Almightier
How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin
History
Finance
Business
The Almightier
How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin
History
Finance
Business
Political Order and Political Decay
From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
Political Order and Political Decay
From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
The Imagineers of War
The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World
History
Science
War
The Imagineers of War
The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World
History
Science
War
Reconstruction
America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877
History
American History
Civil War
Reconstruction
America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877
History
American History
Civil War
The Sleepwalkers
How Europe Went to War in 1914
History
World War I
War
The Sleepwalkers
How Europe Went to War in 1914
History
World War I
War
Giving Up Is Unforgivable
A Manual for Keeping a Democracy
Politics
History
Government
Giving Up Is Unforgivable
A Manual for Keeping a Democracy
Politics
History
Government
Patient Zero
A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
Science
History
Medical
Patient Zero
A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
Science
History
Medical
The Ottomans
Khans, Caesars and Caliphs
History
Middle East
European History
The Ottomans
Khans, Caesars and Caliphs
History
Middle East
European History
After the Fall
The Rise of Authoritarianism in the World We've Made
Politics
History
American
After the Fall
The Rise of Authoritarianism in the World We've Made
Politics
History
American
The Great Leveler
Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century
History
Economics
Politics
The Great Leveler
Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century
History
Economics
Politics
Authoritarian Nightmare
Trump and His Followers
Politics
Psychology
History
Authoritarian Nightmare
Trump and His Followers
Politics
Psychology
History
Worse Than Slavery
Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice
History
Race
African American
Worse Than Slavery
Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice
History
Race
African American
Everybody Wins
Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made
History
Games
Gaming
Everybody Wins
Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made
History
Games
Gaming
The White Album
Essays
Memoir
Classics
The White Album
Essays
Memoir
Classics
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal
Politics
History
Essays
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal
Politics
History
Essays
Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
Science
Philosophy
Economics
Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
Science
Philosophy
Economics
Spin Dictators
The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century
Politics
History
Political Science
Spin Dictators
The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century
Politics
History
Political Science
Legacy of Ashes
The History of the CIA
History
Politics
American History
Legacy of Ashes
The History of the CIA
History
Politics
American History
Asperger's Children
The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
History
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Asperger's Children
The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
History
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
We Will Be Jaguars
A Memoir of My People
Memoir
Indigenous
History
We Will Be Jaguars
A Memoir of My People
Memoir
Indigenous
History
The Victory of Reason
How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
History
Religion
Christianity
The Victory of Reason
How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
History
Religion
Christianity
The Coming of the Third Reich
History
World War II
Germany
The Coming of the Third Reich
History
World War II
Germany
Strongmen
Mussolini to the Present
History
Politics
Biography
Strongmen
Mussolini to the Present
History
Politics
Biography
Rebellion
How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart – Again
Politics
History
American History
Rebellion
How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart – Again
Politics
History
American History
The Great Contradiction
The Tragic Side of the American Founding
History
American History
Politics
The Great Contradiction
The Tragic Side of the American Founding
History
American History
Politics
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
Politics
History
Philosophy
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
Politics
History
Philosophy
London Falling
A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
True Crime
Crime
History
Immersive
London Falling
A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
True Crime
Crime
History
Never Caught
The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
History
Biography
American History
Never Caught
The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
History
Biography
American History
Men and Rubber
The Story of Business 1926
Business
Biography
History
Men and Rubber
The Story of Business 1926
Business
Biography
History
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
India
Book Club
History
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
India
Book Club
History
The Secret of Scent
Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell
Science
History
Biology
The Secret of Scent
Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell
Science
History
Biology
King of Kings
The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
History
Politics
Middle East
King of Kings
The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
History
Politics
Middle East
How to Test Negative for Stupid
And Why Washington Never Will
Politics
Memoir
Biography
How to Test Negative for Stupid
And Why Washington Never Will
Politics
Memoir
Biography
Foot Soldier of the Constitution
A Memoir
Memoir
History
Foot Soldier of the Constitution
A Memoir
Memoir
History
I Think, Therefore I Am
All the Philosophy You Need to Know
Philosophy
History
Reference
I Think, Therefore I Am
All the Philosophy You Need to Know
Philosophy
History
Reference
The Notebook
A History of Thinking on Paper
History
Writing
Books About Books
The Notebook
A History of Thinking on Paper
History
Writing
Books About Books
How the South Won the Civil War
Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
History
Politics
American History
How the South Won the Civil War
Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
History
Politics
American History
The Mismeasure of Man
Science
History
Psychology
The Mismeasure of Man
Science
History
Psychology
HEBREWS TO NEGROES
Wake Up Black America
History
Christian
HEBREWS TO NEGROES
Wake Up Black America
History
Christian
God's Problem
How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer
Religion
Philosophy
Christianity
God's Problem
How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer
Religion
Philosophy
Christianity
A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1
1913-1951
Economics
History
Finance
A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1
1913-1951
Economics
History
Finance
A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, 4th Edition
Philosophy
Science
History
A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, 4th Edition
Philosophy
Science
History
The Greek Myths
Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold
Mythology
Greek Mythology
History
The Greek Myths
Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold
Mythology
Greek Mythology
History
Dark Renaissance
The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival
History
Biography
Shakespeare
Dark Renaissance
The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival
History
Biography
Shakespeare
