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
Illiberal America
A History
History
Politics
American History
Illiberal America
A History
History
Politics
American History
Spectacle
The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga
History
Biography
Race
Spectacle
The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga
History
Biography
Race
Anatomy of a Lynching
The Killing of Claude Neal
History
True Crime
Crime
Anatomy of a Lynching
The Killing of Claude Neal
History
True Crime
Crime
The Fall of Public Man
Sociology
Philosophy
History
The Fall of Public Man
Sociology
Philosophy
History
The History of the Church
From Christ to Constantine
History
Religion
Church History
The History of the Church
From Christ to Constantine
History
Religion
Church History
Founding Faith
Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America
History
Religion
American History
Founding Faith
Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America
History
Religion
American History
The Pursuit of Power
Europe 1815 - 1914
History
European History
Politics
The Pursuit of Power
Europe 1815 - 1914
History
European History
Politics
Arsenals of Folly
The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
History
War
Science
Arsenals of Folly
The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
History
War
Science
Unholy Trinity
The IMF, World Bank and WTO
Economics
Politics
History
Unholy Trinity
The IMF, World Bank and WTO
Economics
Politics
History
History of Beauty
Art
History
Philosophy
History of Beauty
Art
History
Philosophy
Lions and Scavengers
The True Story of America
Politics
History
Philosophy
Lions and Scavengers
The True Story of America
Politics
History
Philosophy
Magic Medicine
A Trip Through the Intoxicating History and Modern-Day Use of Psychedelic Plants and Substances
History
Science
Psychology
Magic Medicine
A Trip Through the Intoxicating History and Modern-Day Use of Psychedelic Plants and Substances
History
Science
Psychology
The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
Urban Planning
Cities
History
The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
Urban Planning
Cities
History
An Inconvenient Minority
The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy
Politics
Education
History
An Inconvenient Minority
The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy
Politics
Education
History
White Lies
The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret
History
Biography
Race
White Lies
The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret
History
Biography
Race
What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia
History
Politics
Sociology
What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia
History
Politics
Sociology
Tupac Shakur
The Authorized Biography
Biography
Music
Biography Memoir
Tupac Shakur
The Authorized Biography
Biography
Music
Biography Memoir
Hayek's Bastards
Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right
Politics
History
Economics
Hayek's Bastards
Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right
Politics
History
Economics
A Demon of Our Own Design
Markets, Hedge Funds, and the Perils of Financial Innovation
Finance
Economics
Business
A Demon of Our Own Design
Markets, Hedge Funds, and the Perils of Financial Innovation
Finance
Economics
Business
Bolívar
American Liberator
History
Biography
Biography Memoir
Bolívar
American Liberator
History
Biography
Biography Memoir
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
A New History of the Ancient Near East
History
Ancient History
Middle East
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
A New History of the Ancient Near East
History
Ancient History
Middle East
The Crusader
Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism
Biography
History
Politics
The Crusader
Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism
Biography
History
Politics
His Very Best
Jimmy Carter, a Life
Biography
History
Politics
His Very Best
Jimmy Carter, a Life
Biography
History
Politics
The Business of America is Lobbying
How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate
Politics
Political Science
History
The Business of America is Lobbying
How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate
Politics
Political Science
History
The Wide Wide Sea
Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
History
Biography
Adventure
The Wide Wide Sea
Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
History
Biography
Adventure
King Leopold's Ghost
A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
History
Africa
Biography
King Leopold's Ghost
A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
History
Africa
Biography
Paris, 1919
Six Months that Changed the World
History
Politics
World War I
Paris, 1919
Six Months that Changed the World
History
Politics
World War I
American Therapy
The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States
Psychology
History
Psychological
American Therapy
The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States
Psychology
History
Psychological
The Great Emergence
How Christianity is Changing and Why
Religion
Theology
Christianity
The Great Emergence
How Christianity is Changing and Why
Religion
Theology
Christianity
Race and Manifest Destiny
Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism
History
Race
American History
Race and Manifest Destiny
Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism
History
Race
American History
Reveille for Radicals
Politics
Philosophy
History
Reveille for Radicals
Politics
Philosophy
History
In the Shadow of the Sword
The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
History
Religion
Islam
In the Shadow of the Sword
The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
History
Religion
Islam
The Black Book of Communism
Crimes, Terror, Repression
History
Politics
Economics
The Black Book of Communism
Crimes, Terror, Repression
History
Politics
Economics
The Death of Democracy
Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
History
Politics
Germany
The Death of Democracy
Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
History
Politics
Germany
The Underworld
Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Science
Nature
Environment
The Underworld
Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Science
Nature
Environment
White Identity Politics
Politics
Race
Political Science
White Identity Politics
Politics
Race
Political Science
Iota Unum
A Study of Changes in the Catholic Church in the Xxth Century
Religion
Theology
Catholic
Iota Unum
A Study of Changes in the Catholic Church in the Xxth Century
Religion
Theology
Catholic
Why Did Europe Conquer the World?
History
Economics
European History
Why Did Europe Conquer the World?
History
Economics
European History
1066 and all that
A memorable history of England
History
Humor
Comedy
1066 and all that
A memorable history of England
History
Humor
Comedy
Wild Chocolate
Across the Americas in Search of Cacao's Soul
Food
History
Travel
Wild Chocolate
Across the Americas in Search of Cacao's Soul
Food
History
Travel
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War
Economics
History
Business
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War
Economics
History
Business
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March
Mythology
Classics
History
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March
Mythology
Classics
History
The Trigger
The Hunt for Gavrilo Princip: The Assassin Who Brought the World to War
History
War
World War I
The Trigger
The Hunt for Gavrilo Princip: The Assassin Who Brought the World to War
History
War
World War I
Londonistan
Politics
Islam
Religion
Londonistan
Politics
Islam
Religion
The Full English
A Journey in Search of a Country and its People
Travel
History
Politics
The Full English
A Journey in Search of a Country and its People
Travel
History
Politics
White Too Long
The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
Religion
History
Race
White Too Long
The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
Religion
History
Race
Pyrrhonism
How the Ancient Greeks Reinvented Buddhism
Philosophy
Buddhism
History
Pyrrhonism
How the Ancient Greeks Reinvented Buddhism
Philosophy
Buddhism
History
Grocery
The Buying and Selling of Food in America
Food
History
Business
Grocery
The Buying and Selling of Food in America
Food
History
Business
Southern Horrors and Other Writings
The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900
History
Race
Essays
Southern Horrors and Other Writings
The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900
History
Race
Essays
The Law
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
The Law
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
