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
Lords of Finance
The Bankers Who Broke the World
History
Economics
Finance
Black Skin, White Masks
Philosophy
Race
Politics
When Genius Failed
The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Finance
Business
Economics
Why I Am An Atheist
An Autobiographical Discourse
History
Philosophy
India
The Cult of We
WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
Business
True Crime
History
Empire
How Britain Made the Modern World
History
Politics
Economics
The Secret Life of Groceries
The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
Food
Business
History
Work
A History of How we spend our Time
History
Anthropology
Economics
Money Men
A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
Business
Finance
Crime
After the Prophet
The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
History
Religion
Islam
Life Ascending
The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
Science
Biology
Evolution
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
History
Memoir
Biography
The Price of Inequality
How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
Politics
Sociology
Business
Dissolving Illusions
Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History
Health
History
Science
The Japanese Mind
Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
Japan
History
Cultural
Unknown Market Wizards
The Best Traders You've Never Heard of
Finance
Business
Economics
Genome
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Science
Biology
Genetics
The Nature of Technology
What It Is and How It Evolves
Technology
Science
Economics
The Story Paradox
How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down
Psychology
Politics
Science
When McKinsey Comes to Town
Business
Politics
History
مقدمة ابن خلدون
History
Philosophy
Sociology
City of God
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
The Meritocracy Trap
How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Patriot
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
History
The Man Who Broke Capitalism
How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America―and How to Undo His Legacy
Business
Economics
Biography
The Sacred Canopy
Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
Sociology
Religion
Philosophy
A Promised Land
Biography
Memoir
Politics
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
Towards a Radical Democratic Politics
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
Awakenings
Science
Psychology
Medicine
The Demon of Unrest
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
History
Civil War
Politics
The Art of Living
The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
Soccernomics
Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--and Even Iraq--Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport
Sports
Football
Soccer
The Soundscape
Our Environment and the Tuning of the World
Music
Art
Science
The Feminine Mystique
Feminism
Classics
History
The Song of the Cell
An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Science
Biology
Medicine
The Anthropocene Reviewed
Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
Essays
Memoir
History
Selections from the Prison Notebooks
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
History
Book Club
World War II
The House of Morgan
An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
History
Biography
Business
The Practicing Stoic
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The New Geography of Jobs
Economics
Business
Politics
The Arthashastra
Philosophy
Politics
History
Wealth, Poverty and Politics
An International Perspective
Economics
Politics
History
Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
Feminism
History
Gender
Titan
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Biography
History
Business
How the World Ran Out of Everything
Inside the Global Supply Chain
Economics
Business
History
Say Nothing
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
History
True Crime
Ireland
Intellectuals and Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Beyond Band of Brothers
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
History
Biography
World War II
