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
España partida en dos
Breve historia de la guerra civil española
History
España partida en dos
Breve historia de la guerra civil española
History
Aesthetics of Excess
The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment
Race
Latinx
Theory
Aesthetics of Excess
The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment
Race
Latinx
Theory
American Midnight
The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis
History
Politics
American History
American Midnight
The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis
History
Politics
American History
The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney
The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist--In His Own Words
Biography
History
Church History
The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney
The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist--In His Own Words
Biography
History
Church History
Highly Confident
The Crime and Punishment of Michael Milken
History
Business
Finance
Highly Confident
The Crime and Punishment of Michael Milken
History
Business
Finance
Stony the Road
Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
History
Race
Politics
Stony the Road
Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
History
Race
Politics
Railroaded
The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
History
American History
Economics
Railroaded
The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
History
American History
Economics
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913
History
American History
Race
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913
History
American History
Race
The Misunderstood Jew
The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
Religion
Theology
Judaism
The Misunderstood Jew
The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
Religion
Theology
Judaism
Bleu
Histoire d'une couleur
Art
History
Art History
Bleu
Histoire d'une couleur
Art
History
Art History
Saint Pius V
Biography
Catholic
History
Saint Pius V
Biography
Catholic
History
Rural Versus Urban
The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy
Politics
History
Sociology
Rural Versus Urban
The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy
Politics
History
Sociology
A Study of History, abridged
History
Classics
Philosophy
A Study of History, abridged
History
Classics
Philosophy
The Last Founding Father
James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
Biography
Presidents
History
The Last Founding Father
James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
Biography
Presidents
History
Can We Talk About Israel?
A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted
History
Politics
Israel
Can We Talk About Israel?
A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted
History
Politics
Israel
How Markets Fail
The Logic of Economic Calamities
Economics
Finance
Business
How Markets Fail
The Logic of Economic Calamities
Economics
Finance
Business
Iran's Grand Strategy
A Political History
History
Politics
Iran
Iran's Grand Strategy
A Political History
History
Politics
Iran
Vector
A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Vector
A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Democracy for Realists
Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Politics
Political Science
History
Democracy for Realists
Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Politics
Political Science
History
America's Social Arsonist
Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century
Labor
History
Politics
America's Social Arsonist
Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century
Labor
History
Politics
Taking America Back for God
Christian Nationalism in the United States
Politics
Religion
Christianity
Taking America Back for God
Christian Nationalism in the United States
Politics
Religion
Christianity
Ideas with Consequences
The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution
Politics
Law
History
Ideas with Consequences
The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution
Politics
Law
History
Le suicide français
France
Politics
History
Le suicide français
France
Politics
History
Nemesis
The Last Days of the American Republic
Politics
History
War
Nemesis
The Last Days of the American Republic
Politics
History
War
Kaput
The End of the German Miracle
Economics
Politics
History
Kaput
The End of the German Miracle
Economics
Politics
History
Let Them Eat Tweets
How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality
Politics
History
Economics
Let Them Eat Tweets
How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality
Politics
History
Economics
The Greatest Invention
A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts
History
Language
Linguistics
The Greatest Invention
A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts
History
Language
Linguistics
Durable Inequality
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Durable Inequality
Sociology
Politics
Economics
What I Saw at the Revolution
A Political Life in the Reagan Era
Politics
History
Biography
What I Saw at the Revolution
A Political Life in the Reagan Era
Politics
History
Biography
Why We Kneel, How We Rise
Sports
History
Politics
Why We Kneel, How We Rise
Sports
History
Politics
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
History
Politics
Race
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
History
Politics
Race
The War on the West
Politics
History
Philosophy
The War on the West
Politics
History
Philosophy
How to Change the World
Tales of Marx and Marxism
History
Politics
Philosophy
How to Change the World
Tales of Marx and Marxism
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
Economics
Politics
History
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
Economics
Politics
History
Slavery's Constitution
From Revolution to Ratification
History
American History
Politics
Slavery's Constitution
From Revolution to Ratification
History
American History
Politics
The Mind Electric
A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
Science
Psychology
Medical
The Mind Electric
A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
Science
Psychology
Medical
The Visible Hand
The Managerial Revolution in American Business
History
Business
Economics
The Visible Hand
The Managerial Revolution in American Business
History
Business
Economics
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
History
Medieval
Religion
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
History
Medieval
Religion
Chaotic Neutral
How the Democrats Lost Their Soul in the Center
Politics
History
Chaotic Neutral
How the Democrats Lost Their Soul in the Center
Politics
History
Jews vs. Rome
Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire
History
Ancient History
Jewish
Jews vs. Rome
Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire
History
Ancient History
Jewish
The Unquiet Frontier
Rising Rivals, Vulnerable Allies, and the Crisis of American Power
Politics
Military Fiction
International Relations
The Unquiet Frontier
Rising Rivals, Vulnerable Allies, and the Crisis of American Power
Politics
Military Fiction
International Relations
Freedom’s Dominion
A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
History
Politics
Race
Freedom’s Dominion
A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
History
Politics
Race
A Book Forged in Hell
Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age
Philosophy
History
Religion
A Book Forged in Hell
Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age
Philosophy
History
Religion
How to Kill a Witch
The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
History
Feminism
Witches
How to Kill a Witch
The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
History
Feminism
Witches
Bi
The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality
Queer
LGBT
History
Bi
The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality
Queer
LGBT
History
Young Man in a Hurry
A Memoir of Discovery
Memoir
Politics
Biography
Young Man in a Hurry
A Memoir of Discovery
Memoir
Politics
Biography
Agent Garbo
The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-day
History
Biography
Espionage
Agent Garbo
The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-day
History
Biography
Espionage
Sweetness and Power
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
History
Anthropology
Food
Sweetness and Power
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
History
Anthropology
Food
The Age of Abundance
How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture
Economics
History
Politics
The Age of Abundance
How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture
Economics
History
Politics
The Treaty of Versailles
A Captivating Guide to the Peace Treaty That Ended World War 1 and Its Impact on Germany and the Rise of Adolf Hitler
History
World War I
War
The Treaty of Versailles
A Captivating Guide to the Peace Treaty That Ended World War 1 and Its Impact on Germany and the Rise of Adolf Hitler
History
World War I
War
