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
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
Red Summer
The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
History
American History
Race
Red Summer
The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
History
American History
Race
The Great Cosmic Mother
Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth
Spirituality
Feminism
Religion
The Great Cosmic Mother
Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth
Spirituality
Feminism
Religion
Against the World
Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars
History
Politics
World History
Against the World
Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars
History
Politics
World History
Capital and Ideology
Economics
Politics
History
Capital and Ideology
Economics
Politics
History
Love & Whiskey
The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
History
Biography
Book Club
Love & Whiskey
The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
History
Biography
Book Club
How to Lie with Maps
Geography
Maps
Cartography
How to Lie with Maps
Geography
Maps
Cartography
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Economics
Sociology
Politics
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Economics
Sociology
Politics
Identity Crisis
The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America
Politics
Political Science
History
Identity Crisis
The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America
Politics
Political Science
History
Four Threats
The Recurring Crises of American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
Four Threats
The Recurring Crises of American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
The Great Math War
How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics
History
Mathematics
Science
The Great Math War
How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics
History
Mathematics
Science
The Passions and the Interests
Political Arguments for Capitalism Before Its Triumph
Economics
History
Politics
The Passions and the Interests
Political Arguments for Capitalism Before Its Triumph
Economics
History
Politics
Racial Innocence
Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality
Race
Social Justice
Latinx
Racial Innocence
Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality
Race
Social Justice
Latinx
Right-Wing Women
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
Right-Wing Women
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
Liberty and Coercion
The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present
History
Politics
American History
Liberty and Coercion
The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present
History
Politics
American History
Trail of Tears
A Captivating Guide to the Forced Removals of Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations
History
American History
Amazon
Trail of Tears
A Captivating Guide to the Forced Removals of Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations
History
American History
Amazon
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
History
Classics
Memoir
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
History
Classics
Memoir
Heretics and Heroes
How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World
History
Religion
Art
Heretics and Heroes
How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World
History
Religion
Art
Ancient Worlds
An Epic History of East and West
History
Ancient History
Classics
Ancient Worlds
An Epic History of East and West
History
Ancient History
Classics
Empire of Cotton
A New History of Global Capitalism
History
Economics
World History
Empire of Cotton
A New History of Global Capitalism
History
Economics
World History
A Nation of Deadbeats
An Uncommon History of America's Financial Disasters
History
Economics
Politics
A Nation of Deadbeats
An Uncommon History of America's Financial Disasters
History
Economics
Politics
It's All a Game
The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan
History
Games
Pop Culture
It's All a Game
The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan
History
Games
Pop Culture
The White House Is Burning
August 24, 1814
History
American History
Middle Grade
The White House Is Burning
August 24, 1814
History
American History
Middle Grade
A History of Ancient Greece
History
Ancient History
Historical
A History of Ancient Greece
History
Ancient History
Historical
The Ancient Near East
A Very Short Introduction
History
Ancient History
Middle East
The Ancient Near East
A Very Short Introduction
History
Ancient History
Middle East
From Silk to Silicon
The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives
History
Business
Economics
From Silk to Silicon
The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives
History
Business
Economics
From Rebel to Ruler
One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party
China
History
Politics
From Rebel to Ruler
One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party
China
History
Politics
The Undertow
Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Politics
History
Religion
The Undertow
Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Politics
History
Religion
Latter-Day Pamphlets
Politics
Philosophy
Essays
Latter-Day Pamphlets
Politics
Philosophy
Essays
Ill Winds
Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency
Politics
History
International Relations
Ill Winds
Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency
Politics
History
International Relations
The Price of Democracy
The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History
History
Politics
Economics
The Price of Democracy
The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History
History
Politics
Economics
West of Slavery
The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire
American History
History
American Civil War
West of Slavery
The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire
American History
History
American Civil War
Made in America
A Social History of American Culture and Character
History
Sociology
Cultural
Made in America
A Social History of American Culture and Character
History
Sociology
Cultural
Visionary
The Mysterious Origins of Human Consciousness
History
Science
Spirituality
Visionary
The Mysterious Origins of Human Consciousness
History
Science
Spirituality
Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens
Rhetoric, Ideology, and the Power of the People
History
Politics
Classics
Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens
Rhetoric, Ideology, and the Power of the People
History
Politics
Classics
The African Origin of Civilization
Myth or Reality
History
Africa
Race
The African Origin of Civilization
Myth or Reality
History
Africa
Race
The Wretched of the Earth
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Wretched of the Earth
Politics
History
Philosophy
Nemesis
Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens
History
Biography
Ancient History
Nemesis
Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens
History
Biography
Ancient History
Resistance
The Essence of the Islamist Revolution
Politics
History
Islam
Resistance
The Essence of the Islamist Revolution
Politics
History
Islam
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music
Music
History
Humor
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music
Music
History
Humor
The Road to Sparta
Retracing the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Foot Race
Sports
History
Memoir
The Road to Sparta
Retracing the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Foot Race
Sports
History
Memoir
Rise
In Defense of Judeo-Christian Values and Freedom
Politics
History
Christianity
Rise
In Defense of Judeo-Christian Values and Freedom
Politics
History
Christianity
American Oligarchs
The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power
Politics
History
Biography
American Oligarchs
The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power
Politics
History
Biography
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals
Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future
Theology
Christian
History
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals
Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future
Theology
Christian
History
The Ground Breaking
An American City and Its Search for Justice
History
Race
Social Justice
The Ground Breaking
An American City and Its Search for Justice
History
Race
Social Justice
Citizenship between Empire and Nation
Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960
History
Africa
France
Citizenship between Empire and Nation
Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960
History
Africa
France
David Bowie
A Life
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
David Bowie
A Life
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
History
Ancient History
Greece
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
History
Ancient History
Greece
War, Peace, and Human Nature
The Convergence of Evolutionary and Cultural Views
Anthropology
History
Psychology
War, Peace, and Human Nature
The Convergence of Evolutionary and Cultural Views
Anthropology
History
Psychology
Panama Fever
The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-the Building of the Panama Canal
History
Science
Engineering
Panama Fever
The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-the Building of the Panama Canal
History
Science
Engineering
