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
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
David Bowie
A Life
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
David Bowie
A Life
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
More from Less
The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources―and What Happens Next
Economics
Science
Environment
More from Less
The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources―and What Happens Next
Economics
Science
Environment
It's Even Worse Than It Looks
How the American Constitutional System Collided with the Politics of Extremism
Politics
History
Political Science
It's Even Worse Than It Looks
How the American Constitutional System Collided with the Politics of Extremism
Politics
History
Political Science
Twelve Caesars
Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
History
Art
Ancient History
Twelve Caesars
Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
History
Art
Ancient History
When God Spoke Greek
The Septuagint and the Making of the Christian Bible
Religion
History
Theology
When God Spoke Greek
The Septuagint and the Making of the Christian Bible
Religion
History
Theology
2020
One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed
History
Sociology
Politics
2020
One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed
History
Sociology
Politics
White Collar
The American Middle Classes
Sociology
History
Economics
White Collar
The American Middle Classes
Sociology
History
Economics
This Vast Southern Empire
Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy
History
American History
Politics
This Vast Southern Empire
Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy
History
American History
Politics
Eve Was Framed
Women and British Justice
Law
Feminism
Politics
Eve Was Framed
Women and British Justice
Law
Feminism
Politics
Land of Promise
An Economic History of the United States
History
Economics
American History
Land of Promise
An Economic History of the United States
History
Economics
American History
The Instability of Truth
Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion
Psychology
History
Science
The Instability of Truth
Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion
Psychology
History
Science
If Russia Wins
A Scenario
Politics
Russia
History
If Russia Wins
A Scenario
Politics
Russia
History
The First Scientist
Anaximander and His Legacy
Science
History
Philosophy
The First Scientist
Anaximander and His Legacy
Science
History
Philosophy
City of Echoes
A New History of Rome, Its Popes, and Its People
History
Religion
Italy
City of Echoes
A New History of Rome, Its Popes, and Its People
History
Religion
Italy
Vivre le stoïcisme aujourd'hui
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Vivre le stoïcisme aujourd'hui
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Dark Side of Democracy
Explaining Ethnic Cleansing
History
Politics
Sociology
The Dark Side of Democracy
Explaining Ethnic Cleansing
History
Politics
Sociology
Majapahit
Intrigue, Betrayal and War in Indonesia's Greatest Empire
History
Politics
World History
Majapahit
Intrigue, Betrayal and War in Indonesia's Greatest Empire
History
Politics
World History
American Grace
How Religion Divides and Unites Us
Religion
Politics
Sociology
American Grace
How Religion Divides and Unites Us
Religion
Politics
Sociology
Lords of the Sea
The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy
History
Ancient History
Military History
Lords of the Sea
The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy
History
Ancient History
Military History
John Paul the Great
Remembering a Spiritual Father
Biography
Catholic
Religion
John Paul the Great
Remembering a Spiritual Father
Biography
Catholic
Religion
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Evidence for Evolution
Science
Evolution
Biology
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Evidence for Evolution
Science
Evolution
Biology
Democracy
A Life
History
Politics
Philosophy
Democracy
A Life
History
Politics
Philosophy
Tiger Woods
Sports
Biography
Biography Memoir
Tiger Woods
Sports
Biography
Biography Memoir
White Borders
The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall
History
Politics
Race
White Borders
The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall
History
Politics
Race
The Reactionary Spirit
How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World
Politics
History
Essays
The Reactionary Spirit
How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World
Politics
History
Essays
A Nation Without Borders
The United States and Its World in an Age of Civil Wars, 1830-1910
History
American History
Politics
A Nation Without Borders
The United States and Its World in an Age of Civil Wars, 1830-1910
History
American History
Politics
One Nation, Uninsured
Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
Politics
History
Health Care
One Nation, Uninsured
Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
Politics
History
Health Care
The Death of Truth
Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Death of Truth
Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Making of the English Working Class
History
Politics
Economics
The Making of the English Working Class
History
Politics
Economics
The Next American Nation
The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution
Politics
History
Cultural
The Next American Nation
The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution
Politics
History
Cultural
Changing How the World Does Business
FedEx's Incredible Journey to Success # The Inside Story
Business
Biography
History
Changing How the World Does Business
FedEx's Incredible Journey to Success # The Inside Story
Business
Biography
History
A Different Mirror
A History of Multicultural America
History
Race
Social Justice
A Different Mirror
A History of Multicultural America
History
Race
Social Justice
Negro League Baseball
The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution
Baseball
Sports
History
Negro League Baseball
The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution
Baseball
Sports
History
It Was All a Lie
How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
Politics
History
American History
It Was All a Lie
How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
Politics
History
American History
The One Best Way
Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency
Biography
History
Business
The One Best Way
Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency
Biography
History
Business
Captains Of Consciousness
Advertising And The Social Roots Of The Consumer Culture
History
Sociology
Politics
Captains Of Consciousness
Advertising And The Social Roots Of The Consumer Culture
History
Sociology
Politics
Political Animals
How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics
Politics
Psychology
History
Political Animals
How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics
Politics
Psychology
History
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism
Politics
History
Political Science
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism
Politics
History
Political Science
The Ice at the End of the World
An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future
Science
History
Environment
The Ice at the End of the World
An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future
Science
History
Environment
The Color of Welfare
How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty
Sociology
Politics
History
The Color of Welfare
How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty
Sociology
Politics
History
River Town
Two Years on the Yangtze
China
Travel
Memoir
River Town
Two Years on the Yangtze
China
Travel
Memoir
The Untold Story of Books
A Writer's History of Publishing
History
Books About Books
Writing
The Untold Story of Books
A Writer's History of Publishing
History
Books About Books
Writing
How States Think
The Rationality of Foreign Policy
Politics
International Relations
History
How States Think
The Rationality of Foreign Policy
Politics
International Relations
History
Weimar Republic
A Captivating Guide to German History between 1919 to 1933 and the Treaty of Versailles
History
Weimar Republic
A Captivating Guide to German History between 1919 to 1933 and the Treaty of Versailles
History
The Chalice and the Blade
Our History, Our Future
History
Feminism
Anthropology
The Chalice and the Blade
Our History, Our Future
History
Feminism
Anthropology
Reformations
The Early Modern World, 1450-1650
History
Religion
European History
Reformations
The Early Modern World, 1450-1650
History
Religion
European History
How to Make a Killing
Blood, Death and Dollars in American Medicine
Medicine
Science
History
How to Make a Killing
Blood, Death and Dollars in American Medicine
Medicine
Science
History
The Shadows of Power
The Council on Foreign Relations and the American Decline
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
The Shadows of Power
The Council on Foreign Relations and the American Decline
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
Nationalism
Five Roads to Modernity
History
Politics
Sociology
Nationalism
Five Roads to Modernity
History
Politics
Sociology
