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
An American Summer
True Crime
Sociology
Crime
An American Summer
True Crime
Sociology
Crime
The Market Revolution
Jacksonian America, 1815-1846
History
American History
Economics
The Market Revolution
Jacksonian America, 1815-1846
History
American History
Economics
One Nation Under God
How Corporate America Invented Christian America
History
Politics
Religion
One Nation Under God
How Corporate America Invented Christian America
History
Politics
Religion
Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins
History
Biography
Historical
Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins
History
Biography
Historical
For the Glory of God
How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery
History
Religion
Christianity
For the Glory of God
How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery
History
Religion
Christianity
The Day Wall Street Exploded
A Story of America in Its First Age of Terror
History
American History
True Crime
The Day Wall Street Exploded
A Story of America in Its First Age of Terror
History
American History
True Crime
War and Change in World Politics
International Relations
Politics
War
War and Change in World Politics
International Relations
Politics
War
Citizens
A Chronicle of the French Revolution
History
France
French Revolution
Citizens
A Chronicle of the French Revolution
History
France
French Revolution
Internal Colonialism
The Celtic Fringe in British National Development
History
Internal Colonialism
The Celtic Fringe in British National Development
History
Republican Gomorrah
Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party
Politics
Religion
History
Republican Gomorrah
Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party
Politics
Religion
History
Operation Paperclip
The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
History
Politics
Science
Operation Paperclip
The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
History
Politics
Science
Unrestricted Warfare
China's Master Plan to Destroy America
China
Politics
Military Fiction
Unrestricted Warfare
China's Master Plan to Destroy America
China
Politics
Military Fiction
Alexander the Great
History
Biography
Ancient History
Alexander the Great
History
Biography
Ancient History
Around the World in 80 Plants
Nature
Science
History
Around the World in 80 Plants
Nature
Science
History
Witness to Gettysburg
Civil War
History
War
Witness to Gettysburg
Civil War
History
War
The Age of Federalism
History
American History
Politics
The Age of Federalism
History
American History
Politics
Crisis of Confidence
Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity
Theology
Christian
Cultural
Crisis of Confidence
Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity
Theology
Christian
Cultural
Dog Whistle Politics
How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class
Politics
Race
History
Dog Whistle Politics
How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class
Politics
Race
History
The Right To Vote The Contested History Of Democracy In The United States
History
Politics
American History
The Right To Vote The Contested History Of Democracy In The United States
History
Politics
American History
Underland
A Deep Time Journey
Science
Nature
History
Underland
A Deep Time Journey
Science
Nature
History
The Power of Market Fundamentalism
Karl Polanyi's Critique
Economics
Politics
Theory
The Power of Market Fundamentalism
Karl Polanyi's Critique
Economics
Politics
Theory
Red State Revolt
The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics
Politics
Labor
History
Red State Revolt
The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics
Politics
Labor
History
Africa in the World
Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State
History
Africa
World History
Africa in the World
Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State
History
Africa
World History
I Told You So!
Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right
Science
History
Politics
I Told You So!
Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right
Science
History
Politics
The Puzzler
One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
Humor
Memoir
Puzzles
The Puzzler
One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
Humor
Memoir
Puzzles
Nations Apart
How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America
History
Politics
American History
Nations Apart
How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America
History
Politics
American History
The Great Demographic Illusion
Majority, Minority, and the Expanding American Mainstream
Politics
Race
Sociology
The Great Demographic Illusion
Majority, Minority, and the Expanding American Mainstream
Politics
Race
Sociology
DNA
The Secret of Life
Science
Biology
Genetics
DNA
The Secret of Life
Science
Biology
Genetics
The Sovereign State and Its Competitors
An Analysis of Systems Change
History
Politics
Political Science
The Sovereign State and Its Competitors
An Analysis of Systems Change
History
Politics
Political Science
Nations
The Long History and Deep Roots of Political Ethnicity and Nationalism
History
Politics
Sociology
Nations
The Long History and Deep Roots of Political Ethnicity and Nationalism
History
Politics
Sociology
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
Business
Biography
Leadership
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
Business
Biography
Leadership
War Without Rules
China's Playbook for Global Domination
China
Politics
Military Fiction
War Without Rules
China's Playbook for Global Domination
China
Politics
Military Fiction
The Return of the Gods
Christian
Faith
History
The Return of the Gods
Christian
Faith
History
The Broken Branch
How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track
Politics
Political Science
History
The Broken Branch
How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track
Politics
Political Science
History
World War One
WWI History told from the Trenches, Seas, Skies, and Desert of a War Torn World
History
World War One
WWI History told from the Trenches, Seas, Skies, and Desert of a War Torn World
History
War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe
History
China
Politics
War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe
History
China
Politics
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome
250 BC - 400 AD
History
Philosophy
Greece
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome
250 BC - 400 AD
History
Philosophy
Greece
Southern Nation
Congress and White Supremacy after Reconstruction
History
Politics
Race
Southern Nation
Congress and White Supremacy after Reconstruction
History
Politics
Race
Heart of Europe
A History of the Holy Roman Empire
History
European History
Germany
Heart of Europe
A History of the Holy Roman Empire
History
European History
Germany
Nationalism
A Short History
History
Politics
Political Science
Nationalism
A Short History
History
Politics
Political Science
A Land So Strange
The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
History
Biography
Adventure
A Land So Strange
The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
History
Biography
Adventure
The Myth of Santa Fe
Creating a Modern Regional Tradition
History
American History
Grad School
The Myth of Santa Fe
Creating a Modern Regional Tradition
History
American History
Grad School
Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement
History
Labor
Law
Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement
History
Labor
Law
American Amnesia
How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper
Politics
History
Economics
American Amnesia
How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper
Politics
History
Economics
The Johnstown Flood
History
American History
Historical
The Johnstown Flood
History
American History
Historical
Nation Building
Why Some Countries Come Together While Others Fall Apart
Politics
Political Science
History
Nation Building
Why Some Countries Come Together While Others Fall Apart
Politics
Political Science
History
Talking to the Enemy
Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)Making of Terrorists
Politics
Religion
Anthropology
Talking to the Enemy
Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)Making of Terrorists
Politics
Religion
Anthropology
The Populist Persuasion
An American History
History
Politics
American History
The Populist Persuasion
An American History
History
Politics
American History
The True and Only Heaven
Progress and Its Critics
Philosophy
Politics
History
The True and Only Heaven
Progress and Its Critics
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
A New History of a Lost World
Science
History
Nature
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
A New History of a Lost World
Science
History
Nature
