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
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
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
Fault Lines in the Constitution
The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today
History
Politics
Middle Grade
Fault Lines in the Constitution
The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today
History
Politics
Middle Grade
Nefertiti Lived Here
Egypt
History
Archaeology
Nefertiti Lived Here
Egypt
History
Archaeology
Federalism
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
Philosophy
Federalism
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
Philosophy
Eisenhower
Soldier and President
Biography
History
Presidents
Eisenhower
Soldier and President
Biography
History
Presidents
Kill Switch
The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
Politics
History
American History
Kill Switch
The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
Politics
History
American History
Dark Emu
History
Australia
Indigenous
Dark Emu
History
Australia
Indigenous
Adversarial Legalism
The American Way of Law
Law
Politics
History
Adversarial Legalism
The American Way of Law
Law
Politics
History
Very Bad People
The Inside Story of Our Fight Against the World’s Network of Corruption
Politics
Crime
True Crime
Very Bad People
The Inside Story of Our Fight Against the World’s Network of Corruption
Politics
Crime
True Crime
The Development of the Modern State
A Sociological Introduction
Sociology
History
Politics
The Development of the Modern State
A Sociological Introduction
Sociology
History
Politics
Empires in World History
Power and the Politics of Difference
History
World History
Politics
Empires in World History
Power and the Politics of Difference
History
World History
Politics
The End of Power
From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be
Business
Politics
History
The End of Power
From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be
Business
Politics
History
Seven Social Movements That Changed America
History
Politics
American History
Seven Social Movements That Changed America
History
Politics
American History
Through the Language Glass
Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
Linguistics
Language
Science
Through the Language Glass
Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
Linguistics
Language
Science
The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse
The curious destinies of Queen Victoria's granddaughters
History
Biography
Royalty
The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse
The curious destinies of Queen Victoria's granddaughters
History
Biography
Royalty
The Second Vatican Council
An Unwritten Story
Religion
Catholic
History
The Second Vatican Council
An Unwritten Story
Religion
Catholic
History
Eureka!
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Ancient Greeks but Were Afraid to Ask
History
Ancient History
Greece
Eureka!
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Ancient Greeks but Were Afraid to Ask
History
Ancient History
Greece
The Making of American Exceptionalism
The Knights of Labor and Class Formation in the Nineteenth Century
Labor
History
The Making of American Exceptionalism
The Knights of Labor and Class Formation in the Nineteenth Century
Labor
History
Making Race and Nation
A Comparison of South Africa, the United States, and Brazil
History
Politics
Political Science
Making Race and Nation
A Comparison of South Africa, the United States, and Brazil
History
Politics
Political Science
Maintenance of Everything
Part One
Philosophy
History
Technology
Maintenance of Everything
Part One
Philosophy
History
Technology
Under a Flaming Sky
The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
History
American History
Book Club
Under a Flaming Sky
The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
History
American History
Book Club
Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy
Politics
Political Science
History
Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy
Politics
Political Science
History
Workers on Arrival
Black Labor in the Making of America
History
Labor
Race
Workers on Arrival
Black Labor in the Making of America
History
Labor
Race
Remaking the World
How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West
History
Christian
Cultural
Remaking the World
How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West
History
Christian
Cultural
To Catch a Fascist
The Fight to Expose the Radical Right
Politics
History
Journalism
To Catch a Fascist
The Fight to Expose the Radical Right
Politics
History
Journalism
The Federalist Society
How Conservatives Took the Law Back from Liberals
Politics
Law
History
The Federalist Society
How Conservatives Took the Law Back from Liberals
Politics
Law
History
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
History
Politics
American History
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
History
Politics
American History
Religion in Human Evolution
From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age
Religion
History
Anthropology
Religion in Human Evolution
From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age
Religion
History
Anthropology
We Have Not a Government
The Articles of Confederation and the Road to the Constitution
History
Politics
American History
We Have Not a Government
The Articles of Confederation and the Road to the Constitution
History
Politics
American History
Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean
History
Ancient History
Lebanon
Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean
History
Ancient History
Lebanon
Wobblies and Zapatistas
Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism, and Radical History
History
Politics
Philosophy
Wobblies and Zapatistas
Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism, and Radical History
History
Politics
Philosophy
American Prison
A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
History
Politics
Sociology
American Prison
A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
History
Politics
Sociology
Children of the Days
A Calendar of Human History
History
Literature
Politics
Children of the Days
A Calendar of Human History
History
Literature
Politics
Exceptional America
What Divides Americans from the World and from Each Other
Politics
History
United States
Exceptional America
What Divides Americans from the World and from Each Other
Politics
History
United States
The Left Behind
Decline and Rage in Rural America
Politics
Sociology
Cultural
The Left Behind
Decline and Rage in Rural America
Politics
Sociology
Cultural
The Rise and Fall of Rational Control
The History of Modern Political Philosophy
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Rise and Fall of Rational Control
The History of Modern Political Philosophy
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Black Hand
The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History
History
True Crime
Crime
The Black Hand
The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History
History
True Crime
Crime
Jane Austen's Bookshelf
History
Books About Books
Biography
Jane Austen's Bookshelf
History
Books About Books
Biography
African American Herbalism
A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions
History
African American
Health
African American Herbalism
A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions
History
African American
Health
The Story of Birds
A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present
Science
History
Nature
The Story of Birds
A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present
Science
History
Nature
Capitalism and Its Critics
A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI
Economics
History
Politics
Capitalism and Its Critics
A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI
Economics
History
Politics
The Age of Choice
A History of Freedom in Modern Life
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Age of Choice
A History of Freedom in Modern Life
History
Philosophy
Politics
Conservatism
The Fight for a Tradition
Politics
History
Philosophy
Conservatism
The Fight for a Tradition
Politics
History
Philosophy
Indians and English
Facing Off in Early America
History
American History
Native American History
Indians and English
Facing Off in Early America
History
American History
Native American History
American Poison
How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise
Race
Politics
History
American Poison
How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise
Race
Politics
History
Erebus
The Story of a Ship
History
Travel
Adventure
Erebus
The Story of a Ship
History
Travel
Adventure
The Heart of the Declaration
The Founders’ Case for an Activist Government
History
American History
The Heart of the Declaration
The Founders’ Case for an Activist Government
History
American History
Rewiring Democracy
How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship
Politics
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Rewiring Democracy
How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship
Politics
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Ideological Origins of American Federalism
History
Law
Politics
The Ideological Origins of American Federalism
History
Law
Politics
