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
Erebus
The Story of a Ship
History
Travel
Adventure
Erebus
The Story of a Ship
History
Travel
Adventure
Radical Hope
Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation
Philosophy
History
Anthropology
Radical Hope
Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation
Philosophy
History
Anthropology
The Anatomy of Melancholy
Philosophy
Psychology
Classics
The Anatomy of Melancholy
Philosophy
Psychology
Classics
Sins of My Father
Growing Up with America’s Most Dangerous White Supremacist
History
Race
Memoir
Sins of My Father
Growing Up with America’s Most Dangerous White Supremacist
History
Race
Memoir
All Our Relations
Native Struggles for Land and Life
Indigenous
History
Environment
All Our Relations
Native Struggles for Land and Life
Indigenous
History
Environment
Fiat Food
Why Inflation Destroyed Our Health and How Bitcoin Fixes It
Economics
Health
Money
Fiat Food
Why Inflation Destroyed Our Health and How Bitcoin Fixes It
Economics
Health
Money
The People's Welfare
Law and Regulation in Nineteenth-Century America
History
American History
Law
The People's Welfare
Law and Regulation in Nineteenth-Century America
History
American History
Law
Audience of One
Television, Donald Trump, and the Fracturing of America
Politics
History
Pop Culture
Audience of One
Television, Donald Trump, and the Fracturing of America
Politics
History
Pop Culture
A New World Begins
The History of the French Revolution
History
France
French Revolution
A New World Begins
The History of the French Revolution
History
France
French Revolution
Nothing Like It in the World
The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-69
History
American History
Westerns
Nothing Like It in the World
The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-69
History
American History
Westerns
The Rise of the Western World
A New Economic History
History
Economics
Political Science
The Rise of the Western World
A New Economic History
History
Economics
Political Science
Max Weber
An Intellectual Portrait
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Max Weber
An Intellectual Portrait
Sociology
History
Philosophy
The Demagogue's Playbook
The Battle for American Democracy from the Founders to Trump
History
Politics
The Demagogue's Playbook
The Battle for American Democracy from the Founders to Trump
History
Politics
The Great Betrayal
The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East
History
Politics
Middle East
The Great Betrayal
The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East
History
Politics
Middle East
Age of Betrayal
The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900
History
Economics
American History
Age of Betrayal
The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900
History
Economics
American History
The Ocean's Menagerie
How Earth's Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life
Science
Nature
Animals
The Ocean's Menagerie
How Earth's Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life
Science
Nature
Animals
The Living Stones
Cornwall
Travel
History
Nature
The Living Stones
Cornwall
Travel
History
Nature
The Pursuit of Loneliness
American Culture at the Breaking Point
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
The Pursuit of Loneliness
American Culture at the Breaking Point
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
Athens on Trial
History
Politics
Athens on Trial
History
Politics
Mariner
A Voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Poetry
Biography
Literature
Mariner
A Voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Poetry
Biography
Literature
The Nationalist Revival
Trade, Immigration, and the Revolt Against Globalization
Politics
Economics
History
The Nationalist Revival
Trade, Immigration, and the Revolt Against Globalization
Politics
Economics
History
How Jesus Became Christian by Barrie Wilson
Christianity
History
Religion
How Jesus Became Christian by Barrie Wilson
Christianity
History
Religion
The Wisdom of Plagues
Lessons from 25 Years of Covering Pandemics
History
Science
Health
The Wisdom of Plagues
Lessons from 25 Years of Covering Pandemics
History
Science
Health
Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
Including the 1831 "Confessions"
History
Race
American History
Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
Including the 1831 "Confessions"
History
Race
American History
American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion
Reassessing the History of an Idea
History
American History
Religion
American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion
Reassessing the History of an Idea
History
American History
Religion
Catfish and Mandala
A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
Travel
Memoir
Asia
Catfish and Mandala
A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
Travel
Memoir
Asia
The Papacy
Revisiting the Debate Between Catholics and Orthodox
Christian
Religion
Catholic
The Papacy
Revisiting the Debate Between Catholics and Orthodox
Christian
Religion
Catholic
Un espectro recorre el mundo. Sobre el Manifiesto comunista
Politics
History
Philosophy
Un espectro recorre el mundo. Sobre el Manifiesto comunista
Politics
History
Philosophy
No One’s Coming
The Rogue Heroes Our Government Turns to When There’s Nowhere Else to Turn
History
Medical
Politics
No One’s Coming
The Rogue Heroes Our Government Turns to When There’s Nowhere Else to Turn
History
Medical
Politics
Wealth, War and Wisdom
History
Finance
Business
Wealth, War and Wisdom
History
Finance
Business
Children of Mars
The Origins of Rome's Empire
History
Ancient History
Children of Mars
The Origins of Rome's Empire
History
Ancient History
The Horn of Africa
State Formation and Decay
Africa
History
Ethiopia
The Horn of Africa
State Formation and Decay
Africa
History
Ethiopia
If We Can Keep It
How the Republic Collapsed and How it Might Be Saved
Politics
History
Economics
If We Can Keep It
How the Republic Collapsed and How it Might Be Saved
Politics
History
Economics
Silence and Beauty
Hidden Faith Born of Suffering
Christian
Theology
History
Silence and Beauty
Hidden Faith Born of Suffering
Christian
Theology
History
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Philosophy
History
Biography
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Philosophy
History
Biography
The Ruling Race
History
American History
Race
The Ruling Race
History
American History
Race
Money Changes Everything
How Finance Made Civilization Possible
Economics
History
Finance
Money Changes Everything
How Finance Made Civilization Possible
Economics
History
Finance
Malcolm Gladwell
Collected
Business
History
Psychology
Malcolm Gladwell
Collected
Business
History
Psychology
The Girls Who Went Away
The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade
History
Feminism
Adoption
The Girls Who Went Away
The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade
History
Feminism
Adoption
The Inklings
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
The Inklings
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
The Devil's Best Trick
How the Face of Evil Disappeared
History
Religion
True Crime
The Devil's Best Trick
How the Face of Evil Disappeared
History
Religion
True Crime
The Political Economy of American Industrialization, 1877-1900
History
Politics
American History
The Political Economy of American Industrialization, 1877-1900
History
Politics
American History
The Origins of Creativity
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Origins of Creativity
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Jefferson's Empire
The Language of American Nationhood
History
Jefferson's Empire
The Language of American Nationhood
History
In the Hurricane's Eye
The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
History
American Revolution
American History
In the Hurricane's Eye
The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
History
American Revolution
American History
Full Spectrum
How the Science of Color Made Us Modern
Science
History
Art
Full Spectrum
How the Science of Color Made Us Modern
Science
History
Art
These United States
A Nation in the Making, 1890 to the Present
History
Politics
American History
These United States
A Nation in the Making, 1890 to the Present
History
Politics
American History
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
A Revolution in Favor of Government
Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State
History
Politics
American History
A Revolution in Favor of Government
Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State
History
Politics
American History
Ancestors
Identity and DNA in the Levant
Science
History
Anthropology
Ancestors
Identity and DNA in the Levant
Science
History
Anthropology
