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 Rhine Flows into the Tiber
A History of Vatican II
History
Religion
Catholic
The Rhine Flows into the Tiber
A History of Vatican II
History
Religion
Catholic
Punishing the Poor
The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Punishing the Poor
The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Spurgeon on the Christian Life
Alive in Christ
Biography
Theology
Christian
Spurgeon on the Christian Life
Alive in Christ
Biography
Theology
Christian
Saint Teresa of Avila
Passionate Mystic
Spirituality
Christianity
Religion
Saint Teresa of Avila
Passionate Mystic
Spirituality
Christianity
Religion
The Bitter End
The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
The Bitter End
The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
Slavery and Politics in the Early American Republic
History
Politics
Slavery and Politics in the Early American Republic
History
Politics
The Twilight of Common Dreams
Why America Is Wracked by Culture Wars
Politics
History
Cultural
The Twilight of Common Dreams
Why America Is Wracked by Culture Wars
Politics
History
Cultural
The Taste of Conquest
The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice
History
Food
Food History
The Taste of Conquest
The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice
History
Food
Food History
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe
From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day
History
Politics
Political Science
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe
From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day
History
Politics
Political Science
The Driving Machine
A Design History of the Car
History
The Driving Machine
A Design History of the Car
History
The First New Nation
Sociology
History
The First New Nation
Sociology
History
State Capture
How Conservative Activists, Big Businesses, and Wealthy Donors Reshaped the American States -- and the Nation
Politics
Political Science
The United States Of America
State Capture
How Conservative Activists, Big Businesses, and Wealthy Donors Reshaped the American States -- and the Nation
Politics
Political Science
The United States Of America
They Call You Back
A Lost History, A Search, A Memoir
History
They Call You Back
A Lost History, A Search, A Memoir
History
The Moral Economists
R. H. Tawney, Karl Polanyi, E. P. Thompson, and the Critique of Capitalism
Economics
History
Philosophy
The Moral Economists
R. H. Tawney, Karl Polanyi, E. P. Thompson, and the Critique of Capitalism
Economics
History
Philosophy
Dedication and Leadership
Leadership
Politics
Christian
Dedication and Leadership
Leadership
Politics
Christian
Lights Out
A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
Politics
Science
Technology
Lights Out
A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
Politics
Science
Technology
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
Politics
Psychology
Political Science
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
Politics
Psychology
Political Science
Around the World in 80 Trees
Nature
Science
Environment
Around the World in 80 Trees
Nature
Science
Environment
The War Against the Past
Why The West Must Fight For Its History
History
Politics
The War Against the Past
Why The West Must Fight For Its History
History
Politics
The Struggle for India's Soul
Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy
India
History
Politics
The Struggle for India's Soul
Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy
India
History
Politics
Deeply Divided
Racial Politics and Social Movements in Postwar America
Politics
History
Race
Deeply Divided
Racial Politics and Social Movements in Postwar America
Politics
History
Race
Germany in the World
A Global History, 1500-2000
History
Germany
European History
Germany in the World
A Global History, 1500-2000
History
Germany
European History
The Urge
Our History of Addiction
History
Psychology
Science
The Urge
Our History of Addiction
History
Psychology
Science
Mad at the World
A Life of John Steinbeck
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Mad at the World
A Life of John Steinbeck
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Wild Nights
How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World
History
Psychology
Science
Wild Nights
How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World
History
Psychology
Science
Bonhoeffer on the Christian Life
From the Cross, for the World
Biography
Theology
Christian
Bonhoeffer on the Christian Life
From the Cross, for the World
Biography
Theology
Christian
Gods and Robots
Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology
History
Technology
Science
Gods and Robots
Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology
History
Technology
Science
The Unintended Reformation
How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society
History
Religion
Theology
The Unintended Reformation
How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society
History
Religion
Theology
El infinito en un junco
La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
History
Books About Books
Spanish Literature
El infinito en un junco
La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
History
Books About Books
Spanish Literature
Crisis Averted
The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks
Science
History
Medical
Crisis Averted
The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks
Science
History
Medical
The Indicted South
Public Criticism, Southern Inferiority, and the Politics of Whiteness
History
Politics
The Indicted South
Public Criticism, Southern Inferiority, and the Politics of Whiteness
History
Politics
The Royalist Revolution
Monarchy and the American Founding
History
Politics
American History
The Royalist Revolution
Monarchy and the American Founding
History
Politics
American History
Theologians You Should Know
An Introduction: From the Apostolic Fathers to the 21st Century
Christian
Theology
Biography
Theologians You Should Know
An Introduction: From the Apostolic Fathers to the 21st Century
Christian
Theology
Biography
The Familial State
Ruling Families and Merchant Capitalism in Early Modern Europe
Sociology
History
European History
The Familial State
Ruling Families and Merchant Capitalism in Early Modern Europe
Sociology
History
European History
Thunder Dog
The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Animals
Dogs
Biography
Thunder Dog
The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Animals
Dogs
Biography
Change They Can't Believe In
The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America
Politics
American History
Political Science
Change They Can't Believe In
The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America
Politics
American History
Political Science
The Fathers of the Church
An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers
Catholic
Religion
History
The Fathers of the Church
An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers
Catholic
Religion
History
From the New Deal to the New Right
Race and the Southern Origins of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
American History
From the New Deal to the New Right
Race and the Southern Origins of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
American History
Dividing Citizens
Gender and Federalism in New Deal Public Policy
History
Dividing Citizens
Gender and Federalism in New Deal Public Policy
History
Affairs of State
Public Life in Late Nineteenth-Century America
History
Affairs of State
Public Life in Late Nineteenth-Century America
History
Big Money
2.5 Billion Dollars, One Suspicious Vehicle, and a Pimp-on the Trail of the Ultra-Rich Hijacking American Politics
Politics
History
Big Money
2.5 Billion Dollars, One Suspicious Vehicle, and a Pimp-on the Trail of the Ultra-Rich Hijacking American Politics
Politics
History
The Original Compromise
What the Constitution's Framers Were Really Thinking
History
Politics
The Original Compromise
What the Constitution's Framers Were Really Thinking
History
Politics
Perfectly Legal
The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else
Politics
Economics
History
Perfectly Legal
The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else
Politics
Economics
History
How to Feed the World
The History and Future of Food
Science
Food
Economics
How to Feed the World
The History and Future of Food
Science
Food
Economics
This Is What It Sounds Like
What the Music You Love Says About You
Music
Science
Psychology
This Is What It Sounds Like
What the Music You Love Says About You
Music
Science
Psychology
Managed Annihilation
An Unnatural History of the Newfoundland Cod Collapse
History
Managed Annihilation
An Unnatural History of the Newfoundland Cod Collapse
History
True Color
The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink
History
Science
Art
True Color
The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink
History
Science
Art
The Slaveholding Republic
An Account of the United States Government's Relations to Slavery
History
The Slaveholding Republic
An Account of the United States Government's Relations to Slavery
History
War and Society in Early Rome
From Warlords to Generals
History
Ancient History
War and Society in Early Rome
From Warlords to Generals
History
Ancient History
The President and the Parties
The Transformation of the American Party System since the New Deal
Politics
History
The President and the Parties
The Transformation of the American Party System since the New Deal
Politics
History
