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 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
Rough Country
How Texas Became America's Most Powerful Bible-Belt State
History
Politics
Religion
Rough Country
How Texas Became America's Most Powerful Bible-Belt State
History
Politics
Religion
The Decline of Popular Politics
The American North, 1865-1928
History
Politics
The Decline of Popular Politics
The American North, 1865-1928
History
Politics
Jesus
The Greatest Life of All
Christian
Christianity
Biography
Jesus
The Greatest Life of All
Christian
Christianity
Biography
The Fatal Shore
The Epic of Australia's Founding
History
Australia
World History
The Fatal Shore
The Epic of Australia's Founding
History
Australia
World History
Shifting the Color Line
Race and the American Welfare State
History
Shifting the Color Line
Race and the American Welfare State
History
The Desecration of Man
How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity
Theology
Christian
Philosophy
The Desecration of Man
How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity
Theology
Christian
Philosophy
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Economics
History
Religion
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Economics
History
Religion
All They Will Call You
History
Politics
Book Club
All They Will Call You
History
Politics
Book Club
The Bookshop
A History of the American Bookstore
History
Books About Books
Historical
The Bookshop
A History of the American Bookstore
History
Books About Books
Historical
Enough Already
Time to End the War on Terrorism
History
Politics
War
Enough Already
Time to End the War on Terrorism
History
Politics
War
Sunbelt Capitalism
Phoenix and the Transformation of American Politics
History
Politics
Economics
Sunbelt Capitalism
Phoenix and the Transformation of American Politics
History
Politics
Economics
Making Americans
Immigration, Race, and the Origins of the Diverse Democracy
History
Making Americans
Immigration, Race, and the Origins of the Diverse Democracy
History
Longstreet
The Confederate General Who Defied the South
History
Biography
Civil War
Longstreet
The Confederate General Who Defied the South
History
Biography
Civil War
Jonathan Edwards
A Life
Biography
History
Christian
Jonathan Edwards
A Life
Biography
History
Christian
The Klamath Knot
Explorations of Myth and Evolution
Nature
Natural History
Environment
The Klamath Knot
Explorations of Myth and Evolution
Nature
Natural History
Environment
Scale and Scope
The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism
Economics
History
Business
Scale and Scope
The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism
Economics
History
Business
A World Safe for Democracy
Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
Politics
International Relations
History
A World Safe for Democracy
Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
Politics
International Relations
History
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale
History
Economics
European History
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale
History
Economics
European History
Swole
The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle
Memoir
History
Sociology
Swole
The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle
Memoir
History
Sociology
Gender and the Mexican Revolution
Yucatán Women and the Realities of Patriarchy
History
Gender and the Mexican Revolution
Yucatán Women and the Realities of Patriarchy
History
Fascism or Genocide
How a Decade of Political Disorder Broke American Politics
Politics
History
Fascism or Genocide
How a Decade of Political Disorder Broke American Politics
Politics
History
Human Smoke
The Beginnings of World War II, The End of Civilization
History
War
World War II
Human Smoke
The Beginnings of World War II, The End of Civilization
History
War
World War II
Empires of the Word
A Language History of the World
History
Linguistics
Language
Empires of the Word
A Language History of the World
History
Linguistics
Language
Hard News
Twenty-one Brutal Months at The New York Times and How They Changed the American Media
Journalism
History
Business
Hard News
Twenty-one Brutal Months at The New York Times and How They Changed the American Media
Journalism
History
Business
The End of Night
Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
Science
Nature
Environment
The End of Night
Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
Science
Nature
Environment
Francis Fukuyama and the End of History
History
Philosophy
Politics
Francis Fukuyama and the End of History
History
Philosophy
Politics
Mapping the Darkness
The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep
Science
History
Health
Mapping the Darkness
The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep
Science
History
Health
The Narnian
The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
Biography
Christian
Christianity
The Narnian
The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
Biography
Christian
Christianity
A French Genocide
The Vendée
History
France
French Revolution
A French Genocide
The Vendée
History
France
French Revolution
The First Eight
A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
History
Politics
American History
The First Eight
A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
History
Politics
American History
The Typewriter and the Guillotine
An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII
History
True Crime
Biography
The Typewriter and the Guillotine
An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII
History
True Crime
Biography
The Third Reich at War
History
World War II
Germany
The Third Reich at War
History
World War II
Germany
The New Road to Serfdom
A Letter of Warning to America
Politics
Economics
History
The New Road to Serfdom
A Letter of Warning to America
Politics
Economics
History
The Military Revolution and Political Change
Origins of Democracy and Autocracy in Early Modern Europe
History
Politics
The Military Revolution and Political Change
Origins of Democracy and Autocracy in Early Modern Europe
History
Politics
RIP GOP
How the New America Is Dooming the Republicans
Politics
History
RIP GOP
How the New America Is Dooming the Republicans
Politics
History
Enthusiasm
A Chapter in the History of Religion
Religion
History
Theology
Enthusiasm
A Chapter in the History of Religion
Religion
History
Theology
Hitler e le teorie del complotto
History
World War II
Germany
Hitler e le teorie del complotto
History
World War II
Germany
The Modern Mind
An Intellectual History of the 20th Century
History
Philosophy
Science
The Modern Mind
An Intellectual History of the 20th Century
History
Philosophy
Science
A History of the Bible
The Book and Its Faiths
History
Religion
Christianity
A History of the Bible
The Book and Its Faiths
History
Religion
Christianity
Eleanor
A 200-Mile Walk in Search of England's Lost Queen
History
Travel
Biography
Eleanor
A 200-Mile Walk in Search of England's Lost Queen
History
Travel
Biography
Lives of the Trees
An Uncommon History
Nature
History
Science
Lives of the Trees
An Uncommon History
Nature
History
Science
Last Branch Standing
A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court
Politics
History
Law
Last Branch Standing
A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court
Politics
History
Law
Progress and Poverty
An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Progress and Poverty
An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Cattle Kingdom
The Hidden History of the Cowboy West
History
American History
Westerns
Cattle Kingdom
The Hidden History of the Cowboy West
History
American History
Westerns
Les Celtes
History
Les Celtes
History
The Mayor of Castro Street
The Life and Times of Harvey Milk
Biography
History
LGBT
The Mayor of Castro Street
The Life and Times of Harvey Milk
Biography
History
LGBT
Our First Civil War
Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution
History
American History
American Revolution
Our First Civil War
Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution
History
American History
American Revolution
Brothers of the Gun
Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and a Reckoning in Tombstone
History
Biography
American History
Brothers of the Gun
Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and a Reckoning in Tombstone
History
Biography
American History
Truth Worth Telling
A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times
Memoir
Politics
History
Truth Worth Telling
A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times
Memoir
Politics
History
