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
Quarto de Despejo
Diário de uma Favelada
Memoir
Biography
Brazil
Critical Thinking
Philosophy
Education
Psychology
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Profit and Punishment
How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice
Politics
Social Justice
History
The Anarchy
The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
History
India
Politics
The Hero Code
Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived
Leadership
Self Help
Personal Development
Message From The Middle Of Nowhere
Icelandic Viking philosophy for conquering the challenges of business and life
Philosophy
Self Help
Business
How to Die
An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
Philosophy
Classics
Death
More Money Than God
Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
Finance
Business
Economics
A Life Worth Living
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
Philosophy
Biography
France
The Jewish Phenomenon
Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People
Business
Judaism
Self Help
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge
George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition
Biography
History
Middle Grade
Humble Pi
A Comedy of Maths Errors
Science
Mathematics
Humor
Flying Blind
The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
Business
History
Aviation
Homo Ludens
A Study of the Play Element in Culture
Philosophy
History
Game Design
The World As It Is
Inside the Obama White House
Politics
Memoir
History
Leadership
In Turbulent Times
History
Leadership
Biography
Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
Business
Technology
History
The House of Morgan
An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
History
Biography
Business
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
Tales from the Pentagon
Politics
History
Military Fiction
Troublemakers
Silicon Valley's Coming of Age
History
Technology
Business
Night
Classics
History
Memoir
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
Politics
Technology
Sociology
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President
Politics
Psychology
History
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises
Economics
Finance
Business
Console Wars
Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
History
Business
Video Games
The Inner Citadel
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
History
Self Help
Life and Death in Shanghai
China
History
Memoir
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789
History
European History
Academic
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
History
Psychology
Science
Starry Messenger
Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Science
Philosophy
History
Lady Justice
Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
Feminism
Politics
History
Until the End of Time
Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Why Civil Resistance Works
The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Politics
History
Activism
Conspirators' Hierarchy
The Story of the Committee of 300
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
Boomerang
Travels in the New Third World
Economics
Business
Finance
Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War"
How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
History
Politics
World War II
The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
History
Food
Book Club
The Tyranny of Good Intentions
How Prosecutors and Bureaucrats Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice
Politics
Law
History
The Tycoons
How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould and J.P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
History
Biography
Business
The Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Thought
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Wisdom Of Finance
Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
Finance
Economics
Business
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
History
Psychology
Philosophy
The Second Founding
How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
History
American History
Civil War
The Radium Girls
The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
History
Science
Book Club
The Age of the Strongman
How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
Politics
History
Sociology
سيكولوجية الجماهير
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
Philosophy
Economics
Self Help
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
Biography
Politics
History
