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
Currency Wars
The Making of the Next Global Crisis
Economics
Finance
Business
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
Economics
History
Science
The Crisis Of The Old Order
1919-1933, The Age of Roosevelt, Volume I (The Age of Roosevelt, 1)
History
Biography
American History
Social Acceleration
A New Theory of Modernity (New Directions in Critical Theory Book 32)
Philosophy
Sociology
History
Justice
What's the Right Thing to Do?
Philosophy
Law
Sociology
Who Owns England?
How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
Politics
History
Environment
The Man Who Solved the Market
How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
Finance
Business
Biography
The Five Thousand Year Leap
28 Great Ideas That Changed the World (Revised 30 Year Anniversary Edition)
History
Politics
Philosophy
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Science
History
Humor
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis - and Themselves (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)
Business
Finance
Economics
Applied Economics
Thinking Beyond Stage One
Economics
Politics
Business
Economic Facts and Fallacies
Second Edition
Economics
Politics
Business
Intellectuals and Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
History
Food
Historical
Kushner, Inc.
Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
Politics
Biography
History
The Last Greatest Magician in the World
Howard Thurston Versus Houdini & the Battles of the American Wizards
History
Magic
Biography
Freefall
America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
Economics
Politics
Finance
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
Politics
Philosophy
History
Lost on Planet China
The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid
Travel
China
Humor
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
History
Memoir
Biography
A Fish in the Water
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Nobel Prize
Our Malady
Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
Politics
History
Memoir
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Politics
History
Economics
Work
A History of How We Spend Our Time
History
Anthropology
Economics
The Founding Fathers on Leadership
Classic Teamwork in Changing Times
Leadership
History
Business
The Republic of Tea
How an Idea Becomes a Business
Business
Entrepreneurship
Biography
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
Economics
History
Business
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
History
Politics
Philosophy
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
At the Existentialist Café
Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Others
Philosophy
History
Biography
Confucianism
A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Philosophy
China
Religion
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
How to Be a Friend
An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
Philosophy
Classics
History
Origins
How Earth's History Shaped Human History
History
Science
Geography
The Berlin Wall
History
Germany
Politics
White Feminism
From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
Feminism
History
Race
In Search of The Color Purple
The Story of an American Masterpiece: The Story of Alice Walker’s Masterpiece (Books About Books)
History
Memoir
Biography
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Black Magic
What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph
Race
Leadership
History
We Are Bellingcat
Politics
Journalism
Technology
Escape from Freedom
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
Genius Makers
The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Science
The Creature from Jekyll Island
A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
Economics
History
Finance
The Art of Business Wars
Battle-Tested Lessons for Leaders and Entrepreneurs from History's Greatest Rivalries
Business
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Power to the Public
The Promise of Public Interest Technology
Technology
Politics
Government
Ancient Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Classics
Lessons from the Titans
What Companies in the New Economy Can Learn from the Great Industrial Giants to Drive Sustainable Success
Business
Management
History
Great Thinkers
Simple tools from sixty great thinkers to improve your life today. (The School of Life Library)
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology