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
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
History
Food
Book Club
The Wisdom Of Finance
Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
Finance
Economics
Business
Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War"
How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
History
Politics
World War II
Learning from the Germans
Race and the Memory of Evil
History
Politics
Philosophy
By Way of Deception
The Making of a Mossad Officer
History
Espionage
Politics
The Airbnb Story
How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy
Business
Biography
Entrepreneurship
JFK's Forgotten Crisis
Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War
History
India
Politics
Imminent
Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
History
Science
Politics
Steve Jobs
Biography
Business
Technology
The Fall of Heaven
The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran
History
Iran
Politics
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
Politics
Economics
Business
Skunk Works
A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
History
Biography
Military Fiction
A Life Worth Living
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
Philosophy
Biography
France
Geopolitics
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
Geography
The Tycoons
How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould and J.P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
History
Biography
Business
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
Economics
Politics
Business
Consilience
The Unity of Knowledge
Science
Philosophy
Biology
The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Politics
Economics
History
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Sociology
Philosophy
History
The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto
Philosophy
Politics
History
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Business
History
Science
The Birth of Tragedy
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
How Fascism Works
The Politics of Us and Them
Politics
History
Philosophy
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone)
Half Crazy, Half Genius—Finding Modern Meaning in the Sword Saint’s Last Words
Philosophy
Self Help
Martial Arts
A Briefer History of Time
Science
Physics
History
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
History
Race
Social Justice
The Franklin Scandal
A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal
True Crime
History
Conspiracy Theories
To Engineer Is Human
The Role of Failure in Successful Design
Engineering
Science
Design
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
Politics
History
Philosophy
Timaeus
Philosophy
Classics
Science
How Economics Explains the World
A Short History of Humanity
Economics
History
Finance
God Is Not Great
How Religion Poisons Everything
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
Lone Survivor
The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Military Fiction
History
War
The World As It Is
Inside the Obama White House
Politics
Memoir
History
Console Wars
Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
History
Business
Video Games
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
Feminism
Politics
History
Postwar
A History of Europe Since 1945
History
Politics
European History
Post-Truth
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
The Meaning of Life
Philosophy
Religion
Psychology
House of Huawei
The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
China
Business
History
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Biography
History
Autobiography
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Economics
Politics
History
The Situation Room
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
History
Politics
American History
King of Capital
The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
Business
Finance
Biography
The Innovators
How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
History
Biography
Business
The Polymath
Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
The Oil Kings
How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
History
Politics
Iran
What Happened
Politics
Memoir
Biography
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789
History
European History
Academic
Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
Business
Technology
History
