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
Adults in the Room
My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment
Politics
Economics
History
Defenders of the West
The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam
History
Christianity
Religion
Viking Age Iceland
History
Medieval
Historical
Ancient Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Classics
How Spies Think
Ten Lessons in Intelligence
Psychology
Politics
Espionage
American Sketches
Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
Biography
History
Politics
At the Existentialist Café
Philosophy
History
Biography
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
Politics
Economics
Business
American Sniper
The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
Biography
Military Fiction
History
"They Take Our Jobs!"
And 20 Other Myths about Immigration
Politics
History
Economics
The Complete TurtleTrader
The Legend, the Lessons, the Results
Finance
Business
Money
The Fifth Risk
Politics
History
Economics
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Economics
Politics
History
My Life
Biography
Politics
History
The Worldly Philosophers
Economics
Philosophy
History
Alexander Hamilton
History
Biography
American History
Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Science
Humor
Sexuality
The Mother Tongue
English and How It Got That Way
History
Language
Linguistics
Dark Money
The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Politics
History
Economics
Proof of Conspiracy
How Trump's International Collusion Is Threatening American Democracy
Politics
History
True Crime
Jesus, Interrupted
Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them
Religion
History
Christianity
Edible Economics
A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Economics
Food
Politics
Power Play
Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
Business
Biography
Technology
Mandela's Way
Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage
Biography
History
Self Help
Musashi's Book of Five Rings
The Definitive Interpertation of Miyomoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Japan
Sacred Economics
Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition
Economics
History
Philosophy
The End of Fashion
How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever
Fashion
Business
History
Mythos
The Greek Myths Retold
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
The Innovators
How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
History
Biography
Business
G.I. Gurdjieff
The War Against Sleep
Biography
Philosophy
Psychology
The Big Picture
The Fight for the Future of Movies
Film
Business
Media Tie In
Forgiveness
Memoir
Canada
Book Club
The Future of Freedom
Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
Politics
History
Philosophy
Central America's Forgotten History
Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
History
Politics
Latin American History
The Big Picture
On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Forecast
What Physics, Meteorology, and the Natural Sciences Can Teach Us About Economics
Economics
Science
Finance
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Freedom's Forge
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
History
Business
Economics
Gandhi
His Life and Message for the World
Biography
History
India
Occupy
Politics
Philosophy
History
Fingerprints of the Gods
The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
History
Science
Ancient History
How to Live
A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Philosophy
Biography
History
Stoicism
Philosophy
History
Spirituality
Samsung Rising
The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
Business
Technology
History
The Idea Factory
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
History
Business
Science
Decolonial Daughter
Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son
Memoir
Race
Essays
The Science Delusion
Freeing the Spirit of Enquiry
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Life and Times of America's Banana King
Biography
History
Business
The Polymath
Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
