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 Philosophy of History
Philosophy
History
Classics
In Cold Blood
Classics
True Crime
Crime
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Philosophy
History
Theory
The Man Who Knew Infinity
A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
Biography
Mathematics
Science
From Dictatorship to Democracy
Politics
History
Philosophy
Food of the Gods
The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
Philosophy
History
Science
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
History
Islam
Religion
We Are Not Yet Equal
Understanding Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Social Justice
Political Ideologies
An Introduction
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
Nuclear War
A Scenario
History
Politics
Science
How Propaganda Works
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Life and Times of America's Banana King
Biography
History
Business
Moneyland
Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back
Politics
Economics
Finance
Worshipping False Gods
Ambedkar and the Facts Which Have Been Erased
History
India
Politics
The Koran
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
Islam
History
Kushner, Inc.
Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
Politics
Biography
History
A Line in the Sand
Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East
History
Politics
War
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Science
Philosophy
History
All the Shah's Men
An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
History
Politics
Iran
Gandhi
His Life and Message for the World
Biography
History
India
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Evolution and the Meanings of Life
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
History
Book Club
Historical
Forecast
What Physics, Meteorology, and the Natural Sciences Can Teach Us About Economics
Economics
Science
Finance
Everyone Is African
How Science Explodes the Myth of Race
Science
Race
History
The Foundations of Leninism
Politics
Theory
Philosophy
Hard Drive
Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
Biography
Business
Technology
My Life And Work
Biography
Business
History
The Bomber Mafia
A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
History
War
World War II
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
An Era of Darkness
The British Empire in India
History
India
Politics
Nisei Daughter
Memoir
History
Biography Memoir
Who Stole the American Dream?
Politics
Economics
History
How to Be a Friend
An Ancient Guide to True Friendship
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Fifth Risk
Politics
History
Economics
Adolf Hitler
My Part in His Downfall
Humor
Biography
History
Cinema Speculation
Film
Media Tie In
Memoir
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
History
Politics
Military Fiction
The Leadership of Muhammad
Leadership
Islam
Biography
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
Politics
History
Political Science
The Voice of Human Justice
Religion
Biography
History
Liftoff
Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
Business
Space
Science
Stoicism
Philosophy
History
Spirituality
The Culture of Fear
Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
Sociology
Politics
Psychology
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
History
Education
Politics
A History of the World in 21 Women
A Personal Selection
History
Feminism
Biography
The Robber Barons
History
Business
American History
Treasure Islands
Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens
Economics
Finance
Politics
People vs. Donald Trump
An Inside Account
Politics
History
Crime
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
