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
Clockwork Saints
The Evolutionary Purpose of Altruism
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Nature of Technology
What It Is and How It Evolves
Technology
Science
Economics
Plunder
Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America
Economics
Business
Finance
Barbarians Led by Bill Gates
Business
History
Biography
From Third World to First
The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
History
Politics
Biography
Fibershed
Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy
Fashion
Environment
Crafts
DisneyWar
Business
History
Biography
Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Science
Humor
Sexuality
Shape
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else
Science
Mathematics
Politics
What the Buddha Taught
Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
Lincoln on Leadership for Today
Abraham Lincoln’s Approach to Twenty-First-Century Issues
Leadership
History
Politics
War Room
The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team
Sports
Football
Biography
This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends
Technology
Politics
Science
Smoke Signals
A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific
History
Science
Health
The Art of Power
My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Politics
Memoir
Biography
Chaos Kings
How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis
Finance
Business
Economics
Start-up Nation
The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
Business
Economics
Israel
why-we-cant-wait
History
Politics
Race
The Code Breaker
Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Science
Biography
History
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
History
Philosophy
Biography
Personal History
Biography
Memoir
History
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises
Economics
Finance
Business
The Power Law
Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
Business
Finance
Economics
Collective Illusions
Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
Politics
History
Economics
The Rules of Contagion
Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop
Science
Health
Medicine
Code Book (usa)
History
Mathematics
Technology
Edible Economics
A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Economics
Food
Politics
The Medici Effect
What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
Business
Science
Psychology
The Global Minotaur
America, The True Origins of the Financial Crisis and the Future of the World Economy (Economic Controversies)
Economics
Politics
History
Technofeudalism
Economics
Politics
History
Economics in One Lesson
Economics
Business
Politics
Future Shock
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
The Way to Wealth (Books of American Wisdom)
Finance
Business
History
Normal Accidents
Living with High-Risk Technologies
Science
Engineering
Technology
Sapiens and Homo Deus
The E-book Collection: A Brief History of Humankind and A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
Health
Nutrition
Food
Against Intellectual Monopoly
Economics
Politics
Law
Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher's Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Politics
Parenting
The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway
A Chronological Analysis of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger's Conglomerate Masterpiece
Business
Finance
Economics
Bird Watching
On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love
Sports
Basketball
Memoir
The Conscience of a Liberal
Politics
Economics
History
Making It in America
The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way)
Economics
Business
History
Broken Code
Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets (Random House Large Print)
Technology
Business
History
Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set (Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century)
History
Science
Essays
Gustave Le Bon, The Crowd and The Psychology of Revolution
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Science
Biology
History
The Meaning of Things
Philosophy
History
Essays
The Secret of Our Success
How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Science
History
Psychology
Revenge of the Tipping Point
Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Psychology
Sociology
Science