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
Revolutionary Wealth
How It Will Be Created and How It Will Change Our Lives
Economics
Business
Sociology
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
Science
History
Physics
People vs. Donald Trump
An Inside Account
Politics
History
Crime
The Education of Cyrus
History
Philosophy
Biography
MBS
The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
Biography
Politics
History
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
Education
Politics
Teaching
Disney War
Business
History
Biography
Plagues and Peoples
History
Science
Medicine
The Divider
Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
Politics
History
Biography
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
Philosophy
Politics
History
A Human History of Emotion
How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
History
Psychology
Science
Endless Universe
Beyond the Big Bang
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Constitution of Knowledge
A Defense of Truth
Politics
Philosophy
History
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
The Grift
The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
Politics
History
Race
Killing the Witches
The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts
History
Historical
Witches
Breakfast with Seneca
A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Tribe
On Homecoming and Belonging
Psychology
History
Sociology
Government Gangsters
The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy
Politics
History
Government
LeBron, Inc.
The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
Sports
Biography
Basketball
Ten Drugs
How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
Science
History
Medicine
X Saves the World
How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking
History
Sociology
Pop Culture
Red Notice
A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
History
Politics
Russia
From Plassey to Partition
A History of Modern India
History
India
Academics
Censored
Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall
China
Politics
History
The Madness of Crowds
Gender, Race and Identity
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Central America's Forgotten History
Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
History
Politics
Latin American History
Warsaw Boy
A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood
History
Biography
World War II
What Happened to Goldman Sachs
An Insider's Story of Organizational Drift and Its Unintended Consequences
Business
Finance
History
The Geopolitics of Emotion
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Politics
Psychology
International Relations
The Billion Dollar Spy
A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
History
Espionage
Russia
The Perennials
The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society
Sociology
Business
Society
The Story of My Life
Biography
Memoir
History
Just for Fun
The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
Biography
Technology
Computer Science
The Tatas
How a Family Built a Business and a Nation
Biography
Business
History
Hard Choices
Politics
Biography
Memoir
The Square and the Tower
Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
History
Politics
Economics
The Philosophy Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Philosophy
Reference
History
The Age of Addiction
How Bad Habits Became Big Business
Psychology
History
Economics
Grundrisse
Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
Cities of God
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
History
Religion
Church History
The Great War for Civilisation
The Conquest of the Middle East
History
Politics
War
Decolonial Daughter
Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son
Memoir
Race
Essays
How Innovation Works
Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
Business
Economics
Science
Nonzero
The Logic of Human Destiny
History
Science
Philosophy
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge
Black Magic, Superstition, Charms, and Divination
Occult
Magic
Witchcraft
The Pianist from Syria
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Music
The Origin of Species
Science
Classics
Biology
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
Politics
Philosophy
History
