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
Saved
A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home
Memoir
Biography
War
Mother American Night
My Life in Crazy Times
Biography
Music
Memoir
Karate-Do
My Way of Life
Martial Arts
Biography
Philosophy
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
Economics
Politics
Business
Amazon Unbound
Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
Business
Biography
Technology
The Key Man
The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale
Business
Finance
Economics
Central Banking 101
Economics
Finance
Business
Dreams from My Father
A Story of Race and Inheritance; The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Biography
History
Politics
Decoding the Heavens
A 2,000-Year-Old Computer — and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets
History
Science
Technology
The Grapes of Math
How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
Mathematics
Science
History
Symmetry
A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
Mathematics
Science
Popular Science
How to Save the West
Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
Philosophy
Politics
History
How Change Happens
Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don't
Politics
Social Change
Sociology
Kybalion
A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
Philosophy
Spirituality
Occult
Uncontrolled Spread
Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic
Science
History
Health
Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
Business
Technology
History
After Steve
How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul
Business
Biography
Technology
The Joy of X
A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
Mathematics
Science
History
Bursts
The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do
Science
Psychology
Sociology
The Mobile Wave
How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything
Business
Technology
History
What Went Wrong with Capitalism
Economics
History
Business
Wired for Culture
Origins of the Human Social Mind
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Philosophy
History
Essays
Pendulum
How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future
History
Politics
Sociology
The Anthropocene Reviewed (Signed Edition)
Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
Essays
Memoir
History
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Science
Technology
Psychology
When the Money Runs Out
The End of Western Affluence
Economics
Business
Finance
How to Educate a Citizen
The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation
Education
Politics
History
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
Politics
History
Political Science
Helgoland
Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Yes We (Still) Can
Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
Politics
Memoir
History
How the World Ran Out of Everything
Inside the Global Supply Chain
Economics
Business
History
Investing
The Last Liberal Art
Finance
Business
Economics
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
Politics
Economics
Political Science
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
Psychology
Politics
History
The Identity Trap
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
The Particle at the End of the Universe
How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
Science
Physics
Popular Science