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 Origin of Species
Science
Classics
Biology
Brick by Brick
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Business
History
Biography
She Said
Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Feminism
True Crime
Politics
The Sing Sing Files
One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice
True Crime
Crime
Memoir
Call Sign Chaos
Learning to Lead
Leadership
Military Fiction
Biography
Existentialism
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Reference
Phenomenology of Spirit
Philosophy
Classics
Theory
The Spy and the Traitor
The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
History
Espionage
Biography
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
History
China
Military Fiction
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
Language
Linguistics
Politics
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Obamas
Biography
Politics
History
Free
A Child and a Country at the End of History
Memoir
History
Biography
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Science
Evolution
Biology
Notes on Nursing
What It Is, and What It Is Not
Nursing
History
Classics
House of Cards
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
Empire of Normality
Neurodiversity and Capitalism
Psychology
Politics
Disability
The Premonition
A Pandemic Story
Science
History
Politics
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Reference
Philosophy of Science
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Science
History
Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set
History
Science
Evolution
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
Science
Religion
Philosophy
We Have Never Been Woke
The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite
Politics
Sociology
Cultural
Half Broke Horses
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
Persians
The Age of the Great Kings
History
Ancient History
Iran
Broken Code
Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets
Technology
Business
Politics
Philosophy
The Classics
Philosophy
History
Theology
The Politics Industry
How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Politics
Business
Economics
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
History
Politics
Philosophy
Lessons in Stoicism
What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Hamlet Fire
A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives
History
American History
Labor
The Old Regime and the French Revolution
History
Politics
France
Killing Kennedy
The End of Camelot
History
Biography
Politics
Permanent Record
Biography
Politics
Memoir
How to Argue With a Racist
What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
Science
Race
Politics
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Film
Biography
Media Tie In
Chokepoint Capitalism
How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back
Politics
Economics
Business
Four Hundred Souls
A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
History
Race
Social Justice
Socrates
A Man for Our Times
Philosophy
Biography
History
God Is Red
A Native View of Religion
Religion
Native American
History
India that is Bharat
Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
History
India
Politics
The Great Displacement
Climate Change and the Next American Migration
Science
Climate Change
Politics
The Key Man
The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale
Business
Finance
Economics
Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Science
Politics
History
Salt
A World History
History
Food
Science
Markets Never Forget (But People Do)
How Your Memory Is Costing You Money—and Why This Time Isn’t Different
Finance
Psychology
Economics
The Revolution Betrayed
Politics
History
Philosophy
Between the World and Me
Memoir
Race
History
