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
Third Wave
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Leviathan
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Making of Asian America
A History
History
Race
Politics
The Republic
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Master and His Emissary
The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Lords of Easy Money
How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
Economics
Finance
Business
Death by China
Confronting the Dragon - A Global Call to Action
China
Politics
Economics
The Precipice
Philosophy
Science
Politics
The Choice
Embrace the Possible
Memoir
Psychology
Biography
The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Beginning of Infinity
Explanations That Transform the World
Science
Philosophy
Physics
God Is Not One
The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter
Religion
History
Philosophy
Where Good Ideas Come From
The Natural History of Innovation
Business
Science
History
Meditations
Philosophy
Classics
History
Escape from Freedom
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
Silent Spring
Science
Environment
Nature
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
Science
Biography
Physics
The Small and the Mighty
Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
History
Book Club
Biography
The Fourth Turning Is Here
History
Politics
Economics
Social Acceleration
A New Theory of Modernity
Philosophy
Sociology
History
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Manufacturing Consent
The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Politics
History
Philosophy
Propaganda
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
The Man Who Solved the Market
How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
Finance
Business
Biography
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
The Tyranny of Merit
What's Become of the Common Good?
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Money
History
Economics
Finance
A History of Modern Iran
History
Iran
Politics
The Poisoner's Handbook
Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
History
Science
True Crime
Poverty, by America
Politics
History
Sociology
Hard Times Create Strong Men
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
The Snowball
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Biography
Business
Finance
How Civil Wars Start
And How to Stop Them
Politics
History
War
The Fourth Turning
An American Prophecy—What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
History
Politics
Philosophy
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
History
Biography
Politics
Meditations
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Essential Jung
Selected Writings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
My Inventions
Biography
Science
History
From Third World to First
The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
History
Politics
Biography
Technopoly
The Surrender of Culture to Technology
Technology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Happiest Man on Earth
Biography
Memoir
History
The Anatomy of Motive
The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
True Crime
Psychology
Crime
Bushido
The Soul of Japan
Philosophy
Japan
History
Capital Returns
Investing Through the Capital Cycle: A Money Manager’s Reports 2002-15
Finance
Business
Economics
How Democracies Die
What History Reveals About Our Future
Politics
History
Political Science
The Bitcoin Standard
The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
Economics
Finance
Business
The Big Short
Inside the Doomsday Machine
Business
Economics
Finance
One Nation Under Blackmail
The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Vol. 2
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
The Nvidia Way
Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant
Business
Technology
Biography
Bowling Alone
The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Sociology
Politics
History
