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
Profit and Punishment
How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice
Politics
Social Justice
Law
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
History
Essays
Self Help
The Devil Never Sleeps
Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
History
Politics
Business
Brown Enough
True Stories About Love, Violence, the Student Loan Crisis, Hollywood, Race, Familia, and Making It in America
Memoir
Race
Anti Racist
How to Say No
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
Philosophy
History
Benjamin Franklin
A Life From Beginning to End
Biography
History
Historical
Power Failure
The Rise and Fall of an American Icon
Business
History
Economics
Messi vs. Ronaldo
One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game
Sports
Football
Soccer
Mark of a Giant
Seven People Who Changed the World
History
Biography
Historical
Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of The Little Prince
In Search of Saint-Exupéry's Lost Child
Books About Books
Memoir
History
Callings
The Purpose and Passion of Work
Short Stories
Memoir
Essays
Strong Inside
Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
Sports
Biography
History
You Learn by Living
Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
Self Help
Memoir
Biography
Live Alone and Like It
Self Help
Feminism
Womens
A Natural History of Human Emotions
History
Psychology
Science
Firefighters
Their Lives in Their Own Words
History
Biography
Emergency Services
A Lab of One's Own
One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
Science
Memoir
Feminism
The Tin Ring
How I Cheated Death
History
Holocaust
War
The Right to Privacy
Law
Politics
History
Rudolf Steiner
An Introduction to His Life and Work
Biography
Religion
Philosophy
Backstory
Inside the Business of News
Journalism
Business
History
How Woke Won
The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
Politics
Sociology
History
Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know
Tea
Food
Cookbooks
India Is Broken
A People Betrayed, Independence to Today
India
History
Politics
LeaderShift
A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead
Leadership
Business
History
Innovate Like Edison
The Success System of America's Greatest Inventor
Business
Biography
Personal Development
The Challenger Launch Decision
Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA
History
Science
Space
World War C
Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One
Science
Medical
Health
The Long Alliance
The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama
Politics
History
Biography
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Economics
Politics
History
The Great Escape
A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America
History
Politics
Race
Never Give an Inch
Fighting for the America I Love
Politics
Biography
History
The Black History of the White House
History
American History
Politics
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
The Hamlet Fire
A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives
History
American History
Labor
The Twilight Struggle
What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry Today
Politics
History
Military Fiction
The Great Displacement
Climate Change and the Next American Migration
Science
Climate Change
Environment
Ten Days in a Mad-House
History
Classics
Psychology
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Politics
Economics
History
In The Land Of Israel
Israel
History
Jewish
The Story of My Life
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
How to Read the Bible
A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now
Religion
History
Theology
How to Think Like a Woman
Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
Philosophy
Feminism
History
Poverty, by America
Politics
Sociology
History
The Teachers
A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
Education
Teaching
Sociology
Starry Messenger
Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Science
Philosophy
History
Can Ireland Be One?
History
Ireland
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
History
Politics
Espionage
On Fascism
History
Politics
Race
Tory Nation
How one party took over
Politics
History
