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
Status and Culture
How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
Sociology
Psychology
Fashion
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
The Cyberweapons Arms Race
Technology
Politics
Science
Conspiracy
Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue
Business
History
Politics
Gamers at Work
Stories Behind the Games People Play
Video Games
Games
Game Design
Democracy in America
History
Politics
Philosophy
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Did America Have a Christian Founding?
Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth
History
American History
Politics
John Adams
History
Biography
American History
Power Play
Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
Business
Biography
Technology
Your Inner Fish
a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Science
Biology
Evolution
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
Fear
Trump in the White House
Politics
History
Biography
The Origin of Wealth
Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics
Economics
History
Business
Black Edge
Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
The Devil Never Sleeps
Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
History
Politics
Business
In Defense of Witches
The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
Feminism
History
Witches
Leadership in War
Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History
History
Leadership
Biography
Why Bharat Matters
India
Politics
History
Stocks for the Long Run
The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns and Long-Term Investment Strategies
Finance
Business
Economics
The Book of Charlie
Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
Biography
Memoir
History
In Search of The Color Purple
The Story of an American Masterpiece
History
Memoir
Biography
Who Is Government?
The Untold Story of Public Service
Politics
History
Essays
Phenomena
The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
History
Science
Paranormal
The Path to Power
Biography
History
Politics
A Childhood
The Biography of a Place
Memoir
Biography
Southern
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
Religion
Sociology
History
Justice and Remembrance
Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali
Islam
Religion
Spirituality
Softwar
An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle
Biography
Business
Technology
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Philosophy
Humor
Comedy
The Mis-Education of the Negro
History
Education
Race
The Intel Trinity
How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World's Most Important Company
Business
Technology
Biography
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
Politics
Psychology
Conspiracy Theories
The Problems of Philosophy
Philosophy
Classics
History
The End of Alchemy
Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy
Economics
Finance
Business
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Race
Social Justice
Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market
Government and Economy
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
China's Great Wall of Debt
Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Miracle
China
Economics
Politics
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
Capitalism without Capital
The Rise of the Intangible Economy
Economics
Business
Finance
Glimpses of World History
History
India
World History
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders
History
India
Hinduism
The Misinformation Age
How False Beliefs Spread
Politics
Philosophy
Psychology
War as I Knew It
History
Biography
Military Fiction
Fire and Fury
Inside the Trump White House
Politics
History
Biography
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
The Next Decade
Where We've Been . . . and Where We're Going
Politics
History
Economics
The Invention of Russia
From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War
History
Russia
Politics
On War
History
Philosophy
War
Bull
A History of the Boom and Bust, 1982-2004
Finance
History
Economics
Propaganda
The Formation of Men's Attitudes
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
