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
Giants of Enterprise
Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built
Business
History
Leadership
On War
History
Philosophy
War
Sophie's World
A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy Vol I: From Socrates to Galileo
Philosophy
Graphic Novels
Bande Dessinée
Brave Genius
A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize
History
Science
Biography
Wild Faith
How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
Politics
Religion
History
Character Is Destiny
Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember
History
Biography
Politics
Our Time Is Now
Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Politics
Social Justice
History
Bull
A History of the Boom and Bust, 1982-2004
Finance
History
Economics
Aleister Crowley
Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World
Biography
Occult
History
How the Hippies Saved Physics
Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival
Science
Physics
History
Power Failure
The Rise and Fall of an American Icon
Business
History
Economics
The Avoidable War
The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
China
Politics
History
How to Think Like Socrates
Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World
Philosophy
Psychology
History
The Accidental Billionaires
The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal
Business
Biography
Technology
The Aquarian Conspiracy
Personal and Social Transformation in Our Time
Psychology
Philosophy
History
The Real Crash
Economics
Politics
Finance
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone
Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
India
Politics
History
All Too Human
Politics
Biography
Memoir
The Berlin Wall
A World Divided, 1961-1989
History
Germany
Politics
Understanding Iran
Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
History
Iran
Politics
What Is to Be Done?
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
A Higher Loyalty
Truth, Lies, and Leadership
Politics
Memoir
Biography
The Next Africa
An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse
Africa
Economics
Business
War Room
Sports
Football
Biography
One Bullet Away
The Making of a Marine Officer
Military Fiction
War
History
Muhammad
A Biography of the Prophet
Religion
Islam
History
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Philosophy
History
Science
It Doesn't Take a Hero
The Autobiography of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Biography
Military Fiction
History
1776
History
American History
Historical
Public Relations
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
A Walk in the Park
The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Travel
Memoir
Nature
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
History
Science
Physics
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
History
Anthropology
Science
A Force More Powerful
A Century of Non-Violent Conflict
History
Politics
Sociology
Dumbing Us Down
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
Investing
The Last Liberal Art
Finance
Business
Economics
Stones Into Schools
Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Education
Memoir
Biography
Divided
Why We're Living in an Age of Walls
Politics
History
Geography
The New Silk Roads
The Present and Future of the World
History
Politics
China
How Music Got Free
The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
Music
History
Business
Money and Power
How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
Business
Finance
History
The Last Kings of Shanghai
The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
History
China
Jewish
The Big Thirst
The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
Science
Environment
Nature
The Vital Question
Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
Science
Biology
Evolution
How the Irish Saved Civilization
The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
History
Ireland
Irish Literature
The Sixth Extinction
An Unnatural History
Science
History
Environment
The Things We Make
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
History
Science
Engineering
River Kings
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
History
Archaeology
Medieval
Asia's Cauldron
The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
History
Politics
China
The Secret Teachers of the Western World
History
Occult
Philosophy
