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 5000 Year Leap
History
Politics
Philosophy
Extra Life
A Short History of Living Longer
Science
History
Health
Twitter and Tear Gas
The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
Politics
Technology
Sociology
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
Economics
Business
Reference
Stuff Matters
Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Science
History
Chemistry
No More Tears
The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
History
Business
Politics
A Short History of Financial Euphoria
Economics
Finance
History
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Philosophy
History
Essays
The Speech
A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class
Politics
History
Economics
7 Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
History
Christian
The Book of Basketball
The NBA According to The Sports Guy
Sports
Basketball
History
The Diversity Illusion
What We Got Wrong About Immigration & How to Set It Right
Politics
Sociology
History
How We Got to Now
Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
History
Science
Technology
Tyranny of the Minority
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
Politics
History
Political Science
The Existentialist's Survival Guide
How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
No Filter
The Inside Story of Instagram
Business
Technology
Biography
The Sound of Music Story
How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time
History
Music
Biography
Politics On the Edge
A Memoir From Within
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Diplomacy
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
Political Science
The American Spirit
Who We Are and What We Stand For
History
Politics
American History
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Politics
History
Psychology
Politics Is for Power
How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
Politics
Political Science
Social Justice
The Great Reset
How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity
Economics
Business
Politics
Mao's America
A Survivor’s Warning
Politics
History
China
Triumph of the City
How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
Economics
Urban Planning
Urbanism
"Believing Women" in Islam
Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an
Islam
Religion
Feminism
Makers and Takers
The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business
Economics
Business
Finance
Being Digital
Technology
Science
Business
Plastic
A Toxic Love Story
Science
Environment
History
Women in White Coats
How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
History
Medicine
Science
Goliath
The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy
History
Economics
Politics
Lipstick Jihad
A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran
Memoir
Iran
Biography Memoir
The Battle For Syria
International Rivalry In The New Middle East
Politics
History
International Relations
Black Hawk Down
A Story of Modern War
History
Military Fiction
War
Heavens on Earth
The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
Science
Philosophy
Religion
The Future Is Asian
Politics
China
Economics
The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Politics
Biography
Memoir
The Art of Business Wars
Battle-Tested Lessons for Leaders and Entrepreneurs from History's Greatest Rivalries
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
Science
Physics
Space
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
A Memoir of the Holocaust
Holocaust
Memoir
History
The Last Greatest Magician in the World
Howard Thurston versus Houdini & the Battles of the American Wizards
History
Magic
Biography
The Intellectual Devotional Modern Culture
Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently with the Culturati
Reference
Trivia
History
Ada's Algorithm
How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age
Biography
History
Science
The Country of the Blind
A Memoir at the End of Sight
Memoir
Disability
Biography Memoir
War
How Conflict Shaped Us
History
War
Politics
The Value of Everything
Making and Taking in the Global Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
Drift
Politics
History
War
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
Politics
History
Biography
Our Malady
Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
Politics
History
Medicine
Travels With Myself and Another
Travel
Memoir
Biography
