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
100 Million Years of Food
Food
History
Health
Becoming Kim Jong Un
A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
History
Biography
Politics
Global Capitalism
Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century
Economics
History
Politics
How the Other Half Banks
Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy
Economics
History
Politics
Metaphysics of War
Philosophy
Politics
War
God's Hotel
A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine
Medicine
Memoir
Medical
Killing the Host
How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy
Economics
Politics
History
Escape from Saddam
The Incredible True Story of One Man's Journey to Freedom
History
Memoir
Biography
Story of Civilization
History
Philosophy
World History
Forgotten Continent
The Battle for Latin America's Soul
History
Politics
Latin American History
The World's Banker
A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Economics
Finance
Biography
It Takes a Pillage
Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street
Economics
Politics
Finance
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Reference
Trivia
Humor
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
Science
Health
Biology
The Good Bee
A Celebration of Bees – And How to Save Them
Science
Nature
Natural History
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
History
True Crime
Politics
A Short History of Myth
History
Mythology
Philosophy
The Vaccine
Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic
Science
History
Medicine
The Woman All Spies Fear
Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life
History
Biography
Historical
Public Enemies
America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
History
True Crime
Crime
The Last Shah
America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty
History
Iran
Politics
The Afrikaners
Biography of a People
History
Africa
South Africa
The Truth About Markets
Why Some Nations are Rich But Most Remain Poor
Economics
Business
Finance
Blowout
Politics
History
Economics
Essential Works of Lenin
"What Is to Be Done?" and Other Writings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Economics Explained
Economics
Finance
Business
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
A Splendid Exchange
How Trade Shaped the World
History
Economics
Business
Math and the Mona Lisa
Science
History
Mathematics
Making Globalization Work
Economics
Politics
Business
Fighter Pilot
The Memoirs Of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
Biography
Aviation
History
Islam and Democracy
Fear of the Modern World
Islam
Politics
Religion
A Lab of One's Own
One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
Science
Feminism
Memoir
1971
A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
History
Bangladesh
India
Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
National Security Cinema
The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood
Politics
Film
History
Greek to Me
Adventures of the Comma Queen
Travel
Memoir
Greece
Un-Trumping America
A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Politics
History
American
Collapse
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
History
Science
Anthropology
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise
Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain
History
Islam
Spain
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Cities
The First 6,000 Years
History
Archaeology
Cities
We Are Electric
Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds
Science
Health
Biology
Hate Inc.
Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
Politics
Journalism
History
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Business
Technology
Biography
Zero Fail
The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
History
Politics
American History
The Real Mad Men
The Remarkable True Story of Madison Avenue's Golden Age
History
Business
Biography
A Study of History, Abridgement of Vols 1-6
History
Philosophy
World History
Walk the Blue Line
They Walk the Line between Life and Death
True Crime
Crime
Biography
