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 New Vichy Syndrome
Why European Intellectuals Surrender to Barbarism
Politics
History
Essays
Unhumans
The Secret History of Communist Revolutions
History
Politics
Sociology
Beyond Measure
The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
Science
History
Technology
Good Morning, Mr. Mandela
Biography
Africa
Memoir
Why Minsky Matters
An Introduction to the Work of a Maverick Economist
Economics
Finance
History
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
History
Africa
Books About Books
How to Win a Cosmic War
God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
Religion
Politics
History
Quantum Computing
The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution
Science
Physics
Technology
Misquoting Muhammad
The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy
Islam
Religion
History
For Her Own Good
Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women
Feminism
History
Womens
Barbarians to Bureaucrats
Corporate Life Cycle Strategies
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900-50
History
American History
Economics
America Before
The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
History
Science
Anthropology
The Secret History of Dreaming
Psychology
History
Spirituality
Tomatoland
How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
Food
Science
History
The Envoy
From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World
Biography
Politics
History
Clock of the Long Now
Time and Responsibility: The Ideas Behind the World's Slowest Computer
Philosophy
Science
Technology
An Alchemy of Mind
The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Hollywood Babylon
Film
History
Biography
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
Confidence Game
How Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman Called Wall Street's Bluff
Finance
Business
Economics
The Lost City of the Monkey God
History
Adventure
Travel
The Story of a Life
Holocaust
Memoir
Jewish
The Human Past
World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies
History
Archaeology
Anthropology
The Audacity to Win
The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory
Politics
History
Biography
Vanishing Frontiers
The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Politics
Business
History
Schadenfreude
The Joy of Another's Misfortune
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
On Kindness
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
A People’s History of Computing in the United States
History
Technology
Computer Science
In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
History
Book Club
World War II
The Lost History of Liberalism
From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century
History
Politics
Philosophy
Two Sides of the Moon
Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
Space
History
Biography
Political Ponerology
A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes
Politics
Psychology
History
Putinism
Russia and Its Future with the West
Russia
Politics
History
Mosquito
A Natural History of Our Most Persistent and Deadly Foe
Science
History
Biology
One Person, No Vote
How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
Politics
History
Race
Exploding the Phone
The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell
History
Technology
True Crime
Bull by the Horns
Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
Economics
Finance
Business
Pakistan on the Brink
The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Politics
Pakistan
History
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel
Life Lessons From The World's Most Elegant Woman
Fashion
Biography
Self Help
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
War
Empire of Debt
The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Politics
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
History
Psychology
Military Fiction
Freak Kingdom
Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism
Biography
History
Politics
Wilmington's Lie
The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
History
Politics
Race
How to Say No
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
Philosophy
History
Lombard Street
A Description of the Money Market
Economics
Finance
History
The Harvard Psychedelic Club
How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America
History
Psychology
Biography
A Garden of Marvels
How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants
Science
Nature
Gardening
Sovietistan
Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Travel
History
Asia
