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
McDonald's
Behind The Arches
Business
Biography
History
The Mystery Of Capital
Why Capitalism Succeeds In The West And Fails Everywhere Else
Economics
Politics
History
How We Got to Now
Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
History
Science
Technology
Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
Business
Technology
History
The Innovators
How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
History
Biography
Business
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
Philosophy
Economics
Self Help
Scandals of Classic Hollywood
Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema
History
Film
Biography
Ada's Algorithm
How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age
Biography
History
Science
Discourses and Selected Writings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
Sam Walton
Made In America
Business
Biography
Autobiography
The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Science
History
Genetics
Leadership
Leadership
History
Business
Why Most Things Fail
Evolution, Extinction and Economics
Economics
Business
Science
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
Politics
Psychology
Conspiracy Theories
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
History
Psychology
Philosophy
The Quest for a Moral Compass
A Global History of Ethics
Philosophy
History
Religion
Diplomacy
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
International Relations
Killing Hitler
The Plots, the Assassins, and the Dictator Who Cheated Death
History
World War II
Germany
The Great Agnostic
Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought
Biography
History
Religion
Bowling Alone
The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Sociology
Politics
History
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Business
History
Science
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
History
Religion
Catholic
The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
War Dogs
Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love
History
Dogs
Military Fiction
A Brief History of Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
Feminism
History
Gender
The Future of Violence
Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones: Confronting A New Age of Threat
Politics
Military Fiction
Technology
The Singapore Story
Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, Vol. 1
Biography
History
Politics
Irrational Exuberance
Economics
Finance
Business
A Life Worth Living
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
Philosophy
Biography
France
Everyone Is African
How Science Explodes the Myth of Race
Science
Race
History
In Defense of a Liberal Education
Education
Philosophy
Politics
Cooked
A Natural History of Transformation
Food
Cooking
Science
50 People Every Christian Should Know
Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith
Biography
Christian
History
The Accidental President of Brazil
A Memoir
History
Brazil
Biography
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
Holocaust
History
Memoir
Girls Who Rocked the World
Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa
History
Biography
Feminism
If the Oceans Were Ink
An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran
Islam
Religion
Memoir
Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
Business
Technology
History
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
How Music Got Free
The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
Music
History
Business
Just Mercy
A Story of Justice and Redemption
Memoir
Social Justice
Race
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
History
World War II
Science
NeuroTribes
The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
Natural Born Heroes
How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
History
Sports
Health
Samurai Wisdom
Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture
Philosophy
History
Martial Arts
How Propaganda Works
Politics
Philosophy
Psychology
Markets Never Forget (But People Do)
How Your Memory Is Costing You Money—and Why This Time Isn’t Different
Finance
Psychology
Economics
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Science
History
Philosophy