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 Afghanistan Papers
A Secret History of the War
History
Politics
War
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
History
Engineering
Science
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Essays
Memoir
Classics
The Economics Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Economics
Business
Reference
Amexica
War Along the Borderline
History
Crime
Politics
The Enlightenment
A Very Short Introduction
History
Philosophy
Religion
Going to Church in Medieval England
History
Religion
Medieval
Jainism
An Introduction
Religion
Philosophy
India
The Silenced Majority
Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope
Politics
Journalism
History
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
History
Biography
American History
Meme Wars
The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America
Politics
Technology
History
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
History
Biography
Asia
Measure of a Man
From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor
History
Biography
Holocaust
To Risk It All
Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision
History
Military Fiction
Leadership
A Sense of the Mysterious
Science and the Human Spirit
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know
Tea
Food
Cookbooks
Crashed
How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
Economics
History
Politics
UFO
The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There
History
Science
Paranormal
The Dirt on Clean
An Unsanitized History
History
Science
Microhistory
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Politics
Feminism
Race
The Sellout
How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System
Finance
Business
Economics
Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us
Philosophy
History
Literary Criticism
Crooked
Man-Made Disease Explained: The incredible story of metal, microbes, and medicine—hidden within our faces.
Health
History
Science
To Infinity and Beyond
A Journey of Cosmic Discovery
Science
Space
Physics
The Right to Privacy
Law
Politics
History
Comfort Women
Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II
History
Japan
World War II
Secondhand Time
The Last of the Soviets
History
Russia
Politics
The Man Who Knew
The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
Biography
Economics
Finance
The Crisis of the Modern World
Philosophy
Religion
Politics
Money
A Story of Humanity
Economics
History
Finance
The Immortality Key
Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name
History
Religion
Philosophy
Truth in Our Times
Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts
Politics
Journalism
Memoir
Melania and Me
Politics
Memoir
Biography
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
Tramp for the Lord
Christian
Biography
History
The JFK Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed
History
Politics
Biography
The Volatility Machine
Emerging Economies and the Threat of Financial Collapse
Economics
Finance
Business
Human Frontiers
The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking
Technology
Science
Sociology
Autobiography of Mark Twain
Volume 1, Reader's Edition
Biography
Autobiography
History
Cynicism
Philosophy
History
Discover Canada
The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Canada
History
The Servile State
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Prometheus and Atlas
Philosophy
Religion
Science
True Style
The History and Principles of Classic Menswear
Fashion
History
Design
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement
A Radical Democratic Vision
History
Biography
Race
The Age of American Unreason
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve
Economics
Banking
Finance
Socialism
Utopian and Scientific
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
Cassandra Speaks
When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
Feminism
History
Essays
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
History
Humor
Indigenous
