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
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Education
The Birth of Plenty
How the Prosperity of the Modern World was Created
History
Economics
Business
Fake Heroes
Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History
History
Biography
Historical
Socialism
Utopian and Scientific
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
History
Humor
Indigenous
Science Fiction
A Very Short Introduction
Literature
Literary Criticism
History
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Biography
History
Mystery
Dressed Up for a Riot
Misadventures in Putin's Moscow
Russia
Memoir
Politics
Why Does the World Exist?
An Existential Detective Story
Philosophy
Science
Physics
In the Enemy's House
The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies
History
Espionage
Russia
It's Good to Be Queen
Becoming as Bold, Gracious, and Wise as the Queen of Sheba
Christian
Faith
Christian Non Fiction
Turtles All The Way Down
Vaccine Science and Myth
Health
Science
Vaccines
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Politics
History
Economics
The Einstein of Money
The Life and Timeless Financial Wisdom of Benjamin Graham
Biography
Finance
Business
The Disappearing Spoon
And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Science
History
Chemistry
The Republic for Which It Stands
The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896
History
American History
Politics
George Washington
Biography
History
Presidents
The Upswing
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Politics
History
Sociology
The Origins of Woke
Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics
Politics
History
Sociology
Bad Ideas?
An Arresting History of Our Inventions
Science
History
Mad, Bad, and Sad
Women and the Mind Doctors
Psychology
History
Feminism
Firefighters
Their Lives in Their Own Words
History
Biography
Emergency Services
The Economics of Innocent Fraud
Truth for Our Time
Economics
Politics
Business
Jews Don't Count
Politics
Jewish
History
Why Liberalism Failed
Politics
Philosophy
History
From Poor Law to Welfare State
A History of Social Welfare in America
Social Work
History
Politics
Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles
India through 50 Years of Advertising
India
Business
History
Crisis and Command
A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush
History
Politics
Presidents
Philosophy in the Islamic World
Philosophy
History
Islam
The Smear
How the Secret Art of Character Assassination Controls What You Think, What You Read, and How You Vote
Politics
History
Journalism
The Passion of the Western Mind
Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View
Philosophy
History
Psychology
After the Music Stopped
The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead
Economics
History
Finance
The Conquest of Bread
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Sisters in Law
How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World
History
Biography
Feminism
Prophet's Prey
My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
True Crime
Religion
Cults
The Viking Spirit
An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
Mythology
History
Religion
Everything for Everyone
The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy
Economics
Politics
Business
Home in the World
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Economics
The Human Swarm
How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
Science
History
Sociology
Flawless
Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
Feminism
Sociology
Asia
Black Flags
The Rise of ISIS
History
Politics
War
Heroes
Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
God
An Anatomy
History
Religion
Theology
Atlantis
The Antediluvian World
History
Mythology
Classics
Mother American Night
My Life and Crazy Times
Biography
Music
Memoir
From Here to Equality
Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century
History
Politics
Race
Behind the Door
The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel
True Crime
Memoir
History
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
History
Historical
World History
Why Nothing Works
The Anthropology of Daily Life
Anthropology
Sociology
History
Perfecting Sound Forever
An Aural History of Recorded Music
Music
History
Technology
