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
Undaunted Courage
The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
History
Biography
American History
The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
Up from Slavery
History
Biography
Classics
Marcus Aurelius
The Stoic Emperor
Philosophy
Biography
History
A Night to Remember
History
Classics
Historical
Gomorrah
Crime
Italy
True Crime
Dissolving Illusions
Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History
Health
History
Science
The Myths and Gods of India
The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series
India
Religion
Hinduism
The Human Past
World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies
History
Archaeology
Anthropology
The Economics Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Economics
Business
Reference
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise
Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain
History
Islam
Spain
Shipwrecked!
Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor
History
Middle Grade
Science
The Desert and the Sea
977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
Memoir
Africa
Biography
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President
Politics
Psychology
History
The Written World
The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
History
Books About Books
Literature
Metaphysics of War
Philosophy
Politics
War
Impounded
Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment
History
Photography
World War II
Great World Religions
Islam
Religion
History
Islam
Waste Land
A World in Permanent Crisis
Politics
History
International Relations
The Plague Year
America in the Time of Covid
History
Politics
Science
The Ends of the Earth
From Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia, a Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy
Travel
History
Politics
Eastward to Tartary
Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
Travel
History
Politics
The Quakers
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
History
Christianity
The Monk as Man
The Unknown Life of Swami Vivekananda
Biography
Spirituality
India
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
Music
Theatre
Self Help
Bunk
The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News
History
Psychology
Sociology
Creation
How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged)
Adventures in Math and Science
Science
Mathematics
History
Original Sins
The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
History
Education
Race
Socialism Betrayed
Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union
History
Politics
Russia
Four Shots in the Night
A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
History
Ireland
Politics
The Yank
The True Story of a Former US Marine in the Irish Republican Army
Ireland
War
Biography
Our Noise
The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small
Music
History
Biography
The Envoy
From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World
Biography
Politics
History
Exo-Vaticana
Petrus Romanus, Project Lucifer, and the Vatican's Astonishing Exo-Theological Plan for the Arrival of an Alien Savior
Religion
Conspiracy Theories
Paranormal
The Black Hand
The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer
True Crime
Crime
Biography
National Populism
The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
Politics
Political Science
History
Against Our Will
Men, Women and Rape
Feminism
Gender Studies
History
The Elephant and the Dragon
The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us
China
Economics
Politics
Cynicism
Philosophy
History
Empire of Debt
The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Politics
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action
Islam
India
Religion
Stuff Matters
Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Science
History
Chemistry
America Before
The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
History
Science
Anthropology
Hatred of Democracy
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
The Perfect Police State
An Undercover Odyssey into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future
Politics
China
History
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
War
Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
World War II
The Accidental Superpower
The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
Politics
History
Economics
From Plassey to Partition
A History of Modern India
History
India
Academics
