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 Violence Project
How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
Politics
True Crime
Psychology
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
History
Linguistics
Anthropology
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
China
Politics
History
The Age of Grievance
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
Science
Physics
Astronomy
GDP
A Brief but Affectionate History
Economics
History
Business
A Generation of Sociopaths
How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Politics
History
Sociology
Kingpin
How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Biography
Technology
True Crime
September 11
An Oral History
History
American History
Terrorism
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
History
Biography
Middle Grade
An Ugly Truth
Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination
Business
Technology
Politics
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
Politics
History
Political Science
The Populist Delusion
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
The Holy Place
Saunière and the Decoding of the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château
Religion
History
Charmides
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
My Friend Anne Frank
The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds
History
Memoir
Biography
Napoleon's Buttons
How 17 Molecules Changed History
Science
History
Chemistry
History of English literature
History
Literature
Literary Criticism
Marcus Aurelius
The Stoic Emperor
Philosophy
History
Biography
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
China
History
Politics
Conspirituality
How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
Politics
Psychology
Science
The Assault on Truth
Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism
Politics
History
Dystopia
We Need New Stories
Politics
Feminism
Essays
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk
History
Politics
International Relations
The Theft of a Decade
How the Baby Boomers Stole the Millennials' Economic Future
Economics
Politics
History
Backstory
Inside the Business of News
Journalism
Business
History
Blood & Oil
A Prince's Memoir of Iran, from the Shah to the Ayatollah
Iran
History
Memoir
The Stillborn God
Religion, Politics, and the Modern West
Religion
Philosophy
Politics
Genghis Khan
Life, Death, and Resurrection
History
Biography
China
Mother of Invention
How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men
Feminism
History
Economics
The Pencil
A History of Design and Circumstance
History
Science
Engineering
Broad Band
The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
History
Science
Feminism
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
History
World War II
Politics
The Essential Talmud
Judaism
Religion
Jewish
From Miniskirt to Hijab
A Girl in Revolutionary Iran
Iran
Memoir
Biography
Some People Need Killing
A Memoir of Murder in My Country
History
Memoir
Politics
Elizabeth I CEO
Strategic Lessons from the Leader Who Built an Empire
History
Business
Biography
Storm of Steel
History
War
Biography
How the Mind Changed
A Human History of Our Evolving Brain
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy
How the New World Order, Man-Made Diseases, and Zombie Banks Are Destroying America
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
Delay, Deny, Defend
Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It
Politics
Business
History
The New Breed
What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love
How a Violent Klansman Became a Champion of Racial Reconciliation
Biography
Christian
Memoir
The Journey of Humanity
The Origins of Wealth and Inequality
History
Economics
Anthropology
Blood and Thunder
An Epic of the American West
History
American History
Biography
The Big Con
The Story of the Confidence Man
History
Crime
True Crime
Understanding Socialism
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Promise Me, Dad
A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
Memoir
Politics
Biography
The Ends of the Earth
From Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia, a Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy
Travel
History
Politics
Lenin
A Biography
History
Biography
Russia
