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
Michael Jordan
The Life
Biography
Sports
Basketball
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
The Shah
History
Iran
Biography
The Dictator's Handbook
Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics
Politics
History
Philosophy
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Finance
Business
Economics
Mind Hunter
Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
True Crime
Crime
Psychology
Dominion
How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
History
Christianity
Philosophy
Cicero
The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
History
Biography
Ancient History
Economics in One Lesson
Economics
Business
Politics
The Storytelling Animal
How Stories Make Us Human
Psychology
Writing
Science
The Analects
Philosophy
Classics
China
Requiem for the American Dream
The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
Politics
Economics
History
The Holy Bible
King James Version
Classics
Christian
Religion
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
History
Asia
Biography
The Silk Roads
A New History of the World
History
Politics
World History
The Concise 33 Strategies Of War
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Viral Justice
How We Grow the World We Want
Social Justice
Race
Politics
Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Food
Health
Science
The Big Fat Surprise
Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Health
Nutrition
Food
Man's Search for Meaning
A Young Adult Edition
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
When McKinsey Comes to Town
Business
Politics
History
Yes to Life
In Spite of Everything
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Gandhi
An Autobiography
Biography
History
Autobiography
City of God
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
Feminism
History
Gender
Civilization
The West and the Rest
History
Politics
Economics
Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Adventure
Memoir
Travel
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves
Business
Finance
Economics
The Cult of We
WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
Business
True Crime
History
The Greatest Trade Ever
The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
Finance
Business
Economics
A History of God
The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Religion
History
Philosophy
Globalization and its Discontents
Economics
Politics
History
Discipline and Punish
The Birth of the Prison
Philosophy
History
Sociology
Autocracy, Inc.
Politics
History
Political Science
Black Wave
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
History
Politics
Iran
Number Go Up
Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
Business
Economics
Finance
The Story Paradox
How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down
Psychology
Politics
Science
A History of Western Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Classics
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat
Quantum Physics and Reality
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
Economics
History
Science
The Bottom Billion
Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Economics
Politics
International Development
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
Politics
Economics
Sociology
When Prophecy Fails
A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World
Psychology
Religion
Sociology
The Attention Merchants
The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
Psychology
Technology
Business
Einstein
His Life and Universe
Biography
Science
History
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
Towards a Radical Democratic Politics
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
Reinventing Discovery
The New Era of Networked Science
Science
Technology
History
القانون في الطب
Science
Medicine
Philosophy
Mutual Aid
A Factor of Evolution
Politics
Philosophy
Science
Chaos
Making a New Science
Science
Physics
Mathematics
