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 Third Revolution
Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
China
Politics
History
The End of Policing
Politics
Social Justice
History
I, Rigoberta Menchú
An Indian Woman in Guatemala
Memoir
History
Biography
The Arabs in History
History
Islam
Religion
Enemy of All Mankind
A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
History
Pirates
True Crime
Red Capitalism
The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise
China
Economics
History
Enough
Politics
Memoir
History
The Frontiersmen
History
American History
Historical
The Partnership
The Making of Goldman Sachs
Business
Finance
History
Mexico
Biography of Power
History
Politics
Biography
The God Particle
If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
Science
Physics
History
Can Ireland Be One?
History
Ireland
Unexplained
Based on the 'world's spookiest podcast'
Paranormal
Horror
Mystery
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
History
Biography
Italy
The Monk as Man
The Unknown Life of Swami Vivekananda
Biography
Spirituality
India
Pharma
Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
Business
Science
History
Ghost Hunters
William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death
History
Science
Paranormal
Wouldn't it Be Nice
Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
Music
Biography
History
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire
Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction
Science
History
Evolution
Unmasked
Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy
Politics
History
Sociology
This Is an Uprising
How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
The Pirates of Somalia
Inside Their Hidden World
Africa
History
Somalia
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
A Cold Case Investigation
History
True Crime
Holocaust
Psychic Warrior
The True Story of America's Foremost Psychic Spy and the Cover-Up of the CIA's Top-Secret Stargate Program
Paranormal
History
Biography
The Perfect Police State
An Undercover Odyssey into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future
Politics
China
History
Meltdown
A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and the Government Bailout Will Make Things Worse
Economics
Politics
History
Bourbon
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey
History
Food
Food and Drink
Spook
Science Tackles the Afterlife
Science
Humor
Paranormal
Leonardo and the Last Supper
History
Art
Biography
The Way of the Knife
The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth
History
Politics
Military Fiction
The Social Instinct
How Cooperation Shaped the World
Science
Psychology
Biology
American Cosmic
UFOs, Religion, Technology
Religion
Paranormal
Science
Black Like Me
History
Memoir
Classics
The Wolf Age
The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
History
Medieval
Historical
The Ancient Celts
History
Ancient History
Archaeology
Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman
History
Creation
How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself
Science
Biology
Evolution
A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal
Spirituality
History
Paranormal
Machines of Loving Grace
The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Power Systems
Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
Politics
History
Philosophy
Coming of Age in Samoa
A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation
Anthropology
Psychology
Sociology
Humanly Possible
Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
Philosophy
History
Biography
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Sports
Football
Soccer
Behind the Mirror
A Search for a Natural History of Human Knowledge
Science
Philosophy
History
Owning the Sun
A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines
History
Science
Politics
A Renegade History of the United States
History
Politics
American History
I Shall Not Hate
A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
Memoir
Biography
History
The Elephant and the Dragon
The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us
China
Economics
Politics
Democracy Rules
Politics
Political Science
History
The Dialectical Imagination
A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50
Philosophy
History
Sociology
