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
UFOs for the 21st Century Mind
A Fresh Guide to an Ancient Mystery
Aliens
Paranormal
Science
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century
Travel
History
Memoir
Arithmetic
Mathematics
Science
Education
The Hate Next Door
Undercover within the New Face of White Supremacy
History
Politics
True Crime
Fire in the Lake
The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam
History
War
Asia
Hauptmann's Ladder
A Step-by-Step Analysis of the Lindbergh Kidnapping
True Crime
History
Crime
The End of College
Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere
Education
History
Economics
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy
Politics
History
Philosophy
A Natural History of Human Emotions
History
Psychology
Science
Over the Edge of the World
Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
History
Biography
Adventure
The Mexico Reader
History, Culture, Politics
History
Politics
Latin American History
What Really Happened in Wuhan
The Cover-Ups, the Conspiracies and the Classified Research
History
Politics
China
The Desert and the Sea
977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
Memoir
Africa
Biography
Coming Into the Country
Travel
Nature
History
Domesticated
Evolution in a Man-Made World
Science
Animals
History
The Lost Bank
The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History
Business
History
Finance
Here, There and Everywhere
My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
Music
Biography
Memoir
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
Science
Humor
Death
41
A Portrait of My Father
Biography
History
Politics
The Grim Sleeper
The Lost Women of South Central
True Crime
Crime
History
Midnight in Mexico
A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness
True Crime
Crime
History
London
History
Travel
Biography
A Great Place To Have A War
America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA
History
War
Politics
The Plane That Wasn't There
Why We Haven't Found Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
History
True Crime
Aviation
How Data Happened
A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms
History
Science
Technology
Beethoven
The Universal Composer
Music
Biography
History
America Last
The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
Politics
History
American History
Why We Love Pirates
The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever
History
Pirates
Historical
Mile Marker Zero
The Moveable Feast of Key West
Travel
History
Provenance
How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Art
True Crime
History
Fight for Liberty
Defending Democracy in the Age of Trump
Politics
History
Venice
Travel
Italy
History
Killing the Dream
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
History
American History
True Crime
Renegade
The Making of a President
Politics
Biography
History
Bunk
The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News
History
Psychology
Sociology
The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC.
Myths and Cult Images
History
Mythology
Anthropology
Washington's Spies
The Story of America's First Spy Ring
History
American History
American Revolution
A Secret History of Consciousness
Philosophy
Psychology
History
Mutants
On Genetic Variety and the Human Body
Science
Biology
Medicine
The Klondike Fever
The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
History
Canada
American History
Glory Days
The Bruce Springsteen Story
Music
Biography
History
Booster Shots
The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health
Science
Medical
Health
Māori History
A Captivating Guide to the History of the Indigenous Polynesian People of New Zealand
History
Carl Gustav Jung
A Biography
Biography
Psychology
History
50 Battles That Changed the World
The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History
History
Military Fiction
War
Are Numbers Real?
The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Raiders and Rebels
The Golden Age of Piracy
History
Pirates
True Crime
The Making of Exile
Sindhi Hindus and the Partition of India
History
India
Pakistan
The Annals/The Histories
History
Classics
Ancient History
Less Than Human
Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
