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 Ayatollah Begs to Differ
The Paradox of Modern Iran
Iran
History
Politics
A Freewheelin' Time
A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
Music
Memoir
Biography
History of Modern India
History
India
Politics
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Finance
Business
Economics
Capitalism in America
An Economic History of the United States
Economics
History
Business
The Wealth of Nations
Economics
Business
Philosophy
Long Walk to Freedom
Biography
History
Memoir
You Talkin' To Me?
Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
Writing
Philosophy
Language
The First Three Minutes
A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Genome
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Science
Biology
Genetics
The Network State
How To Start a New Country
Politics
Technology
Philosophy
The Arts and the Creation of Mind
Education
Art
Teaching
The Panama Papers
Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
Politics
Economics
History
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Politics
Race
Social Justice
Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, The Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, The New World Order, and many, many more
History
Religion
Cults
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
History
Memoir
Biography
The Emperor of All Maladies
A Biography of Cancer
Science
History
Medicine
How the World Ran Out of Everything
Inside the Global Supply Chain
Economics
Business
History
Patriot
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
History
مقدمة ابن خلدون
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Keynes Hayek
The Clash that Defined Modern Economics
Economics
History
Politics
Who Owns England?
How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
Politics
History
Environment
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Politics
History
International Relations
Life Ascending
The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
Science
Biology
Evolution
Maps of Meaning
The Architecture of Belief
Psychology
Philosophy
Religion
Persian Girls
Memoir
Iran
Biography
Hagakure
The Book of the Samurai
Philosophy
Japan
History
Soccernomics
Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey — and Even Iraq--Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport
Sports
Football
Soccer
A Promised Land
Biography
Memoir
Politics
The Cult of Trump
A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
Politics
Psychology
Cults
Valley of Genius
The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley
History
Technology
Business
How to Tell a Joke
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor
Philosophy
History
Humor
Machiavelli
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Politics
Infinite Powers
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
Science
Mathematics
History
Sam Walton
Made In America
Business
Biography
Autobiography
Empire
How Britain Made the Modern World
History
Politics
Economics
The Art of Making Money
The Story of a Master Counterfeiter
True Crime
Crime
Biography
Money
The True Story of a Made-Up Thing
Economics
History
Finance
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
History
Philosophy
Biography
Chasing the Scream
The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
History
Politics
Psychology
El Filibusterismo Comics
Graphic Novels
History
Historical
Discourses and Selected Writings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century - Graphic Edition
History
Graphic Novels
Politics
The Boy on the Wooden Box
Holocaust
History
Memoir
Diplomacy
History
Politics
International Relations
Riddles in Hinduism
The Annotated Critical Selection
History
Religion
India
On Combat
The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace
Psychology
Military Fiction
War
SEAL Team Six
Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper
Military Fiction
History
Biography
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
Feminism
Politics
History
The Meritocracy Trap
How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
Politics
Economics
Sociology
