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
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
Big Switch
Technology
Business
History
Narrative Economics
How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events
Economics
Finance
Business
Silent Spring
Science
Environment
Nature
Genome
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Science
Biology
Genetics
Conversations with RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
Biography
History
Politics
Hell-Bent
Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
Memoir
Health
Sports
Bowie's Bookshelf
The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life
Music
Biography
Books About Books
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone)
Half Crazy, Half Genius - Finding Modern Meaning in the Sword Saint's Last Words
Philosophy
Self Help
Martial Arts
economic naturalist
Economics
Business
Science
In Defense of Open Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Warriors Don't Cry
A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
History
Memoir
School
Friday night lights. Una città, una squadra, un sogno
Sports
Football
History
Arguing with Zombies
Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
Economics
Politics
Business
Semicolon
Language
Writing
History
Why We're Polarized
Politics
History
Psychology
The Polymath
Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
Self Help
Psychology
History
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
The International Bestseller
Philosophy
Psychology
Humor
How To Argue With A Racist
Science
Race
Politics
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Politics
History
Psychology
We Need New Stories
Politics
Feminism
Essays
The Return of the Russian Leviathan (New Russian Thought)
Russia
Politics
History
Shroom
A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom
History
Science
Food
Un-Trumping America
A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Politics
History
American
How We Got the Bible
Religion
History
Christian
Capitalism, Alone
The Future of the System That Rules the World
Economics
Politics
History
The Precipice
Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
Philosophy
Science
Politics
The System
Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
Politics
Economics
History
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
History
Philosophy
Essays
How to Grow Old
Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Hacker and the State
Technology
Politics
Science
No Filter
The Inside Story of Instagram
Business
Technology
Biography
Lost Islamic History
Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
History
Islam
Religion
Humankind
History
Psychology
Philosophy
How Innovation Works
And Why It Flourishes in Freedom
Business
Economics
Science
The Marvel Studios Story
How a Failing Comic Book Publisher Became a Hollywood Superhero (The Business Storybook Series)
History
Business
Comics
The Deficit Myth
Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
Economics
Politics
Finance
Globalization And Its Discontents Revisited
Economics
Politics
History
Basic Economics
A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
From Darwin to Derrida
Selfish Genes, Social Selves, and the Meanings of Life (The MIT Press)
Philosophy
Science
Evolution
Aftershocks of Disaster
Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
History
Politics
Social Justice
Yes to Life
In Spite of Everything
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
American Icon
Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
Business
Biography
Leadership
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
History
Canada
Politics
Too Much and Never Enough
How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Biography
Politics
Memoir
We Are Not Yet Equal
Understanding Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Politics
COVID-19
The Great Reset
Politics
Economics
History
The Politics Industry
How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Politics
Business
Economics
Our Time Is Now
Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Politics
Social Justice
History
Madness Of Crowds
Politics
Psychology
Sociology