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 Demon of Unrest
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
History
Civil War
Politics
NeuroTribes
The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Food
Sociology
Politics
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
Holocaust
History
Memoir
The Persian Expedition
History
Classics
Ancient History
The Secret of Our Success
How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Science
History
Psychology
What Is Life?
Five Great Ideas in Biology
Science
Biology
History
The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
History
Biography
Adventure
The Teachers
A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
Education
Teaching
Sociology
The Rise and Fall of Nations
Forces of Change in the Post-Crisis World
Economics
Politics
History
Moral Politics
How Liberals and Conservatives Think
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Ramayana Unravelled
Lesser Known Facets of Rishi Vālmiki’s Epic
History
Mythology
Religion
The Road to Unfreedom
Russia, Europe, America
History
Politics
Russia
Adaptive Markets
Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought
Economics
Finance
Business
The Butterfly Effect
How Your Life Matters
Self Help
Inspirational
Personal Development
No Logo
Politics
Economics
Business
Yoga Body
The Origins of Modern Posture Practice
History
Health
Spirituality
The Arthashastra
Philosophy
Politics
History
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Business
History
Science
When the Clock Broke
Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
History
Politics
American History
Flash Boys
A Wall Street Revolt
Business
Finance
Economics
The Grid
The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
Science
History
Technology
Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine
The Ten Mahavidyas
Hinduism
Religion
Spirituality
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
History
American History
Anthropology
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Science
Philosophy
History
Fake Law
The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
Law
Politics
Crime
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Leadership
Leadership
History
Business
Selections from the Prison Notebooks
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Future Shock
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
What Happened
Politics
Memoir
Biography
The Ape that Understood the Universe
How the Mind and Culture Evolve
Science
Psychology
Evolution
The Jewish Phenomenon
Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People
Business
Judaism
Self Help
Eichmann in Jerusalem
A Report on the Banality of Evil
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Japanese Mind
Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
Japan
History
Cultural
Against the Gods
The Remarkable Story of Risk
Finance
History
Business
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
Finance
Business
Economics
Irrational Exuberance
Economics
Finance
Business
The Art of Living
The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
The Identity Trap
A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
The Best and the Brightest
History
Politics
War
Learning from the Germans
Race and the Memory of Evil
History
Politics
Philosophy
Until We Are Free
My Fight for Human Rights in Iran
Iran
Memoir
Politics
50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know
Philosophy
Reference
Science
England's Mistress
The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
History
Biography
Historical
The Road to Serfdom
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Liar's Poker
Business
Finance
Economics
Wizard
The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
Biography
Science
History
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
History
Psychology
A Briefer History of Time
Science
Physics
History
