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 Age of American Unreason
Politics
History
Philosophy
Michael Jordan
Biography
Sports
Basketball
The Accidental Billionaires
The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
Business
Biography
Technology
Appetite for America
Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West — One Meal at a Time
History
Biography
American History
In the Plex
How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Business
Technology
History
Once Upon a Time in Russia
The Rise of the Oligarchs―A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder
History
Russia
Politics
Destiny Disrupted
A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
History
Islam
Politics
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Steve Jobs
Biography
Business
Technology
Steve Jobs
Edición en Español (Spanish Edition)
Biography
Business
Technology
Steve Jobs
Biography
Business
Technology
iWoz
Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
Biography
Technology
Business
Troublemakers
Silicon Valley's Coming of Age
History
Technology
Business
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Business
Technology
Biography
Hagakure
The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai
Philosophy
Japan
History
Alex's Adventures In Numberland
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Propaganda
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Sisters in Law
How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World
History
Biography
Feminism
The Birth of Plenty
How the Prosperity of the Modern World was Created
History
Economics
Finance
The Happiest Man on Earth
Biography
Memoir
History
Infinite Powers
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
Science
Mathematics
History
Masters of Doom
How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
Biography
History
Video Games
A Higher Loyalty
Truth, Lies, and Leadership
Politics
Memoir
Biography
1493
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
History
Science
American History
Uncharted
Business
Psychology
Science
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
History
The Meaning of Life
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Religion
Psychology
50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need To Know
Philosophy
Reference
Science
On the Good Life (Penguin Classics)
Philosophy
Classics
History
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
Feminism
Politics
History
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
History
Asia
Biography
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling - 25th Anniversary Edition
Education
Parenting
Politics
Discover Your Genius
How to Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds
Self Help
History
Psychology
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Politics
History
The World Is Flat
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
History
Business
Economics
The Innocent Man
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Shakespeare's Freedom (The Rice University Campbell Lectures)
Literary Criticism
Literature
History
In Our Hands
A Plan to Replace the Welfare State
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Bachelor Girl
100 Years of Breaking the Rules — a Social History of Living Single
History
Feminism
Womens
The Grid
The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
Science
History
Technology
Faking It
The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music
Music
History
Journalism
Life Ascending
The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
Science
Biology
Evolution
Oxygen
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Merchants of Doubt
Science
Politics
History
Truth About Markets
Economics
Business
Finance
Other People's Money
The Real Business of Finance
Economics
Finance
Business
The Existentialist's Survival Guide
How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Good Book
A Humanist Bible
Philosophy
Religion
Atheism
Leadership
History
Leadership
Biography
Saffron Swords (Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders)
History
India
Hinduism