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
Parisian Lives
Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me
Biography
Memoir
France
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
No One Man Should Have All That Power
How Rasputins Manipulate the World
History
Politics
Philosophy
Putinism
Russia and Its Future with the West
Russia
Politics
History
Life Ascending
The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
Science
Biology
Evolution
Oxygen
The Molecule that Made the World
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Science
Politics
History
The Truth About Markets
Why Some Nations are Rich But Most Remain Poor
Economics
Business
Finance
Other People's Money
The Real Business of Finance
Economics
Finance
Business
It's Good to Be Queen
Becoming as Bold, Gracious, and Wise as the Queen of Sheba
Christian
Faith
Christian Non Fiction
Russian Roulette
The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
Politics
History
Russia
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
In Turbulent Times
History
Leadership
Biography
Awakenings
Science
Psychology
Medicine
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders
History
India
Hinduism
Fake Law
The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
Law
Politics
Crime
The Socrates Express
In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
Philosophy
Travel
Self Help
Where Good Ideas Come From
The Natural History of Innovation
Business
Science
History
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Politics
Race
Social Justice
The Myth of Islamic Tolerance
How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims
Islam
Politics
Religion
Factory Man
How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town
Business
History
Biography
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Hard Times Create Strong Men
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Buckley
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
History
Biography
Politics
Cicero
The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
History
Biography
Ancient History
Concrete Planet
The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-Made Material
History
Science
Engineering
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Business
Technology
Biography
Broad Band
The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
History
Science
Feminism
The Ascent of Money
A Financial History of the World
History
Economics
Finance
The Wal-Mart Effect
How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy
Business
Economics
History
She Said
Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Feminism
True Crime
Politics
The Return of Marco Polo's World
War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century
History
Politics
International Relations
Good Morning, Mr. Mandela
Biography
Africa
Memoir
No Is Not Enough
Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
Politics
History
Economics
Meditations
With Selected Correspondence
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
A Call to Action
Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
Politics
Feminism
Religion
When Markets Collide
Investment Strategies for the Age of Global Economic Change
Economics
Finance
Business
7 Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
History
Christian
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
Why the Germans Do it Better
Notes from a Grown-Up Country
History
Politics
Germany
Samsung Rising
The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
Business
Technology
History
Kleptopia
How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
Politics
Economics
History
Working
Researching, Interviewing, Writing
Writing
Memoir
Biography
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Biography
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Biography
History
Autobiography
Concrete Economics
The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy
Economics
History
Finance
My Life And Work
Biography
Business
History