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
Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
Business
Economics
Finance
Walt Whitman
A Life
Biography
Poetry
History
Fortune's Formula
The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
Finance
Business
Economics
God Is Not One
The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World — and Why Their Differences Matter
Religion
History
Philosophy
Pakistan on the Brink
The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Politics
Pakistan
History
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst
Finance
Business
Economics
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
Biography
Politics
History
Currency Wars
The Making of the Next Global Crisis
Economics
Finance
Business
The New Case for Gold
Economics
Finance
Business
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
Economics
History
Science
END OF OIL
Politics
Science
Environment
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
History
Biography
American History
Social Acceleration
A New Theory of Modernity
Philosophy
Sociology
History
Liar's Poker
Business
Finance
Economics
Justice
What's the Right Thing to Do?
Philosophy
Politics
Law
The Sound of Music Story
How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time
History
Music
Biography
Heavens on Earth
The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
Science
Philosophy
Religion
9 Lessons in Brexit
Politics
Economics
History
Who Owns England?
How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
Politics
History
Environment
The Man Who Solved the Market
How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
Finance
Business
Biography
The 5000 Year Leap
History
Politics
Philosophy
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Science
History
Humor
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves
Business
Finance
Economics
Applied Economics
Thinking Beyond Stage One
Economics
Politics
Business
Economic Facts and Fallacies
Economics
Politics
Business
Intellectuals and Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
History
Food
Historical
Kushner, Inc.
Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
Politics
Biography
History
The Last Greatest Magician in the World
Howard Thurston versus Houdini & the Battles of the American Wizards
History
Magic
Biography
Freefall
America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
Economics
Politics
Finance
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
Politics
Philosophy
History
Tramp for the Lord
Christian
Biography
History
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
History
Memoir
Biography
El pez en el agua
Memoir
Biography
Nobel Prize
Our Malady
Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
Politics
History
Memoir
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Politics
History
Economics
Work
A History of How we spend our Time
History
Anthropology
Economics
The Founding Fathers on Leadership
Classic Teamwork in Changing Times
Leadership
History
Business
The Republic of Tea
The Story of the Creation of a Business, as Told Through the Personal Letters of Its Founders
Business
Entrepreneurship
Biography
Unknown Market Wizards
The Best Traders You've Never Heard of
Finance
Business
Economics
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
Economics
History
Business
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
History
Politics
Philosophy
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Science and Religion
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
Science
Philosophy
At the Existentialist Café
Philosophy
History
Biography
LeBron, Inc.
The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
Sports
Biography
Basketball
What Evolution Is
Science
Evolution
Biology
Half Broke Horses
Memoir
Biography
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