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
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
Biography
Christian
Christianity
Sound and Fury
Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship
Sports
Biography
History
The Story of Philosophy
The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Philosophy
History
Biography
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel
Life Lessons From The World's Most Elegant Woman
Fashion
Biography
Self Help
Lady Justice
Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
Politics
Feminism
History
When McKinsey Comes to Town
Business
Politics
History
Virtual Society
The Metaverse and the New Frontiers of Human Experience
Technology
History
Sociology
The Other Side of Prospect
A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City
History
True Crime
Politics
How to Have a Life
An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely
Philosophy
Classics
Personal Development
The Secret History of Dreaming
Psychology
History
Reference
The Muslims are Coming!
Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror
Politics
Islam
Religion
Chokepoint Capitalism
How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back
Politics
Economics
Business
The Revenge Of Geography
What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
History
Politics
Geography
The 48 Laws of Power
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Enemy of the People
Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy
Politics
History
Journalism
Moonshot
What Landing a Man on the Moon Teaches Us About Collaboration, Creativity, and the Mind-set for Success
Space
History
Self Help
The Machine That Changed the World
The Story of Lean Production
Business
Management
History
Love Your Enemies
How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt
Politics
Self Help
Psychology
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Brilliant Moon
The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse
Buddhism
Spirituality
Biography
The WEIRDest People in the World
How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
Psychology
History
Science
Edmund Burke
A Genius Reconsidered
Biography
History
Politics
Why Americans Hate Politics
Politics
Political Science
American
Clean
The New Science of Skin
Science
Health
Medicine
American Sketches
Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
Biography
History
Politics
X Saves the World
How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking
Sociology
History
Pop Culture
Profit and Punishment
How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice
Politics
Social Justice
Law
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
History
Essays
Self Help
The Devil Never Sleeps
Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
History
Politics
Business
Brown Enough
True Stories About Love, Violence, the Student Loan Crisis, Hollywood, Race, Familia, and Making It in America
Memoir
Race
Anti Racist
Benjamin Franklin
A Life From Beginning to End
Biography
History
Historical
Power Failure
The Rise and Fall of an American Icon
Business
History
Economics
Messi vs. Ronaldo
One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game
Sports
Football
Soccer
Mark of a Giant
Seven People Who Changed the World
History
Biography
Historical
Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of The Little Prince
In Search of Saint-Exupéry's Lost Child
Books About Books
Memoir
History
Callings
The Purpose and Passion of Work
Short Stories
Memoir
Essays
Strong Inside
Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
Sports
Biography
History
You Learn by Living
Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
Self Help
Memoir
Biography
Live Alone and Like It
Self Help
Feminism
Womens
A Natural History of Human Emotions
History
Psychology
Science
Firefighters
Their Lives in Their Own Words
History
Biography
Emergency Services
A Lab of One's Own
One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
Science
Memoir
Feminism
The Tin Ring
How I Cheated Death
History
Holocaust
War
The Right to Privacy
Law
Politics
History
Rudolf Steiner
An Introduction to His Life and Work
Biography
Religion
Philosophy
Backstory
Inside the Business of News
Journalism
Business
History
How Woke Won
The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
Politics
Sociology
History
Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know
Tea
Food
Cookbooks
India Is Broken
A People Betrayed, Independence to Today
India
History
Politics
LeaderShift
A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead
Leadership
Business
History