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
Chaos Kings
How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis
Finance
Business
Economics
Beauty
Philosophy
Art
Psychology
Start-up Nation
The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
Business
Economics
Israel
The Road to Serfdom
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Federalist Papers
History
Politics
Classics
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
Politics
International Relations
History
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Politics
History
International Relations
The End of History and the Last Man
History
Politics
Philosophy
Leviathan
Philosophy
Classics
History
Democracy in America
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Origins of Totalitarianism
History
Philosophy
Politics
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Economics
Philosophy
Classics
The Wealth of Nations
Economics
Business
Philosophy
Why We Can't Wait
History
Politics
Race
Quantum
Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
Science
Physics
History
Entanglement
Science
Physics
History
American Kingpin
The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
True Crime
Crime
Biography
The Code Breaker
Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Science
Biography
History
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
History
Philosophy
Biography
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Black Wave
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
History
Politics
Iran
Personal History
A Memoir
Biography
Memoir
History
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises
Economics
Finance
Business
The Power Law
Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
Business
Finance
Economics
Discipline and Punish
The Birth of the Prison
Philosophy
History
Sociology
The Sixth Extinction
An Unnatural History
Science
History
Environment
Collective Illusions
Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
Politics
History
Economics
The Rules of Contagion
Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop
Science
Health
Medicine
The Code Book
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
History
Mathematics
Technology
Edible Economics
A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Economics
Food
Politics
The Medici Effect
What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
Business
Science
Psychology
A Little History of Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Science
A People’s History of the United States
1492 - Present
History
Politics
American History
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
A History of Nazi Germany
History
War
World War II
The Global Minotaur
America, the True Origins of the Financial Crisis and the Future of the World Economy
Economics
Politics
History
Technofeudalism
What Killed Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
1776
History
American History
Historical
Postwar
A History of Europe Since 1945
History
Politics
European History
The Cold War
A New History
History
Politics
War
Economics in One Lesson
Economics
Business
Politics
صحيح البخاري
Islam
Religion
Philosophy
The Cosmic Serpent
DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
Science
Anthropology
Spirituality
Future Shock
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
Economics
History
Politics
The Way to Wealth
Finance
Business
History
The Book of Enoch
Christianity
History
Occult
Revolutionary Wealth
How It Will Be Created and How It Will Change Our Lives
Economics
Business
Sociology
Killers of the Flower Moon
The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
History
True Crime
Crime
Why Read Moby-Dick?
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Classics