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
Central Banking 101
Economics
Finance
Business
The Art of Rhetoric
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Song of the Cell
An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Science
Biology
Medicine
Dreams from My Father
A Story of Race and Inheritance; The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Biography
History
Politics
Einstein
His Life and Universe
Science
Biography
History
Decoding the Heavens
A 2,000-Year-Old Computer and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets
History
Science
Technology
A History of Western Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Classics
Boomerang
Travels in the New Third World
Economics
Business
Finance
Salt
A World History
History
Food
Science
The Grapes of Math
How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
Mathematics
Science
History
Symmetry
A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
Mathematics
Science
Popular Science
How to Save the West
Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
Philosophy
Politics
History
How Change Happens
Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don't
Politics
Social Change
Sociology
Kybalion
A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
Philosophy
Spirituality
Occult
Uncontrolled Spread
Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic
Science
History
Health
Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
Business
Technology
History
Imagined Communities
Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
History
Politics
Sociology
After Steve
How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul
Business
Biography
Technology
The Dying Citizen
How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Joy of X
A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
Mathematics
Science
History
Blood and Oil
Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
Politics
History
Biography
From Fatwa to Jihad
Politics
Religion
History
Tearing Us Apart
How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing
Cultural
Politics
Philosophy
Fear
Trump in the White House
Politics
History
Biography
Bursts
The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do
Science
Psychology
Sociology
For Love of Country
Why I Left the Democratic Party
Politics
Biography
Memoir
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
Mathematics
Science
History
The Mobile Wave
How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything
Business
Technology
History
The Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
History
Politics
Political Science
Uncertainty
Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
Science
Physics
History
Hard Landing
The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos
Business
History
Aviation
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
In Cold Blood
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
What Went Wrong with Capitalism
Economics
History
Politics
Wired for Culture
Origins of the Human Social Mind
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Philosophy
History
Essays
Endurance
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
History
Adventure
Biography
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
History
Politics
Economics
Pendulum
How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future
History
Politics
Sociology
The Anthropocene Reviewed
Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
Essays
Memoir
History
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Science
Technology
Psychology
When the Money Runs Out
The End of Western Affluence
Economics
Business
Finance
Medici Money
Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
History
Italy
Economics
The House of Morgan
An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
History
Biography
Business
Beyond The Story
10-Year Record of BTS
Biography
Memoir
Music
How to Educate a Citizen
The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation
Education
Politics
History
Manias, Panics, and Crashes
A History of Financial Crises
Economics
Finance
History
A Secular Age
Philosophy
History
Theology
The Analects
Philosophy
Classics
China
The Worldly Philosophers
Economics
Philosophy
History