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
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1
The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
History
Medieval
Medieval History
The Fire Next Time
Classics
Essays
Race
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Philosophy
History
Theory
The Science Delusion
Freeing the Spirit of Enquiry
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Universe Within
Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People
Science
Biology
Evolution
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
History
American History
Anthropology
Zealot
The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
History
Religion
Biography
How Asia Works
Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
Economics
Business
History
Brick by Brick
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Business
History
Biography
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
Science
History
Physics
The Third Chimpanzee
The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Science
History
Anthropology
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
Science
Health
Biology
The Body Project
An Intimate History of American Girls
Feminism
History
Sociology
The DAO of Capital
Austrian Investing in a Distorted World
Economics
Finance
Business
The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Life and Times of America's Banana King
Biography
History
Business
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Finance
Business
Economics
The New Geography of Jobs
Economics
Business
Politics
Babel No More
The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
From Dictatorship to Democracy
Politics
History
Philosophy
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
History
Politics
Military Fiction
Bad Samaritans
The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
The Arab Uprising
The Wave of Protest that Toppled the Status Quo and the Struggle for a New Middle East
Politics
History
Unfinished
Occupy
Politics
Philosophy
History
Chaos
Making a New Science
Science
Physics
Mathematics
Twilight of the Elites
America After Meritocracy
Politics
Economics
History
The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Who Stole the American Dream?
Politics
Economics
History
The Battle for God
Religion
History
Philosophy
Prophet's Prey
My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
True Crime
Religion
Cults
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
Economics
History
Politics
A Conflict of Visions
Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Liar's Poker
Business
Finance
Economics
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
Cities of God
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
History
Religion
Church History
George Washington's Secret Six
The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
History
American History
American Revolution
I Am Malala
The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Biography
Memoir
Feminism
The Map and the Territory
Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting
Economics
Business
Finance
Mandela's Way
Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage
Biography
History
Self Help
What Happened to Goldman Sachs
An Insider's Story of Organizational Drift and Its Unintended Consequences
Business
Finance
History
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It
History
Scotland
Philosophy
The Harvard Psychedelic Club
How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America
History
Psychology
Biography
The Master Switch
The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
History
Technology
Business
The Feminine Mystique
Feminism
Classics
History
The Real Mad Men
The Remarkable True Story of Madison Avenue's Golden Age
History
Business
Biography
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
The Poisoner's Handbook
Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
History
Science
True Crime
Why Civil Resistance Works
The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Politics
History
Activism
Against the Gods
The Remarkable Story of Risk
Finance
History
Business