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
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
Politics
History
Political Science
Reality is Not What it Seems
The Journey to Quantum Gravity
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Helgoland
Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Philosophy
Science
Classics
Yes We (Still) Can
Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
Politics
Memoir
History
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Graphic Edition
Graphic Novels
History
Politics
How the World Ran Out of Everything
Inside the Global Supply Chain
Economics
Business
History
Investing
The Last Liberal Art
Finance
Business
Economics
How Economics Explains the World
A Short History of Humanity
Economics
History
Finance
Liquid Modernity
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
When the Clock Broke
Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
History
Politics
American History
The Devil at His Elbow
Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
True Crime
Crime
History
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
Politics
Economics
Political Science
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
History
Science
Physics
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
Psychology
Politics
History
The Spy and the Traitor
The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
History
Espionage
Biography
The Identity Trap
A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
The Particle at the End of the Universe
How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
Physics
Popular Science
History
Patriot
A Memoir
Memoir
Politics
Biography
The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
History
Politics
Asia
Government Gangsters
The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy
Politics
History
Government
The Anarchy
The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
History
India
Politics
Tesla
Man Out of Time
Biography
Science
History
Behind the Door
The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel
True Crime
Memoir
History
The World for Sale
Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
Business
Economics
Finance
A History of Modern Iran
History
Iran
Politics
The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Business
Answer to History
History
Politics
Biography
Soft Power
The Means to Success in World Politics
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
Shahnameh
The Persian Book of Kings
Poetry
Classics
History
History of Modern Art
Art
Art History
History
Persians
The Age of the Great Kings
History
Ancient History
Iran
Public Relations
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Psychology Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Psychology
Science
Reference
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Das Kapital
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
Lipstick Jihad
A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran
Memoir
Iran
Biography Memoir
توتالیتاریسم
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Shah
History
Iran
Biography
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Classics
Metaphysics
After the Prophet
The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
History
Religion
Islam
The Shia Revival
How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future
History
Islam
Religion
بیست و سه سال
۲۳ سال
Religion
History
Islam
Hành Trình Về Phương Đông
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
Conspirators' Hierarchy
The Story of the Committee of 300
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
John Adams
History
Biography
American History
MBS
The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
Biography
Politics
History
The Persian Expedition
History
Classics
Ancient History
Target Tehran
How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East
Israel
Iran
Politics
The Oil Kings
How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
History
Politics
Iran