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
Building a Better Teacher
How Teaching Works
Education
Teaching
Parenting
Evolution
The Triumph of an Idea
Science
Evolution
Biology
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Science
History
Psychology
The Golden Ratio
The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number
Science
Mathematics
History
Three Cups of Deceit
How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
Biography
History
Journalism
The Road to Ruin
The Global Elites' Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Business
The Devil in the White City
History
True Crime
Crime
Emile, or On Education
Philosophy
Classics
France
Riddles in Hinduism
The Annotated Critical Selection
Religion
India
History
The Lost History of Liberalism
From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Pattern Seekers
How Autism Drives Human Invention
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
Science
Physics
Space
The Least of All Possible Evils
Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Day We Found the Universe
Science
History
Astronomy
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Dispatches from Planet 3
Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond
Science
Astronomy
History
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
History
Politics
Biography
We Two
Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
History
Biography
British Literature
Hijacking Bitcoin
The Hidden History of BTC
Economics
Technology
Finance
Persian Fire
The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
History
Ancient History
Ancient
Hume
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
Religion
Counsels and Maxims
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Math and the Mona Lisa
Science
History
Mathematics
Butler to the World
How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything
Politics
History
Economics
Mathematics
A Very Short Introduction
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
Economics
Politics
History
To Explain the World
The Discovery of Modern Science
Science
History
Physics
To Dye For
How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick — and How We Can Fight Back
Fashion
Science
Health
Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
The Return of Great Powers
Russia, China, and the Next World War
Politics
History
China
Genesis
Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Medieval Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Reference
Philosophy in the Modern World
Philosophy
History
Reference
Hit Men
Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business
Music
History
Business
Modern Times
The World from the Twenties to the Nineties
History
Politics
World History
Socrates
A Man for Our Times
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Dancing Universe
From Creation Myths to the Big Bang
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Island of Knowledge
The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
Philosophy
Classics
18th Century
Opus
The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church
History
Politics
Religion
Khomeinism
Essays on the Islamic Republic
Iran
History
Politics
A Sense of the Mysterious
Science and the Human Spirit
Science
Philosophy
Essays
A Century of War
Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order
Politics
History
Economics
Monopoly Capital
An Essay on the American Economic and Social Order
Economics
Politics
History
The Money Kings
The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America
History
Biography
Business
Red Skin, White Masks
Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
Indigenous
Politics
History
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
Theology
History
Religion
The Lost World of Adam and Eve
Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate
Theology
Christian
Religion
The Nvidia Way
Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant
Business
Technology
Biography