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 Diversity Illusion
What We Got Wrong About Immigration & How to Set It Right
Politics
Sociology
History
Business adventures
Business
Finance
Economics
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The First Family Detail
Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents
History
Politics
Presidents
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking
A Memoir of Food and Longing
Memoir
Food
Russia
Driving Honda
Inside the World's Most Innovative Car Company
Business
Biography
History
Ignorance
How it drives science
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
World Order
Politics
History
International Relations
Hard Choices
Politics
Biography
Memoir
McDonald's
Behind The Arches
Business
Biography
History
The Mystery of Capital
Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
Economics
Politics
History
Benjamin Graham
The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street
Finance
Biography
Business
How We Got to Now
Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
History
Science
Technology
Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
Business
Technology
History
The Innovators
How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
History
Biography
Business
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
Philosophy
Economics
Self Help
Scandals of Classic Hollywood
Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema
History
Film
Biography
Ada's Algorithm
How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age
Biography
History
Science
Discourses and Selected Writings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
Sam Walton
Made In America
Business
Biography
Autobiography
The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Science
History
Genetics
Leadership
Leadership
History
Business
Why Most Things Fail
Evolution, Extinction and Economics
Economics
Business
Science
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
Politics
Psychology
Conspiracy Theories
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
History
Psychology
Philosophy
The Quest for a Moral Compass
A Global History of Ethics
Philosophy
History
Religion
Diplomacy
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
Political Science
Killing Hitler
The Plots, the Assassins, and the Dictator Who Cheated Death
History
World War II
Germany
The Great Agnostic
Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought
History
Biography
Religion
Bowling Alone
The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Sociology
Politics
History
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Business
History
Science
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
History
Religion
Catholic
The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
War Dogs
Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love
Animals
History
Dogs
Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
Feminism
History
Gender
The Two Cultures
Science
Philosophy
History
The Big Truck that Went By
How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
History
Politics
International Development
The Future of Violence
Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones: Confronting A New Age of Threat
Politics
Technology
Military Fiction
القانون في الطب
Science
Medicine
Philosophy
The Singapore Story
Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
Biography
History
Politics
Irrational Exuberance
Economics
Finance
Business
A Life Worth Living
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
Philosophy
Biography
France
Everyone Is African
How Science Explodes the Myth of Race
Science
Race
History
In Defense of a Liberal Education
Education
Philosophy
Politics
Blueprint for Revolution
How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
Politics
Activism
History
Cooked
A Natural History of Transformation
Food
Cooking
Science
50 People Every Christian Should Know
Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith
Biography
Christian
History
The Accidental President of Brazil
A Memoir
History
Brazil
Biography
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
Holocaust
History
Memoir
Girls Who Rocked The World
Heroines From Anne Frank to Natalie Portman
Biography
History
Feminism