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
If the Oceans Were Ink
An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran
Islam
Religion
Memoir
Universal Man
The Lives of John Maynard Keynes
Biography
Economics
History
Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
Business
Technology
History
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
How Music Got Free
The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
Music
History
Business
Just Mercy
Memoir
Social Justice
Race
The Dorito Effect
The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor
Food
Health
Science
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
History
World War II
Science
NeuroTribes
The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
Natural Born Heroes
How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
History
Sports
Health
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
Politics
Russia
History
Samurai Wisdom
Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture - Five Classic Texts on Bushido
Philosophy
History
Martial Arts
How Propaganda Works
Politics
Philosophy
History
Markets Never Forget (But People Do)
How Your Memory Is Costing You Money—and Why This Time Isn’t Different
Finance
Psychology
Economics
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Science
History
Philosophy
It IS About Islam
Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate (3)
Politics
History
Religion
Economics Rules
The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science
Economics
Business
Finance
Between the World and Me
Memoir
Race
History
Quarto de Despejo
Diário de Uma Favelada
Memoir
Biography
Brazil
At the Water's Edge
Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea
Science
Biology
Evolution
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
A Life in Physics
Science
Physics
Biography
Saving Capitalism
For the Many, Not the Few
Economics
Politics
Business
Capital Ideas
The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street
Finance
Economics
History
Coffee Life in Japan
Japan
Food
Urban Studies
Jesus, Interrupted
Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them
Religion
History
Christianity
The Lost Art of Dress
The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
History
Fashion
Sewing
Thomas Jefferson
The Art of Power
History
Biography
Presidents
Wizard
The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
Biography
Science
History
The Art of the Con
The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
Art
True Crime
History
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
China
Politics
History
The Inner History of Devices
History
Technology
Science
The Reactionary Mind
Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Subtle Body
The Story of Yoga in America
Spirituality
History
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
America's Bank
The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve
History
Economics
Finance
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
How to Win a Cosmic War
God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
Religion
Politics
History
The Travels of A T-Shirt in the Global Economy
An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
Economics
Business
Politics
What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character
Science
Biography
Physics
Killing the Host
How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy
Economics
Politics
History
The Only Game in Town
Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse
Economics
Finance
Business
Why Minsky Matters
An Introduction to the Work of a Maverick Economist
Economics
Finance
History
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed Up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, The America's Cup
Sports
Biography
Business
Anatomy of Love
A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Psychology
Science
Relationships
Food of the Gods
The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
Philosophy
History
Science
India Unbound
The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age
India
History
Economics
Evicted
Poverty and Profit in the American City
Sociology
Politics
Social Justice