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
How the Irish Saved Civilization
The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
History
Ireland
Irish Literature
King John and the Road to Magna Carta
History
Biography
Medieval History
Until We Are Free
My Fight for Human Rights in Iran
Iran
Memoir
Politics
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
Writing
Language
Education
The Barefoot Lawyer
A Blind Man's Fight for Justice and Freedom in China
China
Memoir
Biography
The Craft Beer Revolution
How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World's Favorite Drink
Beer
Business
Brewing
Steve Jobs
Biography
Business
Technology
30-Second Psychology
The 50 Most Thought-Provoking Psychology Theories, Each Explained In Half A Minute
Psychology
Science
Reference
The American Presidency
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
American History
The Killing Zone
My Life in the Vietnam War
History
War
Military Fiction
Russia - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Travel
Russia
History
The Primal Prescription
Surviving The "Sick Care" Sinkhole
Health
Economics
Medicine
The Rape of the Mind
The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Geopolitics of Emotion
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Politics
Psychology
Political Science
The Evolution of Useful Things
How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
History
Science
Design
The Road Taken
The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
History
Engineering
Economics
The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
Education
Philosophy
Teaching
England's Mistress
The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
Biography
History
British Literature
John D. Rockefeller on Making Money
Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth
Business
Biography
Finance
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
Philosophy
Politics
History
America's Original Sin
Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
Race
History
Anti Racist
The Social Sex
A History of Female Friendship
History
Feminism
Womens
The Economics of Innocent Fraud
Truth for Our Time
Economics
Politics
Business
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
Economics
History
Business
What Happened
Politics
Memoir
Biography
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
The Four
The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Business
Technology
Economics
Spies in the Family
An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War
History
Memoir
Espionage
WTF?
What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us
Business
Technology
Economics
The Predators' Ball
The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders
Business
Finance
History
The New Human Rights Movement
Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Square and the Tower
Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
History
Politics
Economics
Kids These Days
Human Capital and the Making of Millennials
Economics
Sociology
Politics
Capitalism without Capital
The Rise of the Intangible Economy
Economics
Business
Finance
Terror, Love and Brainwashing
Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems
Psychology
Cults
Politics
How Democracies Die
What History Reveals About Our Future
Politics
History
Political Science
In Search of Time
The Science of a Curious Dimension
Science
Philosophy
Physics
A More Beautiful and Terrible History
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
History
Race
Politics
To Pixar and Beyond
My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History
Business
Biography
Memoir
The Billionaire's Apprentice
The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund
Business
Finance
Economics
The Enlightenment
A Very Short Introduction
History
Philosophy
Religion
A Natural History of Human Thinking
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Science
Philosophy
History
Breakout Nations
In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles
Economics
Business
Finance
Dressed Up for a Riot
Misadventures in Putin's Moscow
Russia
Memoir
Politics
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
Or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails
Economics
Politics
History
Meditations
Philosophy
History
Self Help
Fooling Some of the People All of the Time, A Long Short (and Now Complete) Story, Updated with New Epilogue
Finance
Business
Economics
The Hypomanic Edge
The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot of) Success in America
Business
Psychology
Self Help
The Choice
Embrace the Possible
Memoir
Psychology
Biography