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
Grinding It Out
The Making of McDonald's
Business
Biography
Entrepreneurship
The World As It Is
A Memoir of the Obama White House
Politics
Memoir
History
Divided
Why We're Living in an Age of Walls
Politics
History
Geography
Cities of God
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
History
Religion
Church History
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
History
Politics
Middle East
Valley of Genius
The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley
History
Technology
Business
Inside the House of Money
Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets
Finance
Business
Economics
Freefall
America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
Economics
Politics
Finance
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Business
History
Science
The Revolution Betrayed
History
Politics
Philosophy
Utopia for Realists
The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors
History
Classics
Psychology
Freedom from Fear
The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
History
American History
Politics
War as I Knew It
History
Biography
Military Fiction
Applied Economics
Thinking Beyond Stage One
Economics
Politics
Business
Power Play
Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
Business
Biography
Technology
War on Peace
The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
Politics
History
War
Escape from Evil
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
Psychology
Politics
History
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Blood and Oil
Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
Politics
History
Middle East
How to Think Like Socrates
Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Suicide of a Superpower
Will America Survive to 2025?
Politics
History
Cultural
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra
Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid
Politics
History
India
The Vital Question
Why is life the way it is?
Science
Biology
Evolution
Phenomenology of Spirit
Philosophy
Classics
Theory
The Long Walk
The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
History
Adventure
Biography
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Lenin
A Biography
History
Biography
Russia
In Search of Sisterhood
Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement
History
Feminism
The Grift
The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
Politics
History
Race
Madame Blavatsky
The Mother of Modern Spirituality
Occult
Biography
History
Call Sign Chaos
Learning to Lead
Leadership
Military Fiction
Biography
In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
History
Book Club
World War II
A Short History of Myth
History
Mythology
Religion
The Art of Power
My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Politics
Memoir
Biography
Lawless
How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
Politics
Law
History
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
MBS
The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
Biography
Middle East
Politics
The Bond King
How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All
Finance
Business
Biography
The Visionaries
Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times
Philosophy
History
Biography
Money
A Story of Humanity
History
Economics
Finance
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
History
Politics
War
Hard Choices
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
A modern-day interpretation of an economic classic
Economics
History
Boyd
The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Biography
History
Military Fiction
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
History
Military Fiction
War
