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
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1
The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
History
Medieval
Medieval History
Proof of Conspiracy
How Trump's International Collusion Is Threatening American Democracy
Politics
History
True Crime
Founding Brothers
The Revolutionary Generation
History
American History
Biography
Information Is Beautiful
Design
Reference
Science
J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker
Insight and Analysis into the Founder of Modern Finance and the American Banking System
Biography
History
Cyrus the Great
The Arts of Leadership and War
History
Biography
Leadership
A Short History of Financial Euphoria
Economics
Finance
History
Overbooked
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
Travel
Economics
Business
How to Be a Friend
An Ancient Guide to True Friendship
Philosophy
Classics
Friendship
Sand Talk
How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Philosophy
Indigenous
Australia
The Marwaris
From Jagat Seth to the Birlas
Business
History
India
1971
A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
History
Bangladesh
India
The Google Story
For Google's 10th Birthday
Business
Technology
Biography
Lying About Hitler
History, Holocaust, and the David Irving Trial
History
Holocaust
Politics
Saving Capitalism
For the Many, Not the Few
Economics
Politics
Business
Stolen Pride
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
Politics
Sociology
History
The Greater Journey
Americans in Paris
History
France
American History
Until We Are Free
My Fight for Human Rights in Iran
Iran
Memoir
Politics
The Origin of Wealth
Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics
Economics
History
Business
How to Save the West
Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
Philosophy
Politics
History
Plastic
A Toxic Love Story – An Engaging Analysis of Cultural Dependency and the Resulting Environmental Crisis
Science
Environment
History
Ten Drugs
How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
Science
History
Medicine
Secondhand Time
The Last of the Soviets
History
Russia
Politics
Brick by Brick
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Business
History
Biography
God's Bankers
A History of Money and Power at the Vatican
History
Religion
Politics
Treasure Islands
Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens
Economics
Finance
Politics
The House of Medici
Its Rise and Fall
History
Italy
Biography
Twelve Years a Slave
History
Classics
Biography
Command and Control
Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
History
Politics
Science
Mandela's Way
Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage
Biography
History
Self Help
Spycatcher
History
Espionage
Biography
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Science
History
Philosophy
Science Set Free
10 Paths to New Discovery
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Working
Researching, Interviewing, Writing
Writing
Memoir
Biography
Markets Never Forget (But People Do)
How Your Memory Is Costing You Money—and Why This Time Isn’t Different
Finance
Psychology
Economics
How to Be a Dictator
The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
History
Politics
Psychology
The Palestine Laboratory
How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
Politics
History
Middle East
Quantum
Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
Science
Physics
History
The Philosophy Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Philosophy
Reference
History
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
Islam
Philosophy
Religion
Public Relations
Psychology
Politics
Business
We Are Dancing for You
Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women’s Coming-of-Age Ceremonies
Indigenous
Feminism
History
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China
Economics
Politics
A Brief History of Earth
Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
Science
History
Geology
The Blood Telegram
Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide
History
Politics
India
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
The Tyranny of Good Intentions
How Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice
Politics
Law
History
Storm of Steel
History
War
Biography
Barbarians to Bureaucrats
Corporate Life Cycle Strategies
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
Seven Women
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
History
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