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
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
Science
Philosophy
Essays
The Song Machine
Inside the Hit Factory
Music
History
Business
ارابه خدایان
History
Science
Aliens
Conquests and Cultures
An International History
History
Economics
Politics
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
History
Politics
Asia
How Music Works
Music
History
Art
The Indifferent Stars Above
The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
History
Historical
Biography
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana
History
Drugs
Politics
A Childhood
The Biography of a Place
Memoir
Biography
Southern
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Reference
Asia's Cauldron
The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
History
Politics
China
Why Does the World Exist?
One Man's Quest for the Big Answer
Philosophy
Science
Physics
How Countries Go Broke
The Big Cycle
Economics
Finance
Business
A Natural History of Human Thinking
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Government Gangsters
The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy
Politics
History
Government
Three Cups of Deceit
How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
Biography
History
Journalism
The Story of My Life
Biography
Classics
Memoir
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
Hollywood Babylon
Film
History
Biography
Personal History
A Memoir
Biography
Memoir
History
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
Economics
History
Business
Kingpin
How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Biography
Technology
True Crime
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Science
Technology
Psychology
The Polymath
A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
History
Biography
Science
The Servile State
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
True Style
The History and Principles of Classic Menswear
Fashion
History
Design
Architects of Intelligence
The truth about AI from the people building it
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
History
Biography
Middle Grade
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
The White Man's Burden
Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
Economics
Politics
History
A Doctor in the House
The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
Biography
Politics
History
LeBron, Inc.
The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
Sports
Biography
Basketball
Ubiquity
Why Catastrophes Happen
Science
History
Economics
Fear
Trump in the White House
Politics
History
Biography
Orientalism
History
Philosophy
Politics
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...
Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Philosophy
Humor
Comedy
New Cold Wars
China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
Politics
History
China
Strange New World
How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
Philosophy
Christian
History
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III
The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
History
Medieval History
Medieval
Central America's Forgotten History
Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
History
Politics
Immigration
What Happened
Politics
Memoir
Biography
The Berlin Wall
August 13, 1961 - November 9, 1989
History
Germany
Politics
The Path to Power
Biography
History
Politics
After Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Nazis
A Warning from History
History
World War II
War
The Real Crash
Economics
Politics
Finance
Extra Life
A Short History of Living Longer
Science
History
Health
Hegel
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Biography
The Dying Citizen
How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
Politics
History
Philosophy
How to Stop Fascism
History, Ideology, Resistance
Politics
History
Current Affairs
