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 We Eat
The Brave New World of Food and Drink
Food
Business
History
Symmetry
A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
Mathematics
Science
Popular Science
The Forgotten Man
A New History of the Great Depression
History
Economics
Politics
Eternity in Their Hearts
Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World
Christian
Theology
Christianity
Hi Honey, I'm Homo!
Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
LGBT
History
Queer
Like, Comment, Subscribe
How YouTube Drives Google's Dominance and Controls Our Culture
Business
Technology
History
Below Stairs
Memoir
History
Biography
The Science of Yoga
The Risks and the Rewards
Science
Health
Fitness
Operation Mincemeat
How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
History
World War II
War
Washington's Spies
The Story of America's First Spy Ring
History
American History
American Revolution
The Quest for Character
What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders
Philosophy
History
Leadership
Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
Business
Technology
History
Nelson Mandela
A Biography
Biography
Africa
History
When Markets Collide
Investment Strategies for the Age of Global Economic Change
Economics
Finance
Business
Rebel Sell
Why The Culture Can't Be Jammed
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
COVID-19
The Great Reset
Politics
Economics
History
Music
A Subversive History
Music
History
Art
Forgotten Continent
The Battle for Latin America's Soul
History
Politics
Latin American History
Gladys Aylward
The Little Woman
Biography
Christian
Christianity
Outgrowing God
A Beginner’s Guide
Religion
Science
Philosophy
Los cazadores de microbios
Science
History
Biology
The Right to Privacy
Law
Politics
History
Lombard Street
A Description of the Money Market
Economics
Finance
History
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice
Sports
Biography
Business
No Dream Is Too High
Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon
Biography
Space
Science
The Great Influenza
The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
History
Science
Medicine
The Intellectual Devotional
Modern Culture: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently with the Culturati
Reference
History
Trivia
The Almost Nearly Perfect People
Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
Travel
History
Politics
Making Globalization Work
Economics
Politics
Business
Liar's Poker
Business
Finance
Economics
How Music Got Free
The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
Music
History
Business
The Civilizing Process
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Driving Honda
Inside the World's Most Innovative Car Company
Business
Biography
History
In My Time
A Personal and Political Memoir
Biography
Politics
History
War Dogs
Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love
Animals
History
Dogs
Cassandra Speaks
When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
Feminism
History
Essays
The Age of Entitlement
America Since the Sixties
History
Politics
Cultural
Bad Gays
A Homosexual History
History
Queer
LGBT
The Human Story
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
How to Do the Right Thing
An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly
Philosophy
History
Classics
The Greatest
My Own Story
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
The Great Escape
A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America
History
Politics
Immigration
Butler
The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland
Politics
History
Crime
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Business
Finance
Economics
Strong Inside
Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
Sports
History
Biography
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
Mathematics
Science
History
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
History
True Crime
Politics
The Double Life of Pocahontas
History
Biography
Native American
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
Science
Physics
Astronomy
What is Hinduism?
A Guide for the Global Mind
Hinduism
History
India
