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
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Politics
Race
Mutual Aid
A Factor of Evolution
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
Kybalion
A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
Philosophy
Spirituality
Occult
Discipline and Punish
The Birth of the Prison
Philosophy
History
Sociology
The Book of Five Rings
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Dictator's Handbook
Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics
Politics
History
Philosophy
Dead Aid
Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
Economics
Africa
Politics
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Emperor's Handbook
A New Translation of The Meditations
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Silk Roads
A New History of the World
History
Politics
World History
Sex at Dawn
The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
Science
History
Sexuality
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Philosophy
Occult
Religion
The Making of Asian America
A History
History
Race
Asian American
Leadership
Leadership
History
Business
Beyond Good and Evil
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
The Small and the Mighty
Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
History
Book Club
Biography
The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
History
Politics
Race
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
Biography
History
American History
Normal Accidents
Living with High-Risk Technologies
Science
Engineering
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Consolations of Philosophy
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Why Civil Resistance Works
The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Politics
History
Activism
Anatomy of Love
A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Psychology
Science
Relationships
The Nicomachean Ethics
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Anatomy of Motive
The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores The Key To Understanding And Catching Violent Criminals
True Crime
Psychology
Crime
Technopoly
The Surrender of Culture to Technology
Technology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Franklin Scandal
A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal
History
True Crime
Conspiracy Theories
Transforming Mission
Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission
Theology
Christian
Christianity
Hagakure
The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai
Philosophy
History
Japan
The Ascent of Money
A Financial History of the World: 10th Anniversary Edition
History
Economics
Finance
Why I Am An Atheist
An Autobiographical Discourse
History
Philosophy
India
The Great Divergence
China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
History
Economics
China
The Lessons of History
History
Philosophy
Politics
When Prophecy Fails
A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World
Psychology
Religion
Sociology
A Man for All Markets
From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
Finance
Biography
Business
Islam
A Short History
History
Religion
Islam
The End of History and the Last Man
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Science
Book Club
History
The Arthashastra
Philosophy
Politics
History
Adaptive Markets
Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought
Economics
Finance
Business
The Deficit Myth
Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
Economics
Politics
Finance
Bushido
The Spirit of the Samurai
Philosophy
Japan
History
The Entrepreneurial State
Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
Economics
Politics
Business
Strategy
A History
History
Business
Politics
Irrational Exuberance
Economics
Finance
Business
Homo Sacer
Sovereign Power and Bare Life
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
Business
Economics
Finance
The Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
Science
Philosophy
Religion
Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited
Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump
Economics
Politics
History
