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
Shivaji
The Grand Rebel
History
Biography
India
Lincoln on Leadership for Today
Abraham Lincoln's Approach to Twenty-First Century Issues
Leadership
History
Politics
The Lost Bank
The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History
Business
History
Finance
Where the Water Goes
Life and Death Along the Colorado River
Science
Environment
Nature
Steal This Book
Politics
History
Philosophy
A Brief History Of Bali
Piracy, Slavery, Opium and Guns: The Story of an Island Paradise
History
If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable
Technology
History
Finnish Literature
Last Harvest
The Fight to Save the World’s Most Endangered Foods
Food
Science
History
Barbarians Led by Bill Gates
Business
History
Computers
The New Vichy Syndrome
Why European Intellectuals Surrender to Barbarism
Politics
History
Cultural
What Can Aristotle Do For You?
Twelve Lessons From the Greatest Thinker of All Time
Philosophy
Self Help
History
The Dark Valley
A Panorama of the 1930s
History
European History
World History
Butler to the World
How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals
Politics
History
Economics
India Is Broken
A People Betrayed, Independence to Today
India
History
Politics
The World According to Cunk
An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever
History
Humor
Comedy
Ghost Hunters
William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death
History
Science
Paranormal
Enemy of All Mankind
A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
History
Pirates
True Crime
Prophet's Prey
My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
True Crime
Religion
Cults
How Infrastructure Works
Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
Science
Technology
Economics
Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance
Finance
Economics
Biography
The Ultimate Evil
True Crime
Crime
History
The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Business
Sons of Wichita
How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty
Biography
Politics
Business
Propaganda and the Public Mind
Politics
History
Philosophy
You Belong to the Universe
Buckminster Fuller and the Future
Biography
Science
History
The Craft Beer Revolution
How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World's Favorite Drink
Beer
Business
Brewing
What Evolution Is
Science
Evolution
Biology
A State of Fear
how the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Politics
Psychology
History
Perfecting Sound Forever
An Aural History of Recorded Music
Music
History
Technology
La conspiración de Cristo
Religion
History
Christianity
Over the Edge
The True Story of Four American Climbers' Kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia
Adventure
Climbing
Travel
Democracy at Work
A Cure for Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Plane That Wasn't There
Why We Haven't Found Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
History
True Crime
Aviation
Tupaia
Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator
History
Biography
Travel
The 9.9 Percent
The New Aristocracy That Is Entrenching Inequality and Warping Our Culture
Politics
Economics
Sociology
The Book on the Bookshelf
Books About Books
History
Microhistory
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
Why Americans Vote the Way They Do
Politics
Political Science
History
Tide of War
The Impact of Weather on Warfare
History
Booster Shots
The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health
Science
Medical
History
New Abnormal
The Rise of the Biomedical Security State
Health
Politics
Science
In the Enemy's House
The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies
History
Espionage
Russia
In Service of the Republic
The Art and Science of Economic Policy
Economics
India
Politics
The Future of Violence
Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones: Confronting A New Age of Threat
Politics
Technology
Military Fiction
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Monk as Man
The Unknown Life of Swami Vivekananda
Biography
Spirituality
India
House of Trump, House of Putin
The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia
Politics
History
Russia
Amexica
War Along the Borderline
Crime
Politics
History
Beyond Fundamentalism
Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
Religion
Politics
History
Neutrino
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Conversations with RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
Biography
History
Politics
