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
The Hidden Pleasures of Life
A New Way of Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Transaction Man
The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
History
Economics
Business
Good Book
The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible
Religion
Humor
History
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1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations)] [Author: Ervand Abrahamian] published on
History
Iran
Middle East
Fight Oligarchy
Politics
History
Economics
Crossroads
The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
Music
Biography
History
The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon
Biography
Christian
Theology
Longshot
The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Science
Medicine
Medical
Except for Palestine
The Limits of Progressive Politics
Politics
History
Social Justice
Shopping for Bombs
Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the A.Q. Khan Network
Politics
History
Asia
Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution
History
Economics
The Ten Books on Architecture
Architecture
Art
History
Great World Religions
Islam
Religion
History
Islam
Trail of Tears
The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
History
Native American
American History
A Concise History of the Middle East
History
Middle East
Religion
Demopolis
Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice
Politics
Philosophy
History
LET IT GO
The Entrepreneur Turned Ardent Philanthropist
Biography
Business
Memoir
The Control Revolution
Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society
History
Technology
Economics
No One Cares About Crazy People
The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America
Psychology
Mental Health
History
Beyond the Robot
The Life and Work of Colin Wilson
Biography
Philosophy
Psychology
Tits Up
What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts
Feminism
Science
History
Slavery by Another Name
The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
History
Race
Politics
The Triumph of Doubt
Dark Money and the Science of Deception
Science
Politics
History
Sound Within Sound
Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century
Music
History
Cultural
1494
How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half
History
Spain
Politics
Is Jesus History?
Christian
History
Faith
Buckley
The Life and the Revolution That Changed America
Biography
History
Politics
The Origins of the Urban Crisis
Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit
History
Race
Politics
Culture and Resistance
Conversations with Edward W. Said
History
Politics
Cultural
Owning the Sun
A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines
History
Science
Politics
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst
A True Story of Inside Information and Corruption in the Stock Market
Finance
Business
Economics
Our Noise
The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small
Music
Biography
History
The Secret Token
Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke
History
American History
Mystery
Industry and Empire
The Birth of the Industrial Revolution
History
Economics
European History
The Archaic Revival
Philosophy
Psychology
Spirituality
The Great Derangement
Climate Change and the Unthinkable
Climate Change
Environment
Science
The Mass Psychology of Fascism
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Anglo Files
A Field Guide to the English
Travel
Humor
British Literature
From Babylon to Timbuktu
History
Religion
Africa
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
Politics
Philosophy
History
Wittgenstein
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Almightier
How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin
History
Finance
Business
The Double Helix
Science
Biology
History
Foot Soldier of the Constitution
A Memoir
Memoir
History
The Imagineers of War
The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World
History
Science
War
The Plantagenets
The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
History
Medieval
Historical
The Forest People
Anthropology
Africa
Ethnography
The Age of Reason
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
Hellhound on His Trail
The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
History
True Crime
Biography
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
History
Indigenous
Social Justice
