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
London Falling
A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
True Crime
Crime
History
Biblical Archaeology
A Very Short Introduction
History
Religion
Archaeology
A Protest History of the United States
History
Politics
American History
Madilog
Philosophy
History
Politics
Whiteness of a Different Color
European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race
History
Race
Sociology
Empires and Barbarians
The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
History
Ancient History
European History
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Gnosticism
From Nag Hammadi to the Gospel of Judas
Religion
History
Christianity
Hidden Hand
Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World
China
Politics
History
In Search of the Phoenicians
History
Ancient History
Middle East
Entitled
The Rise and Fall of the House of York
Biography
History
Royalty
Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution
History
American History
Politics
The Great Experiment
Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure
Politics
History
Philosophy
Homegrown
Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
History
True Crime
Politics
The Black Book of Communism
Crimes, Terror, Repression
History
Politics
Economics
On History
History
Philosophy
Essays
The Case Against Socialism
Politics
Economics
History
How to Become Famous
Lost Einsteins, Forgotten Superstars, and How the Beatles Came to Be
History
Celebrity
American Exceptionalism
A Double-Edged Sword
Politics
Sociology
American History
Truman by David McCullough
Biography
History
Presidents
The Return
Memoir
Biography
History
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
with Bede's Letter to Egbert and Cuthbert's Letter on the Death of Bede
History
Church History
Classics
The Frontiers of Knowledge
What We Know about Science, History and the Mind
Science
Philosophy
History
Copenhagen
Plays
Drama
Science
The Fall of Public Man
Sociology
Philosophy
History
The Victory Lab
The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns
Politics
Political Science
History
Winner-Take-All Politics
How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class
Politics
Economics
History
Cultural Backlash
Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism
Politics
Political Science
History
The Other Trail of Tears
The Removal of the Ohio Indians
History
Native American
Native Americans
Dark Wire
The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
True Crime
History
Crime
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West
A History of Enmity and Engagement
Middle East
History
Islam
Slouching Towards Utopia
An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
Economics
History
Politics
The Indispensable Enemy
Labor and the Anti-Chinese Movement in California
History
Labor
Race
American Therapy
The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States
Psychology
History
Psychological
Social Darwinism in American Thought
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Vanishing American Adult
Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance
Politics
Parenting
Education
Letters From Gaza
By the People, from the Year That Has Been
Poetry
Essays
Politics
The Nine
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Politics
History
Law
Concorde
The Rise and Fall of the Supersonic Airliner
Aviation
History
Science
Shadowplay
Behind the Lines and Under Fire: The Inside Story of Europe's Last War
History
Politics
Geography
Civilization on Trial
History
Philosophy
Religion
Dark Pools
The Rise of the Machine Traders and the Rigging of the U.S. Stock Market
Finance
Business
Economics
The Capital Order
How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
Economics
Politics
History
Great American Hypocrites
Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics
Politics
History
Government
Mexico
A 500-Year History
History
World History
Latin American History
A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives
History
Biography
Ancient History
Helen of Troy
Goddess, Princess, Whore
History
Mythology
Biography
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea
Why the Greeks Matter
History
Greece
Ancient History
Chaotic Neutral
How the Democrats Lost Their Soul in the Center
Politics
History
America's Social Arsonist
Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century
Labor
History
Politics
