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
Civic Ideals
Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History
History
Politics
American History
The Eurasian Century
Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World
History
Politics
Asia
City of Echoes
A New History of Rome, Its Popes, and Its People
History
Religion
Italy
Thermopylae
The Battle That Changed the World
History
Ancient History
Greece
The Nazi Doctors
Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide
History
Psychology
Holocaust
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals
Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future
Theology
Christian
History
Mortal Republic
How Rome Fell into Tyranny
History
Politics
Ancient History
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music
Music
History
Humor
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
History
Politics
Race
Democracy for Realists
Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Politics
Political Science
History
Rural Versus Urban
The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy
Politics
History
Sociology
Capital and Ideology
Economics
Politics
History
Railroaded
The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
History
American History
Economics
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913
History
American History
Race
How to Kill a Witch
The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
History
Feminism
Witches
When God Spoke Greek
The Septuagint and the Making of the Christian Bible
Religion
History
Theology
The Undertow
Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Politics
History
Religion
It's Even Worse Than It Looks
How the American Constitutional System Collided with the Politics of Extremism
Politics
History
Political Science
Vivre le stoïcisme aujourd'hui
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Crucifixion of the King of Glory
The Amazing History and Sublime Mystery of the Passion
Religion
Christianity
Theology
Weimar Republic
A Captivating Guide to German History between 1919 to 1933 and the Treaty of Versailles
History
Heretics and Heroes
How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World
History
Religion
Art
Changing How the World Does Business
FedEx's Incredible Journey to Success # The Inside Story
Business
Biography
History
The Mind Electric
A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
Science
Psychology
Medical
Empire of Cotton
A New History of Global Capitalism
History
Economics
World History
Red Summer
The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
History
American History
Race
Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens
Rhetoric, Ideology, and the Power of the People
History
Politics
Classics
Rise
In Defense of Judeo-Christian Values and Freedom
Politics
History
Christianity
Kaput
The End of the German Miracle
Economics
Politics
History
The Age of Abundance
How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture
Economics
History
Politics
Love & Whiskey
The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
History
Biography
Book Club
Lords of the Sea
The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy
History
Ancient History
Military History
Racial Innocence
Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality
Race
Social Justice
Latinx
The White House Is Burning
August 24, 1814
History
American History
Middle Grade
The Great Cosmic Mother
Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth
Spirituality
Feminism
Religion
John Paul the Great
Remembering a Spiritual Father
Biography
Catholic
Religion
This Vast Southern Empire
Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy
History
American History
Politics
The Triangle of Power
Rebalancing the New World Order
Politics
History
Economics
Iran's Grand Strategy
A Political History
History
Politics
Iran
Right-Wing Women
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
What I Saw at the Revolution
A Political Life in the Reagan Era
Politics
History
Biography
Bleu
Histoire d'une couleur
Art
History
Art History
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
Economics
Politics
History
The Road to Sparta
Retracing the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Foot Race
Sports
History
Memoir
West of Slavery
The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire
American History
History
American Civil War
The Instability of Truth
Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion
Psychology
History
Science
Ill Winds
Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency
Politics
History
International Relations
Twelve Caesars
Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
History
Art
Ancient History
Liberty and Coercion
The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present
History
Politics
American History
Nemesis
Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens
History
Biography
Ancient History
