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 Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
History
Ancient History
Greece
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror
Politics
History
United States
The Ancient Near East
A Very Short Introduction
History
Ancient History
Middle East
More from Less
The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources―and What Happens Next
Economics
Science
Environment
The Myth of Nations
The Medieval Origins of Europe
History
Medieval
Medieval History
It Was All a Lie
How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
Politics
History
American History
Young Man in a Hurry
A Memoir of Discovery
Memoir
Politics
Biography
One Nation, Uninsured
Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
Politics
History
Health Care
War, Peace, and Human Nature
The Convergence of Evolutionary and Cultural Views
Anthropology
History
Psychology
Eve Was Framed
Women and British Justice
Law
Feminism
Politics
Ancient Worlds
An Epic History of East and West
History
Ancient History
Classics
The Hell of Good Intentions
America's Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy
Politics
History
International Relations
War! What Is It Good For?
Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots
History
War
Military Fiction
Finks
How the CIA Tricked the World's Best Writers
History
Politics
American History
Slave Breeding
Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History
History
African American
American History
Panama Fever
The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-the Building of the Panama Canal
History
Science
Engineering
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Economics
Sociology
Politics
Why Leaders Lie
The Truth About Lying in International Politics
Politics
International Relations
History
Justice on the Brink
The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That Transformed the Supreme Court
Politics
History
Law
2020
One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed
History
Sociology
Politics
Mediocre
The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Feminism
Politics
History
The Ground Breaking
An American City and Its Search for Justice
History
Race
Social Justice
The Reactionary Spirit
How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World
Politics
History
Essays
Sweetness and Power
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
History
Anthropology
Food
The Conservative Sensibility
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Next American Nation
The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution
Politics
History
Cultural
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
History
Classics
Memoir
A Nation Without Borders
The United States and Its World in an Age of Civil Wars, 1830-1910
History
American History
Politics
Agent Garbo
The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-day
History
Biography
Espionage
Klan-destine Relationships
A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku Klux Klan
Memoir
History
Biography
Slavery's Constitution
From Revolution to Ratification
History
American History
Politics
David Bowie
A Life
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
The Visible Hand
The Managerial Revolution in American Business
History
Business
Economics
The Color of Welfare
How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty
Sociology
Politics
History
Bi
The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality
Queer
LGBT
History
The First Scientist
Anaximander and His Legacy
Science
History
Philosophy
The Death of Truth
Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
Politics
History
Philosophy
Partisans
The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s
Politics
History
American History
How to Lie with Maps
Geography
Maps
Cartography
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism
Politics
History
Political Science
Le suicide français
France
Politics
History
The Acquisitive Society
Economics
Sociology
Politics
The Destructionists
The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party
Politics
History
Current Affairs
Democracy
A Life
History
Politics
Philosophy
Negro League Baseball
The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution
Baseball
Sports
History
Jews vs. Rome
Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire
History
Ancient History
Jewish
Why the New Deal Matters
History
Politics
American History
The Great Risk Shift
The Assault on American Jobs, Families, Health Care, and Retirement--And How You Can Fight Back
Economics
Politics
History
White Borders
The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall
History
Politics
Race
The Plague of War
Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece
History
Greece
Ancient History
