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
Dedication and Leadership
Leadership
Politics
Christian
The Familial State
Ruling Families and Merchant Capitalism in Early Modern Europe
Sociology
History
European History
The Royalist Revolution
Monarchy and the American Founding
History
Politics
American History
Mapping the Darkness
The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep
Science
History
Health
Theologians You Should Know
An Introduction: From the Apostolic Fathers to the 21st Century
Christian
Theology
Biography
The Taste of Conquest
The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice
History
Food
Food History
The Deindustrialization of America
Plant Closings, Community Abandonment, and the Dismantling of Basic Industry
Economics
American History
History
Dividing Citizens
Gender and Federalism in New Deal Public Policy
History
The Struggle for India's Soul
Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy
India
History
Politics
Hunting the Caliphate
America's War on ISIS and the Dawn of the Strike Cell
Military History
History
Military Fiction
Gods and Robots
Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology
History
Technology
Science
Bonhoeffer on the Christian Life
From the Cross, for the World
Biography
Theology
Christian
A World Safe for Democracy
Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
Politics
International Relations
History
Through the Language Glass
Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
Linguistics
Language
Science
Wild Nights
How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World
History
Psychology
Science
Perfectly Legal
The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else
Politics
Economics
History
Streetwise
Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs
Business
Biography
Finance
The Latehomecomer
A Hmong Family Memoir
Memoir
Book Club
History
La Belle Époque
History
Scale and Scope
The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism
Economics
History
Business
October
The Story of the Russian Revolution
History
Politics
Russia
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Economics
History
Religion
Germany in the World
A Global History, 1500-2000
History
Germany
European History
How to Feed the World
The History and Future of Food
Science
Food
Economics
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 2
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
No One’s Coming
The Rogue Heroes Our Government Turns to When There’s Nowhere Else to Turn
History
Politics
Contemporary
The Hiding Place
The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
Biography
History
Christian
By Adam Fergusson
When Money Dies: The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany
History
Finance
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
Christian
Theology
Religion
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Philosophy
History
Biography
The Great Façade
The Regime of Novelty in the Catholic Church from Vatican II to the Francis Revolution
Catholic
Religion
History
They Call You Back
A Lost History, A Search, A Memoir
History
El infinito en un junco
La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
History
Books About Books
Spanish Literature
Einstein in Time and Space
A Life in 99 Particles
Biography
Science
History
Zbig
The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet
Biography
History
Politics
The Implosion of Contemporary Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
Truth Worth Telling
A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times
Memoir
Politics
History
Momentos estelares de la ciencia
Science
History
Essays
War and Society in Early Rome
From Warlords to Generals
History
Ancient History
Swole
The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle
Memoir
History
Sociology
Mad at the World
A Life of John Steinbeck
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
The New Road to Serfdom
A Letter of Warning to America
Politics
Economics
History
The Urge
Our History of Addiction
History
Psychology
Science
True Color
The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink
History
Science
Art
Maintenance of Everything
Part One
Philosophy
History
Technology
The Narnian
The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
Biography
Christian
Christianity
Capitalizing on Crisis
The Political Origins of the Rise of Finance
Economics
History
Politics
Thunder Dog
The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Animals
Dogs
Biography
Lights Out
A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
Politics
Science
Technology
Hard News
Twenty-one Brutal Months at The New York Times and How They Changed the American Media
Journalism
History
Business
