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 Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
History
Politics
Political Science
Narrative Economics
How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events
Economics
Finance
Business
The Art of Making Money
The Story of a Master Counterfeiter
True Crime
Crime
Biography
From Plassey to Partition
A History of Modern India
History
India
Academics
Black Wave
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
History
Politics
Iran
The Warrior Ethos
Military Fiction
Philosophy
History
Moral Politics
How Liberals and Conservatives Think
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Complete Chanakya Neeti
Self Help
Philosophy
History
How the World Really Works
A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
Science
History
Economics
Lives of the Stoics
The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
History
Biography
Custodians of Wonder
Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive
History
Travel
Sociology
Wealth, Poverty and Politics
An International Perspective
Economics
Politics
History
From Dictatorship to Democracy
Politics
History
Philosophy
How the World Ran Out of Everything
Inside the Global Supply Chain
Economics
Business
History
The Divide
A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
Economics
Politics
History
Political Ideologies
An Introduction
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
The Demon of Unrest
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
History
Civil War
Politics
The Airbnb Story
How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy
Business
Biography
Entrepreneurship
How to Be an Antiracist
Race
Social Justice
Politics
The Code Book
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Science
History
Mathematics
Geopolitics
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
Geography
The Conquest of Bread
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Hijacking Bitcoin
The Hidden History of BTC
Economics
History
Technology
The Man Who Knew Infinity
A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
Biography
Mathematics
Science
Killing Hope
U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II
History
Politics
War
Unknown Market Wizards
The Best Traders You've Never Heard of
Finance
Business
Economics
Tyranny of the Minority
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
Politics
History
Political Science
The Myth of Male Power
Psychology
Politics
Feminism
An Ordinary Man
An Autobiography
Africa
Biography
History
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
Economics
History
Politics
The Secret History of the World
History
Philosophy
Religion
Collective Illusions
Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
Psychology
Science
Self Help
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
The Art of War/The Prince
Philosophy
Classics
History
Mexico
Biography of Power
History
Politics
Biography
Gandhi
An Autobiography
Biography
History
Autobiography
Rules for Radicals
A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
Politics
Philosophy
Activism
More Money Than God
Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
Finance
Business
Economics
The Man Who Broke Capitalism
How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America―and How to Undo His Legacy
Business
Economics
Biography
When McKinsey Comes to Town
Business
Politics
History
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
Finance
Business
Economics
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Politics
History
International Relations
The Secret Life of Groceries
The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
Food
Business
History
Money
The True Story of a Made-Up Thing
Economics
History
Finance
Humble Pi
A Comedy of Maths Errors
Science
Mathematics
Humor
Notes on Nursing
What It Is, and What It Is Not
Nursing
History
Classics
Civilized to Death
What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
Adventure
India
History
Alexander Hamilton
History
Biography
American History
Why Bharat Matters
India
Politics
History
