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
Glimpses of World History
History
India
World History
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Atlantis
The Antediluvian World
History
Mythology
Classics
Khomeinism
Essays on the Islamic Republic
Iran
History
Politics
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Music
Feminism
History
The Predators' Ball
The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders
Business
Finance
History
A History of Bangladesh
History
Bangladesh
Asia
Ten Days in a Mad-House
History
Classics
Psychology
Against Intellectual Monopoly
Economics
Law
Politics
The World Atlas of Coffee
From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed
Food
Cooking
History
In the Plex
How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Business
Technology
History
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Biography
History
Autobiography
Hiroshima
History
War
Classics
The Robber Barons
History
Business
American History
Against the Grain
A Deep History of the Earliest States
History
Anthropology
Politics
Stocks for the Long Run
The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns and Long-Term Investment Strategies
Finance
Business
Economics
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Science
Philosophy
History
1929
Inside the Greatest Crash in History--and How It Shattered a Nation
History
Economics
Finance
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Philosophy
History
Theory
Jesus, Interrupted
Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them
Religion
History
Christianity
Softwar
An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle
Biography
Business
Technology
The Art of Power
My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Politics
Memoir
Biography
Infantry Attacks
History
Military Fiction
War
On Democracies and Death Cults
Israel and the Future of Civilization
Politics
History
Israel
Hard Drive
Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
Biography
Business
Technology
How to Live
A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Philosophy
Biography
History
Warriors Don't Cry
A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
History
Memoir
School
The Bomber Mafia
A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
History
War
World War II
The Essential Confucius
Philosophy
Religion
History
Existentialism
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Reference
Turtles All The Way Down
Vaccine Science and Myth
Health
Science
Vaccines
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
History
Anthropology
Science
Bangladesh
A Legacy of Blood
History
Bangladesh
Politics
American Sniper
The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
Biography
Military Fiction
History
The Origins of Virtue
Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Free
A Child and a Country at the End of History
Memoir
History
Biography
Life and Death in Shanghai
China
History
Memoir
Our Dollar, Your Problem
An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead
Economics
Finance
History
Inside the House of Money
Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets
Finance
Business
Economics
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century - Graphic Edition
History
Graphic Novels
Politics
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
Psychology
Politics
History
The Road to Mecca
Islam
Religion
Biography
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
History
China
Military Fiction
The Shia Revival
How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future
History
Religion
Islam
Philosophy of Science
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Science
History
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Philosophical Fragments
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
The Oil Kings
How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
History
Politics
Iran
Ibn Khaldun
An Intellectual Biography
History
Biography
Philosophy
The World As It Is
Inside the Obama White House
Politics
Memoir
History
The Culture of Fear
Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
Sociology
Politics
Psychology
