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
Leadership in War
Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History
History
Leadership
Biography
Conspiracy
Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue
Business
History
Politics
The Firm
The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business
Business
History
Economics
The Golden Age of Piracy
The Truth Behind Pirate Myths
History
Pirates
Research
The Occult
Occult
History
Philosophy
The Constitution of Liberty
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
House of Cards
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
Wireless Wars
China's Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We're Fighting Back
Technology
China
Politics
The Secret Teachers of the Western World
History
Occult
Philosophy
Google It
A History of Google
Business
History
Technology
A History of the World in 21 Women
A Personal Selection
History
Feminism
Biography
My Life And Work
Biography
Business
History
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
History
Politics
Asia
The Story of My Life
Biography
Memoir
History
Zealot
The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
History
Religion
Biography
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
Islam
Philosophy
Religion
The Pianist from Syria
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Music
The Obamas
Biography
Politics
History
There Was a Country
A Personal History of Biafra
History
Africa
Nigeria
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Berlin Wall
A World Divided, 1961-1989
History
Germany
Politics
The Splendid and the Vile
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
History
Biography
World War II
The Perennials
The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society
Sociology
Business
Society
Brunelleschi's Dome
How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
History
Art
Architecture
God's Bankers
A History of Money and Power at the Vatican
History
Religion
Politics
The New Human Rights Movement
Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Twelve Years a Slave
History
Classics
Biography
Insane
America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
Mental Health
Psychology
History
The Mis-Education of the Negro
History
Education
Race
Attention Factory
The Story of TikTok & China’s ByteDance
Business
Technology
China
Age of Revolutions
Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
History
Politics
World History
The Indifferent Stars Above
The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
History
Historical
Biography
Nisei Daughter
Memoir
History
Biography Memoir
New Cold Wars
China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
Politics
History
China
A Generation of Sociopaths
How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Politics
History
Sociology
7 Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
History
Christian
China's Economy
What Everyone Needs to Know
China
Economics
Politics
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
The Real Crash
Economics
Politics
Finance
Strange New World
How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
Philosophy
History
Christian
Superclass
The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
Politics
Economics
Business
Why Does the World Exist?
An Existential Detective Story
Philosophy
Science
Physics
Anne Frank
The Biography
Biography
History
Holocaust
Three Cups of Deceit
How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
Biography
History
Journalism
Children of Ash and Elm
A History of the Vikings
History
Medieval
European History
Consequences of Capitalism
Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance
Politics
Economics
History
The Path to Power
Biography
History
Politics
El Narco
Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
History
Crime
True Crime
Fear
Trump in the White House
Politics
History
Biography
The Lost World of Adam and Eve
Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate
Theology
Christian
Religion
