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 Evolution of Useful Things
How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
History
Science
Design
Money and Power
How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
Business
Finance
History
The Price of Admission
How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges -- and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Education
Politics
Sociology
Words on the Move
Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
Language
Linguistics
History
Dumbing Us Down
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
History of English literature
History
Literature
Literary Criticism
The Price of Civilization
Politics
Economics
History
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
Science
Religion
Philosophy
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
Politics
Psychology
History
The Geography of Genius
A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
History
Travel
Science
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
Politics
Psychology
Conspiracy Theories
The Race between Education and Technology
Economics
Education
History
Digital Empires
The Global Battle to Regulate Technology
Technology
Politics
Law
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It
History
Scotland
Philosophy
Justice and Remembrance
Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali
Islam
Religion
Spirituality
Nobody Knows My Name
Essays
Race
Classics
The Good Ancestor
A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking
Philosophy
History
Politics
Nation of Victims
Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Battle for Investment Survival
Finance
Business
Economics
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
A Memoir of the Holocaust
Holocaust
Memoir
History
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
Politics
Russia
History
Killing Hitler
The Plots, the Assassins, and the Dictator Who Cheated Death
History
World War II
Germany
The Diversity Illusion
What We Got Wrong About Immigration & How to Set It Right
Politics
Sociology
History
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
Science
History
Biology
Plunder
Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America
Economics
Business
Finance
Crashed
How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
Economics
History
Politics
The Big Switch
Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
Technology
Business
History
Breakout Nations
In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles
Economics
Business
Finance
The Art of Business Wars
Battle-Tested Lessons for Leaders and Entrepreneurs from History's Greatest Rivalries
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
The Next Decade
Where We've Been . . . and Where We're Going
Politics
History
Economics
The Physics of Wall Street
A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable
Economics
Finance
Science
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
Politics
Philosophy
History
A History of the Jews
History
Religion
Judaism
The Science of Yoga
The Risks and the Rewards
Science
Health
Fitness
White Tears/Brown Scars
How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Stories Are Weapons
Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
Politics
History
Psychology
Wild Faith
How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
Politics
Religion
History
To Infinity and Beyond
A Journey of Cosmic Discovery
Science
Space
Physics
صحيح البخاري
Islam
Religion
Philosophy
Deliver Me from Nowhere
The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Music
Biography
Music Biography
Undaunted Courage
The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
History
Biography
American History
Heroes
Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
Iran
A Modern History
History
Iran
Politics
What You Should Know About Politics...But Don't
A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues
Politics
History
Political Science
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
The Giant Killer
The shocking true story of a homeless war hero, hidden spy and his eterrnal vow to the woman he loved.
Military Fiction
History
Biography
Faking It
The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music
Music
History
Journalism
The Great Bridge
The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
History
American History
New York
To Dye For
How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick--and How We Can Fight Back
Fashion
Science
Health
A History of India, Vol. 1
From Origins to 1300
History
India
Indian Literature
