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
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement
A Radical Democratic Vision
History
Biography
Race
Amexica
War Along the Borderline
History
Crime
Politics
The Quakers
A Very Short Introduction
Religion
History
Christianity
Broad Band
The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
History
Science
Feminism
Un-Trumping America
A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Politics
History
American
Napoleon on Project Management
Timeless Lessons in Planning, Execution, and Leadership
Leadership
History
Business
The End of Race Politics
Arguments for a Colorblind America
Politics
Race
History
Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy
History
Religion
Aristotle’s Way
How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
Philosophy
Self Help
History
Attack from Within
How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
Politics
History
Sociology
Russian Roulette
The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
Politics
History
Russia
Models of My Life
Biography
Science
Philosophy
The JFK Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed
History
Politics
Biography
Ghostland
An American History in Haunted Places
History
Horror
Paranormal
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Sports
Football
Soccer
The Origins of Victory
How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers
Military Fiction
War
History
The Disappearance of Rituals
A Topology of the Present
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Boeing Versus Airbus
The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business
Aviation
Business
Economics
Mosquito
A Natural History of Our Most Persistent and Deadly Foe
Science
History
Biology
Pharma
Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
Business
Science
History
The Book on the Bookshelf
Books About Books
History
Microhistory
The Rules of Contagion
Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop
Science
Health
Medicine
Freak Kingdom
Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism
Biography
History
Politics
Under the Trestle
The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial.
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Fire in the Lake
The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam
History
War
Asia
Mother of Invention
How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men
Feminism
History
Economics
Deception
The Great Covid Cover-Up
Politics
History
Science
Europe
The Struggle for Supremacy from 1453 to the Present
History
European History
Politics
The Myth of the Strong Leader
Political Leadership in the Modern Age
Politics
Leadership
History
Crash Course
The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster
Business
History
Economics
Sons of Wichita
How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty
Biography
Politics
Business
Lincoln on Leadership for Today
Abraham Lincoln’s Approach to Twenty-First-Century Issues
Leadership
History
Politics
All The Young Men
Memoir
LGBT
History
International Relations
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
Orientalism
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Mexico Reader
History, Culture, Politics
History
Politics
Latin American History
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve
Economics
Banking
Finance
How to Have a Life
An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely
Philosophy
Classics
Personal Development
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900-50
History
American History
Economics
Shivaji
The Grand Rebel
History
Biography
India
An Alchemy of Mind
The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Sellout
How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System
Finance
Business
Economics
The Communist Manifesto
A Graphic Novel
Graphic Novels
Politics
Comics
To Risk It All
Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision
History
Military Fiction
Leadership
Fly Girls
How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
History
Biography
Aviation
Plutocrats
The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
Economics
Politics
Business
William Blake vs the World
Biography
Art
Poetry
Sisters in Law
How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World
History
Biography
Feminism
White Poverty
How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
Politics
History
Social Justice
The Dark Valley
A Panorama of the 1930s
History
European History
World History
