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
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds
How William James Can Save Your Life
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Devil's Playbook
Big Tobacco, Juul, and the Addiction of a New Generation
Business
Health
Science
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
History
World War II
Politics
Attack and Die
Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage
Civil War
History
American Civil War
Zoned in the USA
The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation
Urban Planning
Urbanism
History
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
Eastward to Tartary
Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
Travel
History
Politics
Steal This Book
Politics
History
Philosophy
Uncharted
How to Map the Future
Business
Psychology
Science
Arithmetic
Mathematics
Science
Education
Five Days at Memorial
Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
History
Medicine
Medical
Davos Man
How the Billionaires Devoured the World
Politics
Economics
Business
Empire of Debt
The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Politics
The Road to Little Dribbling
Adventures of an American in Britain
Travel
Humor
Memoir
Crisis and Command
A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush
History
Politics
Presidents
Behind the Green Mask
Politics
Conspiracy Theories
History
100 Million Years of Food
Food
History
Health
The Muslims are Coming!
Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror
Politics
Islam
Religion
Prophet's Prey
My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
True Crime
Religion
Cults
George Washington
Biography
History
Presidents
Democracy at Work
A Cure for Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
It's Good to Be Queen
Becoming as Bold, Gracious, and Wise as the Queen of Sheba
Christian
Faith
Christian Non Fiction
Vanishing Frontiers
The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Politics
Business
History
Over the Edge
The True Story of Four American Climbers' Kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia
Adventure
Climbing
Travel
What Would the Great Economists Do?
How Twelve Brilliant Minds Would Solve Today's Biggest Problems
Economics
History
Business
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
Books About Books
True Crime
Biography
The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged)
Adventures in Math and Science
Science
Mathematics
History
A People’s History of Computing in the United States
History
Technology
Computer Science
The Republic of Tea
The Story of the Creation of a Business, as Told Through the Personal Letters of Its Founders
Business
Entrepreneurship
Biography
When a Killer Calls
True Crime
Crime
History
On Fascism
History
Politics
Race
Breaking Bread with the Dead
A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind
Books About Books
Philosophy
Essays
Meltdown
A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and the Government Bailout Will Make Things Worse
Economics
Politics
History
New Abnormal
The Rise of the Biomedical Security State
Politics
Health
Medical
Exploring Happiness
From Aristotle to Brain Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Excellent Daughters
The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are Transforming the Arab World
Feminism
Politics
History
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Politics
History
Economics
In the Presence of My Enemies
Biography
Christian
Memoir
Tupaia
Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator
History
Biography
Travel
The essential Colin Wilson
Philosophy
Paranormal
Psychology
Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles
India through 50 Years of Advertising
India
Business
History
The Case for Trump
Politics
History
Biography
Catch a Wave
The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
When the Money Runs Out
The End of Western Affluence
Economics
Business
Finance
Seven More Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
Christian
History
Coming Into the Country
Travel
Nature
History
The Inevitability of Tragedy
Henry Kissinger and His World
History
Politics
Biography
Promise Me, Dad
A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
Memoir
Politics
Biography
Megafire
The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame
Science
Nature
Climate Change
Bandersnatch
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
Writing
Biography
History
