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
Why Fish Don’t Exist
A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Science
Memoir
History
On the Trail of Genghis Khan
An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
Travel
History
Adventure
Desperate Remedies
Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness
Psychology
History
Mental Health
Age of Anger
A History of the Present
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
LGBT
History
Biography
Broke
The Plan to Restore our Trust, Truth and Treasure
Politics
History
Economics
Bagehot
The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
Biography
Economics
History
The Theft of a Decade
How the Baby Boomers Stole the Millennials' Economic Future
Economics
Politics
History
The Latehomecomer
A Hmong Family Memoir
Memoir
Book Club
History
The Last Warlord
The Life and Legend of Dostum, the Afghan Warrior Who Led US Special Forces to Topple the Taliban Regime
History
Military History
Military Fiction
London
History
Travel
Biography
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I
Economics
Philosophy
History
The Quest for God
A Personal Pilgrimage
Religion
Christianity
Biography
Back on the Road (Otra Vez)
A Journey Through Latin America
History
Travel
Politics
Killing the Dream
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
History
American History
True Crime
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Positive Impact of Christianity in History
Christian
History
Christianity
The Grim Sleeper
The Lost Women of South Central
True Crime
Crime
History
Grave New World
The End of Globalization, the Return of History
Economics
Politics
Business
The Secret Life of Words
English Words and Their Origins
Language
Linguistics
History
We Need New Stories
Politics
Feminism
Essays
Unexplained
Based on the 'world's spookiest podcast'
Paranormal
Horror
Mystery
Shakey
Neil Young's Biography
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
Talking to the Dead
Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism
History
Biography
Paranormal
The Second Amendment
History
Politics
Law
The Dollar Trap
How the U.S. Dollar Tightened Its Grip on Global Finance
Economics
Finance
History
Hauptmann's Ladder
A Step-by-Step Analysis of the Lindbergh Kidnapping
True Crime
History
Crime
America Last
The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
Politics
History
American History
A Bite-Sized History of France
Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
History
Food
France
Landfill
Nature
Birds
Environment
Chasing Ghosts
A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural
Paranormal
History
Horror
Introducing Logic
A Graphic Guide
Philosophy
Logic
Science
The Subtle Body
The Story of Yoga in America
Spirituality
History
Glory Days
The Bruce Springsteen Story
Music
Biography
History
Humour
Philosophy
Humor
Essays
The Chemical Age
How Chemists Fought Famine and Disease, Killed Millions, and Changed Our Relationship with the Earth
Science
History
Environment
Behind the Mirror
A Search for a Natural History of Human Knowledge
Science
Philosophy
History
Believe
The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts
Sports
Pop Culture
Memoir
Mawson's Will
The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
Adventure
History
Survival
Domesticated
Evolution in a Man-Made World
Science
Animals
History
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst
Finance
Business
Economics
Give Your Heart to the Hawks
History
American History
Westerns
The Dark Enlightenment
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
What Really Happened in Wuhan
The Cover-Ups, the Conspiracies and the Classified Research
History
Politics
China
Next
The Future Just Happened
Business
Technology
Economics
Foot Soldier of the Constitution
A Memoir
Memoir
History
India
Collusion
How Central Bankers Rigged the World
Economics
Finance
History
Glock
The Rise of America's Gun
History
Business
Military Fiction
Dispatches from Planet 3
Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond
Science
Astronomy
History
Epidemiology
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Medicine
Biology
Are Numbers Real?
The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World
Science
Mathematics
Physics
