History

How did society arrive at where it stands today? To learn about the politicians, scientists, innovators, leaders and rulers whose actions shaped the present, peruse these summaries.

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Summaries

10 Book

The Only Plane in the Sky
An Oral History of 9/11
Garrett M. Graff
Avid Reader Press, 2019
9 Book

Free Speech
A History from Socrates to Social Media
Jacob Mchangama
Basic Books, 2022
9 Book

Women & Power
A Manifesto
Mary Beard
Profile Books, 2018
9 Book

Lincoln's Mentors
The Education of a Leader
Michael Gerhardt
Custom House, 2021
9 Book

Quirky
The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World
Melissa Schilling
Public Affairs, 2018
9 Book

Leadership in Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, 2018
9 Book

On the Judgment of History
(Ruth Benedict Book Series)
Joan Wallach Scott
Columbia UP, 2020
10 Book

The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
John Maynard Keynes
Prometheus Books, 1997
9 Book

Thinking in Time
The Uses of History for Decision Makers
Ernest R. May and Richard E. Neustadt
Free Press, 1988
9 Book

Chip War
The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Chris Miller
Scribner, 2022
10 Book

1776
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2005
8 Book

Dinners with Ruth
A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
Nina Totenberg
Simon & Schuster, 2022