Big books, distilled❦
The world's best non-fiction, re-told in our own words — a handful of ideas per book, minutes per idea. Read the summary, then buy the ones that deserve your shelf.
Word by WordKory Stamper10 ideas · 10 minWhat the Dog SawMalcolm Gladwell9 ideas · 9 minWhat If?Randall Munroe9 ideas · 9 minWhat a Wonderful WorldMarcus Chown9 ideas · 9 minVitamaniaCatherine Price8 ideas · 8 minThis Is Your Mind on PlantsMichael Pollan9 ideas · 9 minThing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple WordsRandall Munroe8 ideas · 8 minThe Year of Living BiblicallyA. J. Jacobs10 ideas · 10 minThe Undoing ProjectMichael Lewis9 ideas · 9 minThe Secret Lives of ColourKassia St Clair8 ideas · 8 minThe Road to Little DribblingBill Bryson10 ideas · 10 minThe PuzzlerA. J. Jacobs8 ideas · 8 minThe Professor and the MadmanSimon Winchester9 ideas · 9 minThe Power of GeographyTim Marshall10 ideas · 10 minThe Poisoner's HandbookDeborah Blum8 ideas · 8 minThe PerfectionistsSimon Winchester8 ideas · 8 minThe Mother TongueBill Bryson9 ideas · 9 minThe Man Who Ate EverythingJeffrey Steingarten9 ideas · 9 minThe Know-It-AllA.J. Jacobs10 ideas · 10 minThe Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to InfinitySteven Strogatz10 ideas · 10 minThe InformationJames Gleick8 ideas · 8 minThe HorologiconMark Forsyth9 ideas · 9 minThe Half-Life of FactsSamuel Arbesman9 ideas · 9 minThe Fifth RiskMichael Lewis8 ideas · 8 min