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.
FuzzMary Roach8 ideas · 8 minFreakonomicsSteven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner10 ideas · 10 minFlash BoysMichael Lewis8 ideas · 8 minFermat's EnigmaSimon Singh8 ideas · 8 minFast Food NationEric Schlosser9 ideas · 9 minFarsightedSteven Johnson8 ideas · 8 minFactfulnessHans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund10 ideas · 10 minExtra LifeSteven Johnson9 ideas · 9 minElementalTim James9 ideas · 9 minEats, Shoots & LeavesLynne Truss9 ideas · 9 minDreyer's EnglishBenjamin Dreyer9 ideas · 9 minCookedMichael Pollan9 ideas · 9 minConsider the ForkBee Wilson8 ideas · 8 minColour: Travels Through the PaintboxVictoria Finlay8 ideas · 8 minChaosJames Gleick8 ideas · 8 minCaesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around UsSam Kean9 ideas · 9 minBotany of DesireMichael Pollan8 ideas · 8 minBonkMary Roach8 ideas · 8 minBlue: The History of a ColorMichel Pastoureau9 ideas · 9 minBetween You and MeMary Norris9 ideas · 9 minBecause InternetGretchen McCulloch9 ideas · 9 minAtlas ObscuraJoshua Foer, Dylan Thuras and Ella Morton10 ideas · 10 minAt Home: A Short History of Private LifeBill Bryson10 ideas · 10 minAn Edible History of HumanityTom Standage9 ideas · 9 min