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.
The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown10 ideas · 10 minThe Better Angels of Our NatureSteven Pinker9 ideas · 9 minThe Best and the BrightestDavid Halberstam8 ideas · 8 minTeam of RivalsDoris Kearns Goodwin10 ideas · 10 minStamped from the BeginningIbram X. Kendi9 ideas · 9 minStalingradAntony Beevor9 ideas · 9 minStalin: The Court of the Red TsarSimon Sebag Montefiore9 ideas · 9 minSPQRMary Beard10 ideas · 10 minSay NothingPatrick Radden Keefe10 ideas · 10 minSapiensYuval Noah Harari10 ideas · 10 minSalt: A World HistoryMark Kurlansky10 ideas · 10 minRubiconTom Holland9 ideas · 9 minRed FamineAnne Applebaum10 ideas · 10 minReconstructionEric Foner9 ideas · 9 minPrisoners of GeographyTim Marshall9 ideas · 9 minPostwarTony Judt9 ideas · 9 minPeter the GreatRobert K. Massie9 ideas · 9 minPersian FireTom Holland9 ideas · 9 minParis 1919Margaret MacMillan9 ideas · 9 minPacificSimon Winchester8 ideas · 8 minOver the Edge of the WorldLaurence Bergreen8 ideas · 8 minOne Summer: America 1927Bill Bryson8 ideas · 8 minOn TyrannyTimothy Snyder9 ideas · 9 minNothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North KoreaBarbara Demick9 ideas · 9 min