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.
Nicholas and AlexandraRobert K. Massie9 ideas · 9 minNapoleon: A LifeAndrew Roberts9 ideas · 9 minMidnight in ChernobylAdam Higginbotham9 ideas · 9 minMao: The Unknown StoryJung Chang and Jon Halliday8 ideas · 8 minLong Walk to FreedomNelson Mandela9 ideas · 9 minKrakatoaSimon Winchester9 ideas · 9 minKing Leopold's GhostAdam Hochschild9 ideas · 9 minKillers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann9 ideas · 9 minJust MercyBryan Stevenson9 ideas · 9 minJohn AdamsDavid McCullough8 ideas · 8 minJerusalem: The BiographySimon Sebag Montefiore10 ideas · 10 minIron CurtainAnne Applebaum9 ideas · 9 minInfernoMax Hastings9 ideas · 9 minIn the Heart of the SeaNathaniel Philbrick9 ideas · 9 minIn the Garden of BeastsErik Larson9 ideas · 9 minHomo DeusYuval Noah Harari9 ideas · 9 minHis Excellency: George WashingtonJoseph J. Ellis8 ideas · 8 minHidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterly10 ideas · 10 minGuns, Germs, and SteelJared Diamond10 ideas · 10 minGulag: A HistoryAnne Applebaum10 ideas · 10 minGrantRon Chernow9 ideas · 9 minGhost WarsSteve Coll9 ideas · 9 minGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern WorldJack Weatherford10 ideas · 10 minFounding BrothersJoseph J. Ellis9 ideas · 9 min