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.
EvictedMatthew Desmond10 ideas · 10 minEnduranceAlfred Lansing8 ideas · 8 minEmpireNiall Ferguson9 ideas · 9 minEmpire of the Summer MoonS.C. Gwynne9 ideas · 9 minEmpire of PainPatrick Radden Keefe9 ideas · 9 minEmbracing DefeatJohn W. Dower9 ideas · 9 minDreadnoughtRobert K. Massie9 ideas · 9 minDominionTom Holland8 ideas · 8 minDestiny DisruptedTamim Ansary9 ideas · 9 minDead WakeErik Larson8 ideas · 8 minD-DayAntony Beevor9 ideas · 9 minConfederates in the AtticTony Horwitz9 ideas · 9 minCollapseJared Diamond9 ideas · 9 minCodMark Kurlansky9 ideas · 9 minCivilizationNiall Ferguson10 ideas · 10 minCitizensSimon Schama9 ideas · 9 minChurchill: Walking with DestinyAndrew Roberts9 ideas · 9 minCatherine the GreatRobert K. Massie8 ideas · 8 minCatastrophe 1914Max Hastings8 ideas · 8 minCasteIsabel Wilkerson9 ideas · 9 minBury My Heart at Wounded KneeDee Brown8 ideas · 8 minBowling AloneRobert D. Putnam10 ideas · 10 minBloodlandsTimothy Snyder9 ideas · 9 minBlack Hawk DownMark Bowden8 ideas · 8 min