Wisdomly
The bookshelf · 125 books · Life Lessons

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.

No Mud, No LotusThich Nhat Hanh9 ideas · 9 minMeditations for MortalsOliver Burkeman9 ideas · 9 minMake Your BedWilliam H. McRaven10 ideas · 10 minLoving What IsByron Katie9 ideas · 9 minLove for Imperfect ThingsHaemin Sunim9 ideas · 9 minLiving UntetheredMichael A. Singer10 ideas · 10 minLetting GoDavid R. Hawkins9 ideas · 9 minLetters to a Young PoetRainer Maria Rilke8 ideas · 8 minLet Your Life SpeakParker J. Palmer8 ideas · 8 minLearned OptimismMartin E. P. Seligman9 ideas · 9 minIkigaiHéctor García and Francesc Miralles9 ideas · 9 minI Will Teach You to Be RichRamit Sethi10 ideas · 10 minI Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya Angelou10 ideas · 10 minHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie9 ideas · 9 minHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will TalkAdele Faber, Elaine Mazlish10 ideas · 10 minHow to LoveThich Nhat Hanh9 ideas · 9 minHow to Do NothingJenny Odell8 ideas · 8 minHappierTal Ben-Shahar8 ideas · 8 minH Is for HawkHelen Macdonald9 ideas · 9 minGreenlightsMatthew McConaughey9 ideas · 9 minFurther Along the Road Less TraveledM. Scott Peck9 ideas · 9 minFull Catastrophe LivingJon Kabat-Zinn10 ideas · 10 minFrom Strength to StrengthArthur C. Brooks9 ideas · 9 minFlourishMartin E. P. Seligman9 ideas · 9 min