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.
Zen Mind, Beginner's MindShunryu Suzuki9 ideas · 9 minZen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceRobert M. Pirsig8 ideas · 8 minWhy Buddhism Is TrueRobert Wright10 ideas · 10 minWherever You Go, There You AreJon Kabat-Zinn9 ideas · 9 minWhen Things Fall ApartPema Chödrön9 ideas · 9 minWhat We Owe the FutureWilliam MacAskill9 ideas · 9 minWhat the Buddha TaughtWalpola Rahula9 ideas · 9 minWhat Does It All Mean?Thomas Nagel9 ideas · 9 minWaking UpSam Harris9 ideas · 9 minUtilitarianismJohn Stuart Mill9 ideas · 9 minTwilight of the IdolsFriedrich Nietzsche10 ideas · 10 minTractatus Logico-PhilosophicusLudwig Wittgenstein9 ideas · 9 minThus Spoke ZarathustraFriedrich Nietzsche9 ideas · 9 minThe Wretched of the EarthFrantz Fanon8 ideas · 8 minThe World as Will and RepresentationArthur Schopenhauer8 ideas · 8 minThe Wisdom of InsecurityAlan Watts9 ideas · 9 minThe Wealth of NationsAdam Smith9 ideas · 9 minThe Way of ZenAlan Watts9 ideas · 9 minThe Varieties of Religious ExperienceWilliam James9 ideas · 9 minThe Untethered SoulMichael A. Singer9 ideas · 9 minThe Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith9 ideas · 9 minThe Tao of PoohBenjamin Hoff8 ideas · 8 minThe Story of PhilosophyWill Durant9 ideas · 9 minThe Socrates ExpressEric Weiner9 ideas · 9 min