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 Society of the SpectacleGuy Debord9 ideas · 9 minThe Social ContractJean-Jacques Rousseau8 ideas · 8 minThe Sickness unto DeathSoren Kierkegaard9 ideas · 9 minThe Second SexSimone de Beauvoir9 ideas · 9 minThe RepublicPlato8 ideas · 8 minThe RebelAlbert Camus9 ideas · 9 minThe Problems of PhilosophyBertrand Russell10 ideas · 10 minThe PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli10 ideas · 10 minThe Power of NowEckhart Tolle9 ideas · 9 minThe Pig That Wants to Be EatenJulian Baggini9 ideas · 9 minThe Open Society and Its EnemiesKarl Popper8 ideas · 8 minThe Obstacle Is the WayRyan Holiday9 ideas · 9 minThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus9 ideas · 9 minThe Most Good You Can DoPeter Singer9 ideas · 9 minThe Moral LandscapeSam Harris9 ideas · 9 minThe Miracle of MindfulnessThich Nhat Hanh8 ideas · 8 minThe Life You Can SavePeter Singer9 ideas · 9 minThe Idea of JusticeAmartya Sen9 ideas · 9 minThe Heart of the Buddha's TeachingThich Nhat Hanh9 ideas · 9 minThe Gay ScienceFriedrich Nietzsche9 ideas · 9 minThe Ethics of AmbiguitySimone de Beauvoir9 ideas · 9 minThe EnchiridionEpictetus10 ideas · 10 minThe Dream of ReasonAnthony Gottlieb9 ideas · 9 minThe Denial of DeathErnest Becker9 ideas · 9 min