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.
I Contain MultitudesEd Yong10 ideas · 10 minI Am a Strange LoopDouglas R. Hofstadter9 ideas · 9 minHyperspaceMichio Kaku8 ideas · 8 minHow to Change Your MindMichael Pollan9 ideas · 9 minHow to Avoid a Climate DisasterBill Gates10 ideas · 10 minHow Not to DieMichael Greger10 ideas · 10 minHallucinationsOliver Sacks9 ideas · 9 minGutGiulia Enders9 ideas · 9 minGood EnergyCasey Means9 ideas · 9 minGödel, Escher, BachDouglas R. Hofstadter9 ideas · 9 minGenome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 ChaptersMatt Ridley9 ideas · 9 minGeniusJames Gleick9 ideas · 9 minGalileo's DaughterDava Sobel9 ideas · 9 minFrom Eternity to HereSean Carroll9 ideas · 9 minExercisedDaniel E. Lieberman9 ideas · 9 minEntangled LifeMerlin Sheldrake10 ideas · 10 minEnlightenment NowSteven Pinker10 ideas · 10 minEinstein: His Life and UniverseWalter Isaacson9 ideas · 9 minDeterminedRobert M. Sapolsky10 ideas · 10 minDeath by Black HoleNeil deGrasse Tyson9 ideas · 9 minDarwin's Dangerous IdeaDaniel C. Dennett10 ideas · 10 minCosmosCarl Sagan10 ideas · 10 minConsciousness ExplainedDaniel C. Dennett9 ideas · 9 minBreathJames Nestor10 ideas · 10 min