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.
Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer9 ideas · 9 minBlack Holes and Time WarpsKip Thorne9 ideas · 9 minBeing MortalAtul Gawande10 ideas · 10 minBehaveRobert M. Sapolsky10 ideas · 10 minBad ScienceBen Goldacre9 ideas · 9 minBad PharmaBen Goldacre10 ideas · 10 minAwakeningsOliver Sacks9 ideas · 9 minAstrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson9 ideas · 9 minAn Immense WorldEd Yong9 ideas · 9 minAn Anthropologist on MarsOliver Sacks9 ideas · 9 minAlgorithms to Live ByBrian Christian, Tom Griffiths10 ideas · 10 minA Short History of Nearly EverythingBill Bryson10 ideas · 10 minA Planet of VirusesCarl Zimmer9 ideas · 9 minA Crack in CreationJennifer A. Doudna and Samuel H. Sternberg9 ideas · 9 minA Brief History of TimeStephen Hawking9 ideas · 9 minA Brief History of Everyone Who Ever LivedAdam Rutherford9 ideas · 9 min