The bookshelf · 1000 books

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 Know-It-AllA.J. Jacobs10 ideas · 10 min The Judgment of ParisRoss King10 ideas · 10 min The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to InfinitySteven Strogatz10 ideas · 10 min The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive UsChristopher Chabris and Daniel Simons9 ideas · 9 min The Invention of NatureAndrea Wulf9 ideas · 9 min The Intelligent InvestorBenjamin Graham9 ideas · 9 min The Innovator's SolutionClayton M. Christensen9 ideas · 9 min The Innovator's DilemmaClayton M. Christensen10 ideas · 10 min The InformationJames Gleick8 ideas · 8 min The Infinite GameSimon Sinek10 ideas · 10 min The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksRebecca Skloot10 ideas · 10 min The Idea of JusticeAmartya Sen9 ideas · 9 min The How of HappinessSonja Lyubomirsky9 ideas · 9 min The Hot ZoneRichard Preston9 ideas · 9 min The HorologiconMark Forsyth9 ideas · 9 min The Honest Truth About DishonestyDan Ariely9 ideas · 9 min The History of JazzTed Gioia9 ideas · 9 min The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben10 ideas · 10 min The Heart of the Buddha's TeachingThich Nhat Hanh9 ideas · 9 min The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsBen Horowitz9 ideas · 9 min The Happiness TrapRuss Harris10 ideas · 10 min The Happiness ProjectGretchen Rubin9 ideas · 9 min The Happiness HypothesisJonathan Haidt9 ideas · 9 min The Happiness AdvantageShawn Achor10 ideas · 10 min