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 Half-Life of FactsSamuel Arbesman9 ideas · 9 min The Guns of AugustBarbara W. Tuchman9 ideas · 9 min The Guns at Last LightRick Atkinson9 ideas · 9 min The Greatest Show on EarthRichard Dawkins9 ideas · 9 min The Great InfluenzaJohn M. Barry10 ideas · 10 min The Grand DesignStephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow9 ideas · 9 min The Good LifeRobert Waldinger and Marc Schulz9 ideas · 9 min The Golden ThreadKassia St Clair9 ideas · 9 min The God DelusionRichard Dawkins9 ideas · 9 min The GoalEliyahu M. Goldratt9 ideas · 9 min The Glass CastleJeannette Walls8 ideas · 8 min The Gifts of ImperfectionBrené Brown10 ideas · 10 min The GiftLewis Hyde8 ideas · 8 min The Ghost MapSteven Johnson10 ideas · 10 min The GeneSiddhartha Mukherjee10 ideas · 10 min The Gay ScienceFriedrich Nietzsche9 ideas · 9 min The Future of the MindMichio Kaku9 ideas · 9 min The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz9 ideas · 9 min The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni10 ideas · 10 min The First World WarJohn Keegan9 ideas · 9 min The First Three MinutesSteven Weinberg8 ideas · 8 min The First 90 DaysMichael D. Watkins10 ideas · 10 min The First 20 HoursJosh Kaufman9 ideas · 9 min The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin9 ideas · 9 min