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 Book of AwakeningMark Nepo9 ideas · 9 min The BodyBill Bryson10 ideas · 10 min The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk10 ideas · 10 min The Blue ZonesDan Buettner10 ideas · 10 min The Blind WatchmakerRichard Dawkins8 ideas · 8 min The Blind SideMichael Lewis8 ideas · 8 min The Blank SlateSteven Pinker10 ideas · 10 min The Black SwanNassim Nicholas Taleb10 ideas · 10 min The Birth of TragedyFriedrich Nietzsche9 ideas · 9 min The Big ShortMichael Lewis9 ideas · 9 min The Big PictureSean Carroll9 ideas · 9 min The Bhagavad GitaAttributed to Vyasa10 ideas · 10 min The Better Angels of Our NatureSteven Pinker9 ideas · 9 min The Best and the BrightestDavid Halberstam8 ideas · 8 min The Beginning of InfinityDavid Deutsch9 ideas · 9 min The Ascent of MoneyNiall Ferguson10 ideas · 10 min The Ascent of GravityMarcus Chown9 ideas · 9 min The Artist's WayJulia Cameron10 ideas · 10 min The Art SpiritRobert Henri8 ideas · 8 min The Art of WarSun Tzu10 ideas · 10 min The Art of Thinking ClearlyRolf Dobelli10 ideas · 10 min The Art of StillnessPico Iyer9 ideas · 9 min The Art of StatisticsDavid Spiegelhalter8 ideas · 8 min The Art of LovingErich Fromm8 ideas · 8 min