Wisdomly
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.

PresenceAmy Cuddy8 ideas · 8 minPredictably IrrationalDan Ariely10 ideas · 10 minPre-SuasionRobert B. Cialdini9 ideas · 9 minPragmatismWilliam James9 ideas · 9 minPractical EthicsPeter Singer9 ideas · 9 minPower, Sex, SuicideNick Lane9 ideas · 9 minPostwarTony Judt9 ideas · 9 minPositioningAl Ries and Jack Trout9 ideas · 9 minPOPismAndy Warhol9 ideas · 9 minPoor EconomicsAbhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo10 ideas · 10 minPoor Charlie's AlmanackCharles T. Munger8 ideas · 8 minPlease Kill MeLegs McNeil and Gillian McCain9 ideas · 9 minPictures and TearsJames Elkins9 ideas · 9 minPicture ThisLynda Barry9 ideas · 9 minPhysics of the ImpossibleMichio Kaku8 ideas · 8 minPhilosophical InvestigationsLudwig Wittgenstein9 ideas · 9 minPhantoms in the BrainV. S. Ramachandran10 ideas · 10 minPeter the GreatRobert K. Massie9 ideas · 9 minPersian FireTom Holland9 ideas · 9 minPermission to FeelMarc Brackett9 ideas · 9 minPeriodic TalesHugh Aldersey-Williams10 ideas · 10 minPeakAnders Ericsson, Robert Pool9 ideas · 9 minPeace Is Every StepThich Nhat Hanh9 ideas · 9 minParis 1919Margaret MacMillan9 ideas · 9 min