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.

On LibertyJohn Stuart Mill9 ideas · 9 minOn BullshitHarry G. Frankfurt10 ideas · 10 minOgilvy on AdvertisingDavid Ogilvy9 ideas · 9 minObedience to AuthorityStanley Milgram9 ideas · 9 minNudgeRichard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein8 ideas · 8 minNothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North KoreaBarbara Demick9 ideas · 9 minNotes on a Nervous PlanetMatt Haig10 ideas · 10 minNotes from a Small IslandBill Bryson9 ideas · 9 minNonviolent CommunicationMarshall B. Rosenberg9 ideas · 9 minNoise: A Flaw in Human JudgmentDaniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein9 ideas · 9 minNo Rules RulesReed Hastings, Erin Meyer10 ideas · 10 minNo Mud, No LotusThich Nhat Hanh9 ideas · 9 minNo Bad PartsRichard C. Schwartz9 ideas · 9 minNinth Street WomenMary Gabriel9 ideas · 9 minNicomachean EthicsAristotle9 ideas · 9 minNicholas and AlexandraRobert K. Massie9 ideas · 9 minNever Split the DifferenceChris Voss, Tahl Raz9 ideas · 9 minNapoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed HistoryPenny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson8 ideas · 8 minNapoleon: A LifeAndrew Roberts9 ideas · 9 minNaked StatisticsCharles Wheelan9 ideas · 9 minNaked EconomicsCharles Wheelan10 ideas · 10 minMusicophiliaOliver Sacks9 ideas · 9 minMusic: A Subversive HistoryTed Gioia9 ideas · 9 minMultipliersLiz Wiseman10 ideas · 10 min