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.

Mortal QuestionsThomas Nagel9 ideas · 9 min Moonwalking with EinsteinJoshua Foer10 ideas · 10 min MoneyballMichael Lewis8 ideas · 8 min Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson8 ideas · 8 min MisbehavingRichard H. Thaler10 ideas · 10 min Mini HabitsStephen Guise10 ideas · 10 min MindwiseNicholas Epley8 ideas · 8 min MindsightDaniel J. Siegel10 ideas · 10 min MindsetCarol S. Dweck10 ideas · 10 min Milk!Mark Kurlansky8 ideas · 8 min Midnight in ChernobylAdam Higginbotham9 ideas · 9 min Michelangelo and the Pope's CeilingRoss King9 ideas · 9 min Merchants of DoubtNaomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway9 ideas · 9 min MeditationsMarcus Aurelius10 ideas · 10 min Meditations on First PhilosophyRené Descartes9 ideas · 9 min Meditations for MortalsOliver Burkeman9 ideas · 9 min Measure What MattersJohn Doerr10 ideas · 10 min Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneLori Gottlieb9 ideas · 9 min Mating in CaptivityEsther Perel9 ideas · 9 min MapheadKen Jennings9 ideas · 9 min Mao: The Unknown StoryJung Chang and Jon Halliday8 ideas · 8 min Manage Your Day-to-DayJocelyn K. Glei8 ideas · 8 min Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl9 ideas · 9 min Man and His SymbolsCarl G. Jung9 ideas · 9 min