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.

Iron CurtainAnne Applebaum9 ideas · 9 min Invisible InfluenceJonah Berger8 ideas · 8 min Interaction of ColorJosef Albers8 ideas · 8 min InspiredMarty Cagan9 ideas · 9 min InnumeracyJohn Allen Paulos9 ideas · 9 min Influence: The Psychology of PersuasionRobert B. Cialdini10 ideas · 10 min Infinite PowersSteven Strogatz9 ideas · 9 min InfernoMax Hastings9 ideas · 9 min Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your LifeNir Eyal9 ideas · 9 min Incognito: The Secret Lives of the BrainDavid Eagleman8 ideas · 8 min In the Heart of the SeaNathaniel Philbrick9 ideas · 9 min In the Garden of BeastsErik Larson9 ideas · 9 min In the Blink of an EyeWalter Murch8 ideas · 8 min In Defense of FoodMichael Pollan9 ideas · 9 min In a Sunburned CountryBill Bryson9 ideas · 9 min Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You AlivePhilipp Dettmer10 ideas · 10 min Imaginative RealismJames Gurney9 ideas · 9 min IkigaiHéctor García and Francesc Miralles9 ideas · 9 min I Will Teach You to Be RichRamit Sethi10 ideas · 10 min I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya Angelou10 ideas · 10 min I Contain MultitudesEd Yong10 ideas · 10 min I and ThouMartin Buber9 ideas · 9 min I Am a Strange LoopDouglas R. Hofstadter9 ideas · 9 min HyperspaceMichio Kaku8 ideas · 8 min