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.

Waking UpSam Harris9 ideas · 9 minVitamaniaCatherine Price8 ideas · 8 minVietnamMax Hastings9 ideas · 9 minVan Gogh: The LifeSteven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith10 ideas · 10 minUtilitarianismJohn Stuart Mill9 ideas · 9 minUpstreamDan Heath10 ideas · 10 minUnwinding AnxietyJudson Brewer9 ideas · 9 minUntamedGlennon Doyle9 ideas · 9 minUnderstanding Comics: The Invisible ArtScott McCloud10 ideas · 10 minUnder a White SkyElizabeth Kolbert9 ideas · 9 minUndaunted CourageStephen E. Ambrose10 ideas · 10 minUnbrokenLaura Hillenbrand10 ideas · 10 minUltralearningScott H. Young9 ideas · 9 minTwilight of the IdolsFriedrich Nietzsche10 ideas · 10 minTurning ProSteven Pressfield9 ideas · 9 minTurn the Ship Around!L. David Marquet10 ideas · 10 minTuesdays with MorrieMitch Albom8 ideas · 8 minTrumanDavid McCullough10 ideas · 10 minTrue RefugeTara Brach10 ideas · 10 minTrillion Dollar CoachEric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan Eagle9 ideas · 9 minTribesSeth Godin10 ideas · 10 minTribeSebastian Junger8 ideas · 8 minTribe of MentorsTim Ferriss9 ideas · 9 minTransformerNick Lane9 ideas · 9 min