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.

HyperfocusChris Bailey9 ideas · 9 minHumble Pi: A Comedy of Maths ErrorsMatt Parker10 ideas · 10 minHumanimalAdam Rutherford9 ideas · 9 minHow Will You Measure Your Life?Clayton M. Christensen9 ideas · 9 minHow We Got to NowSteven Johnson9 ideas · 9 minHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie9 ideas · 9 minHow to Use Your EyesJames Elkins9 ideas · 9 minHow to Think Like a Roman EmperorDonald Robertson9 ideas · 9 minHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will TalkAdele Faber, Elaine Mazlish10 ideas · 10 minHow to Take Smart NotesSönke Ahrens9 ideas · 9 minHow to Read a BookMortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren10 ideas · 10 minHow to LoveThich Nhat Hanh9 ideas · 9 minHow to LiveSarah Bakewell9 ideas · 9 minHow to Listen to JazzTed Gioia9 ideas · 9 minHow to Lie with StatisticsDarrell Huff9 ideas · 9 minHow to Fly a HorseKevin Ashton9 ideas · 9 minHow to Do NothingJenny Odell8 ideas · 8 minHow to DecideAnnie Duke9 ideas · 9 minHow to Change Your MindMichael Pollan9 ideas · 9 minHow to Be an ArtistJerry Saltz9 ideas · 9 minHow to Be a StoicMassimo Pigliucci9 ideas · 9 minHow to Avoid a Climate DisasterBill Gates10 ideas · 10 minHow To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World ProblemsRandall Munroe8 ideas · 8 minHow the Mind WorksSteven Pinker9 ideas · 9 min