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.

How the Mighty FallJim Collins9 ideas · 9 min How Not to DieMichael Greger10 ideas · 10 min How Not to Be WrongJordan Ellenberg9 ideas · 9 min How Music WorksDavid Byrne10 ideas · 10 min How Music Got FreeStephen Witt8 ideas · 8 min How Minds ChangeDavid McRaney9 ideas · 9 min How Google WorksEric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg8 ideas · 8 min How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the BrainLisa Feldman Barrett8 ideas · 8 min HookedNir Eyal8 ideas · 8 min Homo DeusYuval Noah Harari9 ideas · 9 min Hold Me TightDr. Sue Johnson10 ideas · 10 min His Excellency: George WashingtonJoseph J. Ellis8 ideas · 8 min High Output ManagementAndrew S. Grove10 ideas · 10 min Hidden PotentialAdam Grant9 ideas · 9 min Hidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterly10 ideas · 10 min HappierTal Ben-Shahar8 ideas · 8 min HallucinationsOliver Sacks9 ideas · 9 min H Is for HawkHelen Macdonald9 ideas · 9 min GutGiulia Enders9 ideas · 9 min Guns, Germs, and SteelJared Diamond10 ideas · 10 min GulpMary Roach10 ideas · 10 min Gulag: A HistoryAnne Applebaum10 ideas · 10 min GruntMary Roach9 ideas · 9 min Groundwork of the Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel Kant9 ideas · 9 min