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.

ExercisedDaniel E. Lieberman9 ideas · 9 minEx LibrisAnne Fadiman9 ideas · 9 minEvictedMatthew Desmond10 ideas · 10 minEverything Is F*ckedMark Manson10 ideas · 10 minEverything Happens for a ReasonKate Bowler8 ideas · 8 minEthicsBaruch Spinoza9 ideas · 9 minEssentialismGreg McKeown9 ideas · 9 minEssaysMichel de Montaigne8 ideas · 8 minEntangled LifeMerlin Sheldrake10 ideas · 10 minEnlightenment NowSteven Pinker10 ideas · 10 minEnduranceAlfred Lansing8 ideas · 8 minEnchantmentKatherine May8 ideas · 8 minEmpoweredMarty Cagan10 ideas · 10 minEmpireNiall Ferguson9 ideas · 9 minEmpire of the Summer MoonS.C. Gwynne9 ideas · 9 minEmpire of PainPatrick Radden Keefe9 ideas · 9 minEmotional IntelligenceDaniel Goleman10 ideas · 10 minEmotional AgilitySusan David9 ideas · 9 minEmbracing DefeatJohn W. Dower9 ideas · 9 minElon MuskWalter Isaacson10 ideas · 10 minElementalTim James9 ideas · 9 minEither/OrSøren Kierkegaard9 ideas · 9 minEinstein: His Life and UniverseWalter Isaacson9 ideas · 9 minEgo Is the EnemyRyan Holiday9 ideas · 9 min