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.

EffortlessGreg McKeown9 ideas · 9 min EducatedTara Westover9 ideas · 9 min Eats, Shoots & LeavesLynne Truss9 ideas · 9 min Eat That Frog!Brian Tracy8 ideas · 8 min Eat Pray LoveElizabeth Gilbert9 ideas · 9 min DriveDaniel H. Pink9 ideas · 9 min Dreyer's EnglishBenjamin Dreyer9 ideas · 9 min DreadnoughtRobert K. Massie9 ideas · 9 min Drawing on the Right Side of the BrainBetty Edwards8 ideas · 8 min Draft No. 4John McPhee9 ideas · 9 min Doughnut EconomicsKate Raworth10 ideas · 10 min Dopamine NationDr. Anna Lembke10 ideas · 10 min DominionTom Holland8 ideas · 8 min Doing Good BetterWilliam MacAskill9 ideas · 9 min Do the WorkSteven Pressfield9 ideas · 9 min Discipline Is DestinyRyan Holiday10 ideas · 10 min Discipline Equals FreedomJocko Willink9 ideas · 9 min Discipline and PunishMichel Foucault9 ideas · 9 min Digital MinimalismCal Newport8 ideas · 8 min Difficult ConversationsDouglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen10 ideas · 10 min Die with ZeroBill Perkins10 ideas · 10 min DeterminedRobert M. Sapolsky10 ideas · 10 min Destiny DisruptedTamim Ansary9 ideas · 9 min Designing Your LifeBill Burnett and Dave Evans8 ideas · 8 min