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.
The Tipping PointMalcolm Gladwell10 ideas · 10 minThe Time ParadoxPhilip Zimbardo and John Boyd8 ideas · 8 minThe Things You Can See Only When You Slow DownHaemin Sunim8 ideas · 8 minThe Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith9 ideas · 9 minThe Telomere EffectElizabeth Blackburn, Elissa Epel9 ideas · 9 minThe Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us HumanV.S. Ramachandran9 ideas · 9 minThe Tao of PoohBenjamin Hoff8 ideas · 8 minThe Tangled TreeDavid Quammen8 ideas · 8 minThe Talent CodeDaniel Coyle10 ideas · 10 minThe Swerve: How the World Became ModernStephen Greenblatt9 ideas · 9 minThe Surrender ExperimentMichael A. Singer9 ideas · 9 minThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckMark Manson9 ideas · 9 minThe Structure of Scientific RevolutionsThomas S. Kuhn9 ideas · 9 minThe Storytelling AnimalJonathan Gottschall8 ideas · 8 minThe Story of the Human BodyDaniel E. Lieberman8 ideas · 8 minThe Story of PhilosophyWill Durant9 ideas · 9 minThe Story of PaintingSister Wendy Beckett10 ideas · 10 minThe Story of MusicHoward Goodall9 ideas · 9 minThe Story of ArtE.H. Gombrich10 ideas · 10 minThe Story of Art Without MenKaty Hessel9 ideas · 9 minThe Storm of WarAndrew Roberts8 ideas · 8 minThe Storm Before the StormMike Duncan9 ideas · 9 minThe State of AffairsEsther Perel9 ideas · 9 minThe Startup of YouReid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha9 ideas · 9 min