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 Splendid and the VileErik Larson10 ideas · 10 minThe Soul of an OctopusSy Montgomery9 ideas · 9 minThe Soul of AmericaJon Meacham9 ideas · 9 minThe Song of the CellSiddhartha Mukherjee9 ideas · 9 minThe Socrates ExpressEric Weiner9 ideas · 9 minThe Society of the SpectacleGuy Debord9 ideas · 9 minThe Social ContractJean-Jacques Rousseau8 ideas · 8 minThe SnowballAlice Schroeder9 ideas · 9 minThe Slight EdgeJeff Olson10 ideas · 10 minThe SleepwalkersChristopher Clark9 ideas · 9 minThe Sixth ExtinctionElizabeth Kolbert10 ideas · 10 minThe Simple Path to WealthJL Collins10 ideas · 10 minThe Silk RoadsPeter Frankopan10 ideas · 10 minThe Signal and the NoiseNate Silver10 ideas · 10 minThe Sickness unto DeathSoren Kierkegaard9 ideas · 9 minThe Shock of the NewRobert Hughes9 ideas · 9 minThe Shape of DesignFrank Chimero8 ideas · 8 minThe ShallowsNicholas Carr10 ideas · 10 minThe Seven Spiritual Laws of SuccessDeepak Chopra8 ideas · 8 minThe Sense of StyleSteven Pinker9 ideas · 9 minThe Sense of BeautyGeorge Santayana8 ideas · 8 minThe Selfish GeneRichard Dawkins9 ideas · 9 minThe Secret Lives of ColourKassia St Clair8 ideas · 8 minThe Second World WarAntony Beevor8 ideas · 8 min