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 Second SexSimone de Beauvoir9 ideas · 9 minThe Second MountainDavid Brooks9 ideas · 9 minThe RomanovsSimon Sebag Montefiore9 ideas · 9 minThe Road to Little DribblingBill Bryson10 ideas · 10 minThe Road to CharacterDavid Brooks9 ideas · 9 minThe Road Less TraveledM. Scott Peck10 ideas · 10 minThe River of DoubtCandice Millard9 ideas · 9 minThe Rise and Fall of the Third ReichWilliam L. Shirer10 ideas · 10 minThe Rise and Fall of the DinosaursSteve Brusatte9 ideas · 9 minThe Righteous MindJonathan Haidt8 ideas · 8 minThe Ride of a LifetimeRobert Iger10 ideas · 10 minThe Richest Man in BabylonGeorge S. Clason10 ideas · 10 minThe Rest Is NoiseAlex Ross9 ideas · 9 minThe RepublicPlato8 ideas · 8 minThe RebelAlbert Camus9 ideas · 9 minThe Rape of NankingIris Chang9 ideas · 9 minThe Radium GirlsKate Moore9 ideas · 9 minThe PuzzlerA. J. Jacobs8 ideas · 8 minThe Psychopath TestJon Ronson9 ideas · 9 minThe Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel9 ideas · 9 minThe ProphetKahlil Gibran9 ideas · 9 minThe Professor and the MadmanSimon Winchester9 ideas · 9 minThe Productivity ProjectChris Bailey10 ideas · 10 minThe Problems of PhilosophyBertrand Russell10 ideas · 10 min