Essays
Great minds share their sharpest observations and most compelling arguments through the intimate art of the essay, exploring everything from creativity and culture to philosophy and the peculiarities of modern life. Whether wrestling with life's biggest questions or finding profound meaning in everyday moments, these carefully crafted pieces invite readers to see the world through fresh eyes.
Essays Book Summaries
Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
Self Help
Essays
Inspirational
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
We Should All Be Feminists
Feminism
Essays
Politics
The Writing Life
Writing
Memoir
Essays
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
Writing
Essays
Turkish Literature
Tiny Beautiful Things
Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
Self Help
Memoir
Essays
The Art of Intimacy
The Space Between
Writing
Essays
Crafts
The Inner History of Devices
History
Technology
Science
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
Science
Physics
Biography
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
Biography
Politics
Essays
Missing Out
In Praise of the Unlived Life
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Old Age
A Beginner's Guide
Memoir
Essays
Humor
Wild Comfort
The Solace of Nature
Nature
Memoir
Essays
Chronicles
On Our Troubled Times
Economics
Politics
Essays
Rethinking Capitalism
Economics and Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Economics
Business
Politics
Ethics in the Real World
86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
Nobody Knows My Name
Essays
Race
Classics
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Education
Self Help
Essays
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Feminism
Essays
Womens
Men Explain Things to Me
Feminism
Essays
Politics
Every Song Ever
Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty
Music
Art
Unfinished
The Creative Writing Coursebook
Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
Writing
Reference
Poetry
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul
101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
Self Help
Inspirational
Short Stories
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Cancer Journals
Memoir
Feminism
Essays
We're Going to Need More Wine
Memoir
Biography
Essays
This Idea Is Brilliant
Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Draft No. 4
On the Writing Process
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Women & Power
A Manifesto
Feminism
History
Essays
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
Essays
Memoir
Humor
Anna Karenina Fix
Life Lessons from Russian Literature
Russia
Books About Books
Memoir
On the Brink of Everything
Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old
Spirituality
Memoir
Philosophy
This Will Make You Smarter
New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
Science
Psychology
Self Help
Listen, Little Man!
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
The True Life
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
Essays
Memoir
Writing
Aliens
The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Science
Space
Astronomy
Ståsteder
Philosophy
Psychology
Danish
Pleasure Activism
The Politics of Feeling Good
Feminism
Politics
Social Justice
The Power of the Powerless
Politics
Philosophy
History
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
Memoir
Indigenous
Essays
Feminism for the 99%
A Manifesto
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
How to Do Nothing
Resisting the Attention Economy
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Notes To Self
Essays
Feminism
Memoir
India Positive
New Essays and Selected Columns
Essays
India
Is There Still Sex in the City?
Chick Lit
Memoir
Humor
Diagnosis
Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries
Medicine
Science
Medical
So Sad Today
Personal Essays
Essays
Memoir
Mental Health
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
Travel
Japan
Memoir