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
Steering The Craft
A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Telling True Stories
A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
Writing
Journalism
Essays
Twilight and Philosophy
Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality
Philosophy
Vampires
Essays
Star Wars and Philosophy
More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
Philosophy
Star Wars
Pop Culture
Cinema Speculation
Film
Media Tie In
History
On Human Nature
Philosophy
Psychology
Classics
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Feminism
Essays
Womens
My Body
Memoir
Feminism
Essays
Eloquent Rage
A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
Feminism
Race
Essays
American Sketches
Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers & Heroes of a Hurricane
Biography
History
Politics
Mad Men and Philosophy
Nothing is as it Seems
Philosophy
Essays
Tv
Several Short Sentences About Writing
Writing
Crafts
Reference
This Will Make You Smarter
New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
Science
Psychology
Self Help
Living Beyond Borders
Stories About Growing Up Mexican in America
Short Stories
Young Adult
Poetry
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
Science
Psychology
Biology
Monsters
A Fan's Dilemma
Essays
Art
Feminism
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
The Feminist Porn Book
The Politics of Producing Pleasure
Feminism
Sexuality
Queer
The Problems of Philosophy
Philosophy
Classics
History
What Young India Wants
India
Indian Literature
Essays
Sex and Lies
Feminism
Essays
Morocco
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Imaginary Homelands
Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Essays
India
Politics
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
Books About Books
Education
Essays
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
Philosophy
Psychology
Humor
Bird by Bird
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Writing
Memoir
Self Help
Danse Macabre
Horror
Writing
Essays
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
Indigenous
Memoir
Essays
The Lives of a Cell
Notes of a Biology Watcher
Science
Biology
Essays
What They Forgot To Teach You At School
Essential emotional lessons needed to thrive
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Callings
The Purpose and Passion of Work
Short Stories
Memoir
Essays
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Philosophy
Classics
Art
Four Hundred Souls
A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
History
Race
Social Justice
Monkeyluv
And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
Science
Psychology
Biology
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again
Feminism
Sexuality
Essays
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
A Low Culture Manifesto
Essays
Humor
Pop Culture
A Simpler Life
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Humor
Memoir
Essays
India Positive
New Essays and Selected Columns
Essays
India
On Boxing
Sports
Essays
History
Thick
And Other Essays
Essays
Feminism
Race
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition
What Worked for Them Can Help You Get Into the College of Your Choice
College
Essays
Writing
Occupy
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Truth About Stories
A Native Narrative
Indigenous
Essays
Canada
Feminism for the 99%
A Manifesto
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
How to Tell When We Will Die
On Pain, Disability, and Doom
Disability
Essays
Memoir
The American Spirit
Who We Are and What We Stand For
History
Politics
American History
The Good Immigrant
26 Writers Reflect on America
Essays
Race
Immigration
