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
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Feminism
Essays
Womens
Zen in the Art of Writing
Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
Writing
Essays
Memoir
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
Books About Books
Education
Essays
Callings
The Purpose and Passion of Work
Short Stories
Memoir
Essays
Several Short Sentences About Writing
Writing
Reference
Crafts
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
Memoir
Indigenous
Essays
The Undiscovered Self/Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
This Will Make You Smarter
New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
Science
Psychology
Self Help
Letters to a Young Poet
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
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
The Art Spirit
Art
Philosophy
Art History
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
Philosophy
Horror
Psychology
Sex and Lies
Feminism
Essays
Morocco
Mad Men and Philosophy
Nothing is as it Seems
Philosophy
Essays
Tv
On Human Nature
Philosophy
Psychology
Classics
Star Wars and Philosophy
More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
Philosophy
Star Wars
Pop Culture
India Positive
New Essays and Selected Columns
Essays
India
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
What Young India Wants
India
Indian Literature
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
Brave New World Revisited
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Bird by Bird
Writing
Memoir
Self Help
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays
What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice
Writing
Self Help
Essays
Imaginary Homelands
Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Essays
India
Politics
How to Be Alone
If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
Memoir
Self Help
Essays
The Feminist Porn Book
The Politics of Producing Pleasure
Feminism
Sexuality
Queer
Well-Read Black Girl
Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Essays
Feminism
Race
The Problems of Philosophy
Philosophy
Classics
History
Living Beyond Borders
Stories About Growing Up Mexican in America
Short Stories
Young Adult
Poetry
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
A Low Culture Manifesto
Essays
Humor
Pop Culture
Feminism for the 99%
A Manifesto
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
The Lives of a Cell
Notes of a Biology Watcher
Science
Biology
Essays
The Outsider
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
A Simpler Life
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Danse Macabre
Horror
Writing
Essays
The Good Immigrant
26 Writers Reflect on America
Essays
Race
Short Stories
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Memoir
Essays
Short Stories
Thick
And Other Essays
Essays
Feminism
Race
How to Tell When We Will Die
On Pain, Disability, and Doom
Disability
Essays
Memoir
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
Essays
Politics
Philosophy
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Memoir
Poetry
Biography
Occupy
Politics
Philosophy
History
On Boxing
Sports
Essays
Martial Arts
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again
Women and Desire in the Age of Consent
Feminism
Sexuality
Essays
Read Dangerously
The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times
Books About Books
Essays
Politics
