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
Imaginary Homelands
Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Essays
India
Politics
Why Not Me?
Memoir
Humor
Biography
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
Science
Psychology
Biology
The Good Immigrant
26 Writers Reflect on America
Essays
Race
Short Stories
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
Essays
Memoir
Humor
Bowie's Bookshelf
The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life
Music
Biography
Books About Books
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Philosophy
Classics
Art
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Politics
Environment
Science
Cinema Speculation
Film
Media Tie In
Memoir
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone
Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
India
Politics
History
Thick
And Other Essays
Essays
Feminism
Race
I Can't Date Jesus
Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
Make Good Art
Art
Writing
Essays
The Lonely Voice
A Study of the Short Story
Writing
Short Stories
Literary Criticism
Somehow
Thoughts on Love
Essays
Memoir
Spirituality
The True Life
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
Letters to a Young Scientist
Science
Biology
Nature
Danse Macabre
Horror
Writing
Essays
Gift from the Sea
Memoir
Classics
Book Club
On Boxing
Sports
Essays
Martial Arts
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Death by Black Hole
And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Science
Physics
Astronomy
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Essays and Arguments
Essays
Humor
Short Stories
Traveling Mercies
Some Thoughts on Faith
Memoir
Spirituality
Religion
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Philosophy
History
Essays
Monkeyluv
And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
Science
Psychology
Biology
The Fire Next Time
Classics
Essays
Race
Inciting Joy
Essays
Essays
Poetry
Memoir
Called to Community
The Life Jesus Wants for His People
Theology
Faith
Christian
The Art Spirit
Art
Philosophy
Art History
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
History
Essays
Self Help
Walden & Civil Disobedience
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
Ethics in the Real World
86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
Part Three from What the Dog Saw
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Problems of Philosophy
Philosophy
Classics
History
Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
Self Help
Essays
Inspirational
Big Questions from Little People
And Simple Answers from Great Minds
Science
Philosophy
Childrens
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Philosophy
Religion
Atheism
“You Just Need to Lose Weight”
And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
Health
Social Justice
Feminism
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
Humor
Politics
Comedy
Sick in the Head
Conversations About Life and Comedy
Humor
Comedy
Memoir
Strangers to Ourselves
Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
The Lives of a Cell
Notes of a Biology Watcher
Science
Biology
Essays
Trust Kids!
Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy
Parenting
Politics
Psychology
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
Biography
Politics
Essays
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Humor
Self Help
Philosophy
Essays and Aphorisms
Philosophy
Essays
Classics
The Accidental Universe
The World You Thought You Knew
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Power Shift
The Longest Revolution
Feminism
Canada
Womens
