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
The Truth About Stories
A Native Narrative
Indigenous
Essays
Canada
The American Spirit
Who We Are and What We Stand For
History
Politics
American History
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
Essays
Politics
Philosophy
Listen, Little Man!
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
Dialogues and Essays
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Well-Read Black Girl
Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Essays
Feminism
Race
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Memoir
Poetry
Biography
Occupy
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Uses and Abuses of History
History
Politics
Philosophy
Read Dangerously
The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times
Books About Books
Essays
Politics
Death by Black Hole
And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
Dear Dolly
Self Help
Memoir
Essays
Ursula K. Le Guin
Conversations on Writing
Writing
Essays
Books About Books
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Parenting
Disability
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts
Short Stories
Poetry
Classics
Things My Son Needs to Know About the World
Humor
Parenting
Memoir
The Greatest
The Quest for Sporting Perfection
Sports
Psychology
Self Help
Gift from the Sea
Memoir
Classics
Book Club
You Are Your Best Thing
Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
Race
Essays
Psychology
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Silence
In the Age of Noise
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
Aftershocks of Disaster
Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
Politics
History
Social Justice
The Lonely Voice
A Study of the Short Story
Writing
Short Stories
Literary Criticism
A Man Without a Country
Essays
Memoir
Humor
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Humor
Self Help
Philosophy
The Importance of Living
Philosophy
China
Self Help
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About
Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
Essays
Memoir
Feminism
On the Brink of Everything
Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old
Spirituality
Memoir
Philosophy
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
Self Help
Essays
Memoir
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Every Song Ever
Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty
Music
Art
Unfinished
Make Good Art
Art
Writing
Essays
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?
from The Righteous Mind (Kindle Single)
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Why Not Me?
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Ethics in the Real World
86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born
From Progressive Neoliberalism to Trump and Beyond
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
The Walking Dead and Philosophy
Zombie Apocalypse Now
Philosophy
Zombies
Pop Culture
Preface to Shakespeare
Classics
Literary Criticism
Essays
Real Estate
Memoir
Feminism
Biography
On Bullshit
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
Letters to a Young Scientist
Science
Biology
Nature
The Mind’s I
Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
On Confidence
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Anna Karenina Fix
Life Lessons from Russian Literature
Russia
Books About Books
Memoir
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning
Short Stories
Self Help
Inspirational
The Writing Life
Writing
Memoir
Essays
What If This Were Enough?
Essays
Essays
Self Help
Memoir
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
Politics
Philosophy
History
