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
Strangers to Ourselves
Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Essays and Arguments
Essays
Humor
Short Stories
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Philosophy
History
Essays
Essays and Aphorisms
Philosophy
Essays
Classics
Walking in Wonder
Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World
Spirituality
Poetry
Philosophy
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Memoir
Essays
Short Stories
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
Part Three from What the Dog Saw
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Novelist as a Vocation
Writing
Japan
Memoir
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
The Uses and Abuses of History
History
Politics
Philosophy
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
Books About Books
Philosophy
Essays
Inciting Joy
Essays
Essays
Poetry
Memoir
The Conquest of Happiness
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
What Is Existentialism?
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
Humor
Politics
Comedy
Grace (Eventually)
Thoughts on Faith
Memoir
Spirituality
Religion
Sick in the Head
Conversations About Life and Comedy
Humor
Comedy
Memoir
Silence
In the Age of Noise
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
So Sad Today
Personal Essays
Essays
Memoir
Mental Health
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Free and Equal
A Manifesto for a Just Society
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius
Part One from What the Dog Saw
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Think
A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
Philosophy
Academic
Psychology
The Faraway Nearby
Essays
Memoir
Biography
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Philosophy
History
Politics
You Are Your Best Thing
Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
Race
Essays
Psychology
The Best Strangers in the World
Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Education
Self Help
Essays
These Precious Days
Essays
Essays
Memoir
Book Club
Power Shift
The Longest Revolution
Feminism
Canada
Womens
Men Explain Things to Me
Feminism
Essays
Politics
Letters to a Young Mathematician
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
We're Going to Need More Wine
Memoir
Biography
Essays
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
Travel
Japan
Memoir
Things My Son Needs to Know About the World
Humor
Parenting
Memoir
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
Travel
Humor
Memoir
The Importance of Living
Philosophy
China
Self Help
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Memoir
History
Essays
Draft No. 4
On the Writing Process
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Our Culture, What's Left of It
The Mandarins and the Masses
Politics
Essays
Philosophy
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
Biography
Politics
Essays
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
Essays
Memoir
Writing
On Confidence
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table
Eminent Therapists Reveal Their Most Unusual Cases and What They Teach Us About Human Behavior
Psychology
Mental Health
Book Club
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
Russia
Politics
History
The Mind’s I
Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
Politics
Philosophy
History
I Don't Want to Die Poor
Essays
Essays
Memoir
LGBT
The Essential Smart Football
Sports
Football
Essays
