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
Liquid Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Novelist as a Vocation
Writing
Japan
Memoir
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
Books About Books
Philosophy
Essays
Real Estate
Memoir
Feminism
Biography
Silence
In the Age of Noise
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Memoir
History
Essays
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Education
Self Help
Essays
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
Essays
Memoir
Writing
On Bullshit
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
The Conquest of Happiness
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Uses and Abuses of History
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Faraway Nearby
Essays
Memoir
Biography
Free and Equal
A Manifesto for a Just Society
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Bird by Bird
Writing
Memoir
Self Help
Walking in Wonder
Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World
Spirituality
Poetry
Philosophy
Grace (Eventually)
Thoughts on Faith
Memoir
Spirituality
Religion
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
Russia
Politics
History
Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius
Part One from What the Dog Saw
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Best Strangers in the World
Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
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
Who Is Government?
The Untold Story of Public Service
Politics
History
Essays
On Confidence
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Philosophy
History
Politics
Want
Feminism
Short Stories
Sexuality
Our Culture, What's Left of It
The Mandarins and the Masses
Politics
Essays
Philosophy
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
So Sad Today
Personal Essays
Essays
Memoir
Mental Health
The Essential Smart Football
Sports
Football
Essays
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
Travel
Japan
Memoir
On Confidence
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
Travel
Humor
Memoir
American Like Me
Reflections on Life Between Cultures
Essays
Memoir
Short Stories
Letters to a Young Mathematician
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
Draft No. 4
On the Writing Process
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Men Explain Things to Me
Feminism
Essays
Politics
What Is Existentialism?
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
12 Bytes
How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next
Essays
Science
Technology
Arguing with Zombies
Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
Economics
Politics
Business
Notes To Self
Essays
Feminism
Memoir
Role Models
Memoir
Essays
Biography
Spoilt Rotten
The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality
Sociology
Politics
Essays
The Walking Dead and Philosophy
Zombie Apocalypse Now
Philosophy
Zombies
Pop Culture
We've Been Too Patient
Voices from Radical Mental Health--Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model
Psychology
Mental Health
Disability
These Precious Days
Essays
Essays
Memoir
Book Club
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Memoir
Essays
Short Stories
On Writing Horror
A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
Writing
Horror
Reference
I Don't Want to Die Poor
Essays
Essays
Memoir
LGBT
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
And Other Rules to Live By
Comedy
Humor
Politics
