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
Superman is an Arab
Feminism
Lebanon
Essays
We're Going to Need More Wine
Memoir
Biography
Essays
I Remember Nothing
and Other Reflections
Memoir
Humor
Essays
The 52 Week Project
How I Fixed My Life by Trying a New Thing Every Week for a Year
Memoir
Self Help
Inspirational
Design Your Work
Praxis Volume 1
Productivity
Business
Self Help
The Importance of Living
Philosophy
China
Self Help
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It
Life Journeys Inspired by the Bestselling Memoir
Memoir
Travel
Self Help
You Are Your Best Thing
Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
Race
Essays
Psychology
The Two Cultures
Science
Philosophy
History
This Idea Must Die
Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Small Wonder
Essays
Nature
Memoir
Aliens
The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Science
Space
Astronomy
The Meaning of Things
Applying Philosophy to Life
Philosophy
History
Self Help
The Art of Intimacy
The Space Between
Writing
Essays
Crafts
On Drinking
Poetry
Short Stories
Essays
Mobile Home
A Memoir in Essays
Essays
Memoir
Travel
The Inner History of Devices
History
Technology
Science
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
Politics
Philosophy
History
Nothing to Hide
The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security
Law
Politics
Technology
Colonize This!
Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
Writing
Essays
Turkish Literature
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
Everything in Its Place
First Loves and Last Tales
Science
Essays
Memoir
The Feminist Porn Book
The Politics of Producing Pleasure
Feminism
Sexuality
Queer
Chronicles
On Our Troubled Times
Economics
Politics
Essays
Pause, Rest, Be
Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change
Self Help
Spirituality
Health
Dr. Seuss and Philosophy
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
Philosophy
Essays
Childrens
Is There Still Sex in the City?
Chick Lit
Memoir
Humor
The Care We Dream Of
Liberatory & Transformative Justice Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health
Queer
Disability
LGBT
I've Tried Being Nice
Essays
Essays
Memoir
Humor
When Women Were Birds
Fifty-four Variations on Voice
Memoir
Essays
Feminism
The Truth About Stories
A Native Narrative
Indigenous
Essays
Canada
This Idea Is Brilliant
Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
Essays
Philosophy
Humor
Movement Matters
Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement
Health
Science
Essays
Step Across This Line
Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002
Essays
India
Politics
Love That Story
Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life
Memoir
LGBT
Essays
My Planet
Finding Humor in the Oddest Places
Humor
Science
Essays
Enchantment
Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
Memoir
Self Help
Nature
Ståsteder
Philosophy
Psychology
Danish
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
Humor
Self Help
Memoir
Migrations to Solitude
The Quest for Privacy in a Crowded World
Essays
Memoir
Sociology
Rethinking Capitalism
Economics and Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Economics
Business
Politics
A Life in Light
Meditations on Impermanence
Memoir
Essays
Spirituality
Interventions 2020
Essays
Politics
France
Design Your Work
Praxis Volume 1
Productivity
Business
Self Help
One in a Millennial
On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
Memoir
Essays
Book Club
SCUM Manifesto
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life
Collected Talks 1960-1969
Philosophy
Spirituality
Buddhism
