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
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
Books About Books
Philosophy
Essays
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
Essays
Memoir
Humor
Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
Self Help
Essays
Inspirational
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
Travel
Humor
Memoir
The Essential Smart Football
Sports
Football
Essays
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Education
Self Help
Essays
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone
Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
India
Politics
History
Books v. Cigarettes
Essays
Classics
Philosophy
It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It
Humor
Essays
Self Help
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
Big Questions from Little People
And Simple Answers from Great Minds
Science
Philosophy
Childrens
Sick in the Head
Conversations About Life and Comedy
Humor
Comedy
Memoir
So Sad Today
Personal Essays
Essays
Memoir
Mental Health
The Book of Alchemy
A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life
Writing
Self Help
Essays
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
Science
Physics
Astronomy
My Planet
Finding Humor in the Oddest Places
Humor
Science
Essays
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Enchantment
Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
Memoir
Self Help
Nature
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
Part Three from What the Dog Saw
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Lyrical and Critical Essays
Philosophy
Essays
Literature
Small Wonder
Essays
Nature
Memoir
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Mathematics
Science
Journalism
Cassandra Speaks
When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
Feminism
History
Essays
I Remember Nothing
and Other Reflections
Memoir
Humor
Essays
Yes Means Yes!
Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
Feminism
Gender Studies
Sexuality
I've Tried Being Nice
Essays
Essays
Memoir
Humor
The Faraway Nearby
Essays
Memoir
Biography
The Art of Intimacy
The Space Between
Writing
Essays
Crafts
Spoilt Rotten
The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality
Sociology
Politics
Essays
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Essays
Memoir
Classics
Somewhere Towards the End
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
“You Just Need to Lose Weight”
And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
Health
Social Justice
Feminism
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Ståsteder
Philosophy
Psychology
Danish
How to Read and Why
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Literature
The Meaning of Things
Applying Philosophy to Life
Philosophy
History
Self Help
Self-Reliance and Other Essays
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
I Don't Want to Die Poor
Essays
Essays
Memoir
LGBT
The Art of Subtext
Beyond Plot
Writing
Crafts
Essays
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
What to Think About Machines That Think
Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Best Strangers in the World
Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
On Confidence
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It
Life Journeys Inspired by the Bestselling Memoir
Memoir
Travel
Self Help
Trick Mirror
Reflections on Self-Delusion
Essays
Feminism
Memoir
Everything in Its Place
First Loves and Last Tales
Science
Essays
Memoir
On Writing Horror
A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
Writing
Horror
Reference
Arguing with Zombies
Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
Economics
Politics
Business
Role Models
Memoir
Essays
Biography
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
Travel
Japan
Memoir
