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
Somewhere Towards the End
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Travels with Epicurus
A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life
Philosophy
Travel
Greece
The Mind’s I
Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Silenced Majority
Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope
Politics
Journalism
History
Wild Comfort
The Solace of Nature
Nature
Memoir
Essays
The Undocumented Americans
Memoir
Politics
Social Justice
Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Book of (More) Delights
Essays
Essays
Poetry
Memoir
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
Science
Psychology
Essays
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Essays
Memoir
Classics
Disaster Preparedness
A Memoir
Memoir
Humor
Biography Memoir
The New Vichy Syndrome
Why European Intellectuals Surrender to Barbarism
Politics
History
Essays
Preface to Shakespeare
Classics
Literary Criticism
Essays
Pass with Care
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
Sidecountry
Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports
Sports
Adventure
Essays
First Comes Love
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Essays
In Praise of Prejudice
The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals
Philosophy
Psychology
Education
On Animals
Animals
Essays
Nature
Storyteller
Writing Lessons & More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop
Writing
Memoir
Reference
On Kindness
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
Lives of the Artists
Portraits of Ten Artists Whose Work and Lifestyles Embody the Future of Contemporary Art
Art
Biography
Essays
I Used to Be Charming
The Rest of Eve Babitz
Essays
Memoir
Short Stories
How to Read and Why
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Literature
Philosophy Bites
Philosophy
Essays
Anthologies
Dear Dolly
Self Help
Memoir
Essays
Book Lust
Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
Books About Books
Reference
Writing
Small Things Considered
Why There Is No Perfect Design
Design
Science
Engineering
Cassandra Speaks
When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
Feminism
History
Essays
A Sense of the Mysterious
Science and the Human Spirit
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Things My Son Needs to Know About the World
Humor
Parenting
Memoir
Can We All Be Feminists?
New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism
Feminism
Essays
Politics
I am Not a Brain
Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century
Philosophy
Unfinished
Science
We Need New Stories
Politics
Feminism
Essays
Vital Little Plans
The Short Works of Jane Jacobs
Urban Planning
Cities
Urbanism
The Great Book of Journaling
How Journal Writing Can Support a Life of Wellness, Creativity, Meaning and Purpose
Writing
Journaling
Self Help
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Humor
Memoir
Essays
The Future of the Brain
Essays by the World's Leading Neuroscientists
Neuroscience
Science
Psychology
Eloge du risque
Philosophy
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Body Work
The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
Memoir
Writing
Essays
Think
A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
Philosophy
Academic
Psychology
Yes Means Yes!
Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
Feminism
Gender Studies
Sexuality
My Mess Is a Bit of a Life
Adventures in Anxiety
Memoir
Mental Health
Humor
The Anatomy of Influence
Literature as a Way of Life
Literary Criticism
Literature
Poetry
Now I Can Die in Peace
How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank and the 2004
Sports
Baseball
Humor
On Human Nature
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Politics
Feminism
Race
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Mathematics
Science
Journalism
Self-Reliance and Other Essays
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
