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
On Bullshit
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable
Science
Philosophy
Essays
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
Travel
Humor
Memoir
I Remember Nothing
And Other Reflections
Memoir
Humor
Essays
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Humor
Memoir
Essays
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Essays and Arguments
Essays
Humor
Short Stories
A Man Without a Country
Essays
Memoir
Humor
How to Live
A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Philosophy
Biography
History
Zen in the Art of Writing
Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Bird by Bird
Writing
Memoir
Self Help
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
Part Three from What the Dog Saw
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Memoir
Poetry
Biography
In Praise of Prejudice
The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Letters
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Big Questions from Little People
And Simple Answers from Great Minds
Science
Philosophy
Childrens
The Walking Dead and Philosophy
Zombie Apocalypse Now
Philosophy
Zombies
Pop Culture
Dr. Seuss and Philosophy
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
Philosophy
Essays
Childrens
The Conquest of Happiness
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Letters to a Young Scientist
Science
Biology
Nature
The Fire Next Time
Classics
Essays
Race
Small Things Considered
Why There Is No Perfect Design
Design
Science
Engineering
Occupy
Politics
Philosophy
History
Make Good Art
Art
Writing
Essays
The Matrix and Philosophy
Welcome to the Desert of the Real
Philosophy
Film
Pop Culture
Breaking Bad and Philosophy
Badder Living through Chemistry
Philosophy
Pop Culture
Essays
Several Short Sentences About Writing
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Architecture of Happiness
Architecture
Philosophy
Art
Writing Fiction
The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
Writing
Reference
Crafts
How Proust Can Change Your Life
Philosophy
Self Help
Biography
Liquid Love
On the Frailty of Human Bonds
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Migrations to Solitude
The Quest for Privacy in a Crowded World
Essays
Memoir
Sociology
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
Science
Psychology
Essays
Sister Outsider
Essays and Speeches
Feminism
Essays
Race
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
Books About Books
Education
Essays
The Consolations of Philosophy
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Humor
Self Help
Philosophy
The Art of Fiction
Notes on Craft for Young Writers
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Dancing Fish and Ammonites
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
British Literature
The Art of Stillness
Adventures in Going Nowhere
Philosophy
Self Help
Spirituality
Our Culture, What's Left of It
The Mandarins and the Masses
Politics
Essays
Philosophy
Spoilt Rotten
The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality
Sociology
Politics
Essays
This Is Water
Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
Philosophy
Essays
Self Help
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
Self Help
Essays
Memoir
What Young India Wants
India
Indian Literature
Essays
The Two Cultures
Science
Philosophy
History
This Idea Must Die
Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays
What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice
Self Help
Essays
School
About Writing
Seven Essays, Four Letters, & Five Interviews
Writing
Essays
Crafts
Colonize This!
Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism
Feminism
Race
Social Justice