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
Imaginary Homelands
Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Essays
India
Politics
The Art Spirit
Art
Philosophy
Art History
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
Self Help
Essays
Memoir
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays
What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice
Writing
Self Help
Essays
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Philosophy
Classics
Art
Monkeyluv
And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
Science
Psychology
Biology
The Lonely Voice
A Study of the Short Story
Writing
Short Stories
Literary Criticism
Why Not Me?
Memoir
Humor
Biography
I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet
Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working
Memoir
Self Help
Christian
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Memoir
Poetry
Biography
The Writing Life
Writing
Memoir
Essays
Who Is Government?
The Untold Story of Public Service
Politics
History
Essays
On Boxing
Sports
Essays
Martial Arts
I Can't Date Jesus
Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
Make Good Art
Art
Writing
Essays
Nobody Knows My Name
Essays
Race
Classics
The True Life
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
The Problems of Philosophy
Philosophy
Classics
History
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Politics
Environment
Science
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning
Short Stories
Self Help
Inspirational
Walden & Civil Disobedience
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
Death by Black Hole
And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Science
Physics
Astronomy
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
Essays
Memoir
Humor
Danse Macabre
Horror
Writing
Essays
Thick
And Other Essays
Essays
Feminism
Race
Somehow
Thoughts on Love
Essays
Memoir
Spirituality
Want
Feminism
Short Stories
Sexuality
Real Estate
Memoir
Feminism
Biography
Letters to a Young Scientist
Science
Biology
Nature
Called to Community
The Life Jesus Wants for His People
Theology
Faith
Christian
Ethics in the Real World
86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone
Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
India
Politics
History
Trust Kids!
Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy
Parenting
Politics
Psychology
Gift from the Sea
Memoir
Classics
Book Club
Traveling Mercies
Some Thoughts on Faith
Memoir
Spirituality
Religion
Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
Self Help
Essays
Inspirational
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
History
Essays
Self Help
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Philosophy
History
Essays
The Lives of a Cell
Notes of a Biology Watcher
Science
Biology
Essays
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Essays and Arguments
Essays
Humor
Short Stories
Big Questions from Little People
And Simple Answers from Great Minds
Science
Philosophy
Childrens
The Fire Next Time
Classics
Essays
Race
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
Part Three from What the Dog Saw
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Strangers to Ourselves
Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
On Confidence
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
12 Bytes
How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next
Essays
Science
Technology
The American Spirit
Who We Are and What We Stand For
History
Politics
American History
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Philosophy
Religion
Atheism
