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
Gaza in Crisis
Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
Politics
History
War
Thick
And Other Essays
Essays
Feminism
Race
What Young India Wants
India
Indian Literature
Essays
How to Tell When We Will Die
On Pain, Disability, and Doom
Disability
Essays
Memoir
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Philosophy
Classics
Art
Why Not Me?
Memoir
Humor
Biography
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Essays and Arguments
Essays
Humor
Short Stories
On Boxing
Sports
Essays
Martial Arts
The True Life
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
Gift from the Sea
Memoir
Classics
Book Club
Ethics in the Real World
86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
Imaginary Homelands
Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Essays
India
Politics
Somehow
Thoughts on Love
Essays
Memoir
Spirituality
Monkeyluv
And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
Science
Psychology
Biology
Inciting Joy
Essays
Essays
Poetry
Memoir
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
Science
Psychology
Biology
Death by Black Hole
And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Letters to a Young Scientist
Science
Biology
Nature
Traveling Mercies
Some Thoughts on Faith
Memoir
Spirituality
Religion
Danse Macabre
Horror
Writing
Essays
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Philosophy
Religion
Atheism
Walden & Civil Disobedience
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
Called to Community
The Life Jesus Wants for His People
Theology
Faith
Christian
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
Part Three from What the Dog Saw
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Fire Next Time
Classics
Essays
Race
Cinema Speculation
Film
Media Tie In
Memoir
Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
Self Help
Essays
Inspirational
I Can't Date Jesus
Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
Custodians of Wonder
Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive
History
Travel
Sociology
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Philosophy
History
Essays
“You Just Need to Lose Weight”
And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
Health
Social Justice
Feminism
Nobody Knows My Name
Essays
Race
Classics
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
Biography
Politics
Essays
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Humor
Self Help
Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy
Philosophy
Classics
History
Strangers to Ourselves
Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Memoir
History
Essays
The Lonely Voice
A Study of the Short Story
Writing
Short Stories
Literary Criticism
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
History
Essays
Self Help
The Art Spirit
Art
Philosophy
Art History
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Education
Self Help
Essays
Power Shift
The Longest Revolution
Feminism
Canada
Womens
Trust Kids!
Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy
Parenting
Politics
Psychology
Free and Equal
A Manifesto for a Just Society
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Make Good Art
Art
Writing
Essays
The Lives of a Cell
Notes of a Biology Watcher
Science
Biology
Essays
Real Estate
Memoir
Feminism
Biography
Silence
In the Age of Noise
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
