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
The Walking Dead and Philosophy
Zombie Apocalypse Now
Philosophy
Zombies
Pop Culture
Spoilt Rotten
The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality
Sociology
Politics
Essays
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
And Other Rules to Live By
Comedy
Humor
Politics
I Remember Nothing
and Other Reflections
Memoir
Humor
Essays
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
Politics
Philosophy
History
Superman is an Arab
Feminism
Lebanon
Essays
I Don't Want to Die Poor
Essays
Essays
Memoir
LGBT
On Writing Horror
A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
Writing
Horror
Reference
Small Wonder
Essays
Nature
Memoir
The Mind’s I
Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It
Life Journeys Inspired by the Bestselling Memoir
Memoir
Travel
Self Help
The Truth About Stories
A Native Narrative
Indigenous
Essays
Canada
Everything in Its Place
First Loves and Last Tales
Science
Essays
Memoir
The Two Cultures
Science
Philosophy
History
I've Tried Being Nice
Essays
Essays
Memoir
Humor
We've Been Too Patient
Voices from Radical Mental Health--Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model
Psychology
Mental Health
Disability
On Drinking
Poetry
Short Stories
Essays
The 52 Week Project
How I Fixed My Life by Trying a New Thing Every Week for a Year
Memoir
Self Help
Inspirational
This Idea Must Die
Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Nothing to Hide
The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security
Law
Politics
Technology
The Art of Intimacy
The Space Between
Writing
Essays
Crafts
The Meaning of Things
Applying Philosophy to Life
Philosophy
History
Self Help
Dear Dolly
Self Help
Memoir
Essays
Design Your Work
Praxis Volume 1
Productivity
Business
Self Help
Preface to Shakespeare
Classics
Literary Criticism
Essays
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
Movement Matters
Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement
Health
Science
Essays
The Inner History of Devices
History
Technology
Science
Mobile Home
A Memoir in Essays
Essays
Memoir
Travel
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Chronicles
On Our Troubled Times
Economics
Politics
Essays
SCUM Manifesto
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Politics
Feminism
Race
My Planet
Finding Humor in the Oddest Places
Humor
Science
Essays
Aliens
The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Science
Space
Astronomy
Pause, Rest, Be
Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change
Self Help
Spirituality
Health
Enchantment
Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
Memoir
Self Help
Nature
The Undocumented Americans
Memoir
Politics
Social Justice
Colonize This!
Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
Humor
Self Help
Memoir
The Care We Dream Of
Liberatory & Transformative Justice Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health
Queer
Disability
LGBT
This Idea Is Brilliant
Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
Science
Philosophy
Essays
On Kindness
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
When Women Were Birds
Fifty-four Variations on Voice
Memoir
Essays
Feminism
Ståsteder
Philosophy
Psychology
Danish
The Outsider
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
How to Read and Why
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Literature
Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Somewhere Towards the End
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
