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The Way of the Hermit
by Ken Smith • 2023
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
4.21
3k+
The Way of the Hermit Summary
The Way of the Hermit 87%
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
by Ken Smith 2023
4.21
3k+ ratings
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
3.86
162k+
The Slow Regard of Silent Things Summary
The Slow Regard of Silent Things 87%
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
by Patrick Rothfuss 2014
3.86
162k+ ratings
Silence
by Erling Kagge • 2016
The rarest resource in a hyperconnected world is the one sound we keep drowning out.
3.76
14k+
Silence Summary
Silence 86%
The rarest resource in a hyperconnected world is the one sound we keep drowning out.
by Erling Kagge 2016
3.76
14k+ ratings
A Book of Silence
by Sara Maitland • 2008
A decade alone: silence is not an empty void but a world-remaking force.
3.76
1k+
A Book of Silence Summary
A Book of Silence 86%
A decade alone: silence is not an empty void but a world-remaking force.
by Sara Maitland 2008
3.76
1k+ ratings
Party of One
by Anneli Rufus • 2003
Your preference for solitude isn't a disorder. Society just needs you to believe it is.
3.71
3k+
Party of One Summary
Party of One 86%
Your preference for solitude isn't a disorder. Society just needs you to believe it is.
by Anneli Rufus 2003
3.71
3k+ ratings
You Are Fatally Invited
by Ande Pliego • 2025
A private island retreat for thriller writers turns deadly when murders copy their own novels.
3.56
21k+
You Are Fatally Invited Summary
You Are Fatally Invited 86%
A private island retreat for thriller writers turns deadly when murders copy their own novels.
by Ande Pliego 2025
3.56
21k+ ratings
One Man's Wilderness
by Sam Keith • 1973
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
4.37
10k+
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness 86%
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
by Sam Keith 1973
4.37
10k+ ratings
The Cottage Fairy Companion
by Paola Merrill • 2022
You do not need the cottage. The slow life and its wonder are built from the inside out.
4.29
1k+
The Cottage Fairy Companion Summary
The Cottage Fairy Companion 86%
You do not need the cottage. The slow life and its wonder are built from the inside out.
by Paola Merrill 2022
4.29
1k+ ratings
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George • 1959
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
4.10
86k+
My Side of the Mountain Summary
My Side of the Mountain 86%
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
by Jean Craighead George 1959
4.10
86k+ ratings
How to Let Things Go
by Shunmyō Masuno • 2021
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
3.49
2k+
How to Let Things Go Summary
How to Let Things Go 86%
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
by Shunmyō Masuno 2021
3.49
2k+ ratings
The Art of Stillness
by Pico Iyer • 2014
Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.
3.73
9k+
The Art of Stillness Summary
The Art of Stillness 86%
Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.
by Pico Iyer 2014
3.73
9k+ ratings
Solitude
by Michael Harris • 2017
Your phone checks you 150 times a day. Solitude is the lost art: reclaiming your attention.
3.66
2k+
Solitude Summary
Solitude 86%
Your phone checks you 150 times a day. Solitude is the lost art: reclaiming your attention.
by Michael Harris 2017
3.66
2k+ ratings
Reckless Girls
by Rachel Hawkins • 2022
A remote island traps six strangers with deadly secrets and a history of cannibalism.
3.55
159k+
Reckless Girls Summary
Reckless Girls 85%
A remote island traps six strangers with deadly secrets and a history of cannibalism.
by Rachel Hawkins 2022
3.55
159k+ ratings
I Don't Want To Grow Up
by Scott Stillman • 2021
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
4.08
2k+
I Don't Want To Grow Up Summary
I Don't Want To Grow Up 85%
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
by Scott Stillman 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
A Year of Living Simply
by Kate Humble • 2024
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
3.71
2k+
A Year of Living Simply Summary
A Year of Living Simply 85%
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
by Kate Humble 2024
3.71
2k+ ratings
The Woman in the Cabin
by Becca Day • 2024
A remote cabin. A controlling husband. The letters from his first wife are her escape plan.
3.97
50k+
The Woman in the Cabin Summary
The Woman in the Cabin 85%
A remote cabin. A controlling husband. The letters from his first wife are her escape plan.
by Becca Day 2024
3.97
50k+ ratings
How to Be an Introvert in an Extrovert World
by Michele Connolly • 2018
Recharge your social battery, set guilt-free boundaries, and turn quiet into the ultimate advantage.
3.73
128
How to Be an Introvert in an Extrovert World Summary
How to Be an Introvert in an Extrovert World 85%
Recharge your social battery, set guilt-free boundaries, and turn quiet into the ultimate advantage.
by Michele Connolly 2018
3.73
128 ratings
The Secret Life of You
by Kerri Sackville • 2023
We would rather shock ourselves than think. A practical guide to the lost skill of solitude.
3.44
211
The Secret Life of You Summary
The Secret Life of You 85%
We would rather shock ourselves than think. A practical guide to the lost skill of solitude.
by Kerri Sackville 2023
3.44
211 ratings
The Secret Knowledge of Water
by Craig Childs • 2000
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
4.29
3k+
The Secret Knowledge of Water Summary
The Secret Knowledge of Water 85%
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
by Craig Childs 2000
4.29
3k+ ratings
The Living Mountain
by Nan Shepherd • 1977
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
4.26
10k+
The Living Mountain Summary
The Living Mountain 85%
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
by Nan Shepherd 1977
4.26
10k+ ratings
The Memory Police
by Yōko Ogawa • 1994
The Memory Police erase objects from the mind; a novelist hides a man who still remembers.
3.69
145k+
The Memory Police Summary
The Memory Police 85%
The Memory Police erase objects from the mind; a novelist hides a man who still remembers.
by Yōko Ogawa 1994
3.69
145k+ ratings
Walden or, Life in the Woods
by Henry David Thoreau • 1854
He built a cabin for $28 and lived there two years to measure what life requires.
3.77
205k+
Walden or, Life in the Woods Summary
Walden or, Life in the Woods 85%
He built a cabin for $28 and lived there two years to measure what life requires.
by Henry David Thoreau 1854
3.77
205k+ ratings
Castaway
by Lucy Irvine • 1983
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
3.76
871
Castaway Summary
Castaway 85%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 ratings
Invitation to Retreat
by Ruth Haley Barton • 2018
The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.
4.44
981
Invitation to Retreat Summary
Invitation to Retreat 85%
The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.
by Ruth Haley Barton 2018
4.44
981 ratings
A Life in Nature
by Marc Hamer • 2019
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
4.16
2k+
A Life in Nature Summary
A Life in Nature 85%
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
by Marc Hamer 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
by Becky Chambers • 2022
A tea monk and a curious robot travel the countryside, asking one deceptively simple question.
4.37
89k+
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy Summary
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy 85%
A tea monk and a curious robot travel the countryside, asking one deceptively simple question.
by Becky Chambers 2022
4.37
89k+ ratings
The Island
by Adrian McKinty • 2022
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
3.76
43k+
The Island Summary
The Island 85%
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
by Adrian McKinty 2022
3.76
43k+ ratings
L'art de la Simplicité
by Dominique Loreau • 2008
Why owning less is the real luxury, and how French and Japanese simplicity teach it.
3.51
6k+
L'art de la Simplicité Summary
L'art de la Simplicité 85%
Why owning less is the real luxury, and how French and Japanese simplicity teach it.
by Dominique Loreau 2008
3.51
6k+ ratings
Walden and Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau • 1849
A cabin, a pond, two years, one tax refusal: the American original on freedom and conscience.
3.93
39k+
Walden and Civil Disobedience Summary
Walden and Civil Disobedience 85%
A cabin, a pond, two years, one tax refusal: the American original on freedom and conscience.
by Henry David Thoreau 1849
3.93
39k+ ratings
Hemlock Island
by Kelley Armstrong • 2023
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
3.44
13k+
Hemlock Island Summary
Hemlock Island 85%
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
by Kelley Armstrong 2023
3.44
13k+ ratings
The Last Word
by Taylor Adams • 2023
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
3.67
83k+
The Last Word Summary
The Last Word 85%
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
by Taylor Adams 2023
3.67
83k+ ratings
Things I Learned from Falling
by Claire Nelson • 2020
Four days alone, immobile, dying of thirst. The helicopter came. The real rescue took years.
4.06
6k+
Things I Learned from Falling Summary
Things I Learned from Falling 85%
Four days alone, immobile, dying of thirst. The helicopter came. The real rescue took years.
by Claire Nelson 2020
4.06
6k+ ratings
Nightwatching
by Tracy Sierra • 2024
During a blizzard, a mother hides her children from an intruder who knows their names.
3.79
48k+
Nightwatching Summary
Nightwatching 85%
During a blizzard, a mother hides her children from an intruder who knows their names.
by Tracy Sierra 2024
3.79
48k+ ratings
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by T.J. Klune • 2024
Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.
4.10
224k+
Somewhere Beyond the Sea Summary
Somewhere Beyond the Sea 85%
Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.
by T.J. Klune 2024
4.10
224k+ ratings
Aflame
by Pico Iyer • 2025
Fire took everything. In a monastery above the Pacific, he found what silence returns.
3.79
1k+
Aflame Summary
Aflame 85%
Fire took everything. In a monastery above the Pacific, he found what silence returns.
by Pico Iyer 2025
3.79
1k+ ratings
The Living Stones
by Ithell Colquhoun • 1957
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
3.99
167
The Living Stones Summary
The Living Stones 85%
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
by Ithell Colquhoun 1957
3.99
167 ratings
The Staircase in the Woods
by Chuck Wendig • 2025
A dying man hustles his gang back to the woods where a staircase swallowed a friend.
3.54
25k+
The Staircase in the Woods Summary
The Staircase in the Woods 85%
A dying man hustles his gang back to the woods where a staircase swallowed a friend.
by Chuck Wendig 2025
3.54
25k+ ratings
Asylum Hotel
by Juliet Blackwell • 2025
A photographer trespasses into a crumbling seaside hotel. Its ghosts are already expecting her.
3.56
2k+
Asylum Hotel Summary
Asylum Hotel 85%
A photographer trespasses into a crumbling seaside hotel. Its ghosts are already expecting her.
by Juliet Blackwell 2025
3.56
2k+ ratings
Back to Basics
by Abigail R. Gehring • 2007
Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.
4.20
2k+
Back to Basics Summary
Back to Basics 85%
Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.
by Abigail R. Gehring 2007
4.20
2k+ ratings
Meet the Frugalwoods
by Elizabeth Willard Thames • 2018
An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.
3.74
7k+
Meet the Frugalwoods Summary
Meet the Frugalwoods 85%
An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.
by Elizabeth Willard Thames 2018
3.74
7k+ ratings
The Secret School Of Wisdom - The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati
by Josef Wages • 2015
What if working six weeks a year was enough? A two-year experiment in deliberate poverty.
4.12
52
The Secret School Of Wisdom - The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati Summary
The Secret School Of Wisdom - The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati 85%
What if working six weeks a year was enough? A two-year experiment in deliberate poverty.
by Josef Wages 2015
4.12
52 ratings
Phosphorescence
by Julia Baird • 2020
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
3.77
12k+
Phosphorescence Summary
Phosphorescence 85%
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
by Julia Baird 2020
3.77
12k+ ratings
Beyond the Bright Sea
by Lauren Wolk • 2017
A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.
4.08
17k+
Beyond the Bright Sea Summary
Beyond the Bright Sea 85%
A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.
by Lauren Wolk 2017
4.08
17k+ ratings
Wild Dark Shore
by Charlotte McConaghy • 2025
A shipwrecked woman on a remote island discovers her rescuers may have killed her husband.
4.07
560k+
Wild Dark Shore Summary
Wild Dark Shore 85%
A shipwrecked woman on a remote island discovers her rescuers may have killed her husband.
by Charlotte McConaghy 2025
4.07
560k+ ratings
The Outermost House
by Henry Beston • 1928
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
4.07
4k+
The Outermost House Summary
The Outermost House 85%
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
by Henry Beston 1928
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life
by Boyd Varty • 2014
Find purpose like a lion tracker: ignore the big picture, follow one footprint, trust the silence.
4.26
3k+
The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life Summary
The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life 85%
Find purpose like a lion tracker: ignore the big picture, follow one footprint, trust the silence.
by Boyd Varty 2014
4.26
3k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Wilderness
by Gerald G. May • 2006
Nature heals the self modern life fractures. The treatments: silence, storms, and fear itself.
4.18
344
The Wisdom of Wilderness Summary
The Wisdom of Wilderness 85%
Nature heals the self modern life fractures. The treatments: silence, storms, and fear itself.
by Gerald G. May 2006
4.18
344 ratings
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds
by Allison Brennan • 2025
A book lover finds coded blackmail in a beach read. The writer washes up dead.
3.58
7k+
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds Summary
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds 85%
A book lover finds coded blackmail in a beach read. The writer washes up dead.
by Allison Brennan 2025
3.58
7k+ ratings
How to Do Nothing
by Jenny Odell • 2019
Your attention is being mined. The most radical response: do nothing.
3.65
57k+
How to Do Nothing Summary
How to Do Nothing 85%
Your attention is being mined. The most radical response: do nothing.
by Jenny Odell 2019
3.65
57k+ ratings
Death in the Family
by Tessa Wegert • 2020
A traumatized detective, a missing man, and a storm-trapped family with secrets worth killing for.
3.65
5k+
Death in the Family Summary
Death in the Family 85%
A traumatized detective, a missing man, and a storm-trapped family with secrets worth killing for.
by Tessa Wegert 2020
3.65
5k+ ratings
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