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A Monk's Guide to Happiness
A Monk’s Guide to Happiness (2019) provides readers with a philosophically insightful and practically useful manual on how to break free of…
Inside Out
Inside Out (2019) is a memoir by Hollywood actress Demi Moore. Here, she turns inward and reports from memory – from her troubled childhood…
Strength in What Remains
Strength in What Remains (2009) tells the story of a man who, after fleeing war-torn Burundi, is able to make his dreams a reality with the…
Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers (2019) is a powerful exploration of how little we know about the people we don’t know. It explores how we misjudge and…
The Wisdom of Life
Schopenhauer’s The Wisdom of Life (1851) is a short philosophical essay about what constitutes human happiness. Starting with ancient Greek…
How Should We Live?
How Should We Live? (2013) gives a wide-lense view of why we Westerners tend to think the way we do. From love to work to death, it explain…
Create Space
Create Space (2018) is a collection of the many tools and methods used by Derek Draper in his role as a coach for business leaders around t…
The Tangled Tree
The Tangled Tree (2018) provides curious readers with a vital recap of the many scientific twists and turns that have taken place in our un…
The Courage to Be Disliked
The Courage to Be Disliked (2018) takes a look at the psychology of Alfred Adler, the famous twentieth-century Austrian psychologist. Adler…
Why I Am a Hindu
Why I Am a Hindu (2018) is a meditation on religion and national identity from the perspective of one of India’s leading politicians, Shash…
The Science of Getting Rich
The Science of Getting Rich (1910) is a self-help classic, where the author presents his guide for attaining a life of abundance. These bli…
The Uninhabitable Earth
The Uninhabitable Earth (2019) is a terrifying rundown of the horrors which await in an ever-warming world. With poetic brilliance, Wallace…
The American Spirit
The American Spirit (2017) is a collection of five speeches given by historian David McCullough on various occasions, including graduation …
Get Out of Your Head
Get Out of Your Head (2020) is a guidebook for those seeking to break free of negative thoughts. Jennie Allen’s remedy? Submitting ourselve…
When to Rob a Bank
When To Rob a Bank (2015) presents a collection of articles published on the Freakonomics blog at freakonomics.com, which has now been goin…