Greenlights
McConaughey shares outlaw stories and greenlight catching from Texas to Hollywood.
2,577-word summary · 11 min read
nonfiction + philosophy
5 books tagged both “nonfiction” and “philosophy”.
The Prince
Machiavelli advises Lorenzo on rule through fear and love, fortune, cruelty and mercy.
2,204-word summary · 10 min read
Mere Christianity
C. S. Lewis builds a plain case for Christian belief from morals, faith, and habit.
2,923-word summary · 13 min read
The Art of War
Sun Tzu's thirteen chapters on winning without fighting: laying plans, knowing ground, using spies, and why the best victory costs least, in the classic Giles…
2,029-word summary · 9 min read
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Harari's Sapiens from cover to cover: the cognitive revolution, the agricultural bargain, shared fictions like money and nations, and the scientific centuries…
2,145-word summary · 10 min read