Book Summaries by Category
Littler Books has 218 free summaries of nonfiction books. Choose a topic to see its summaries, or see the full list.
Productivity
Summaries of books about habits, focus, and time management. Each one gives you the methods the author recommends and the evidence behind them, in bullet points.
Atomic Habits, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Power of Habit, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, The 4-Hour Workweek and 13 more
Psychology
Summaries of books about how people think, feel, decide, and behave. They cover research on bias, motivation, emotion, personality, and mental health.
The Tipping Point, Outliers, Blink, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Quiet and 42 more
Self-Help
Summaries of personal development books about confidence, discipline, resilience, and changing how you live. The classics of the genre and recent bestsellers are both here.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, The Secret, Think and Grow Rich, Girl, Wash Your Face, You Are a Badass and 37 more
Business & Leadership
Summaries of books about starting companies, managing people, strategy, marketing, and negotiation, written by founders, executives, and researchers.
Who Moved My Cheese, Zero to One, The Lean Startup, Lean In, Bad Blood and 32 more
Money & Economics
Summaries of books about personal finance, investing, and how economies work, from saving and spending decisions to the forces behind markets and nations.
Freakonomics, Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Intelligent Investor, The Millionaire Next Door, The Psychology of Money and 10 more
Health & Nutrition
Summaries of books about food, sleep, exercise, aging, and medicine. They report what doctors and scientists have found about living longer and feeling better.
Outlive, Fast Food Nation, Born to Run, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Being Mortal and 17 more
Relationships & Communication
Summaries of books about love, marriage, family, friendship, and parenting, and about how to talk and listen so that people understand each other.
How to Win Friends and Influence People, The 5 Love Languages, All About Love, Boundaries, The Art of Loving and 25 more
Happiness & Mindfulness
Summaries of books about what makes a good life: research on happiness, and practices such as meditation that help people worry less and pay attention to the present.
The Power of Now, The Happiness Project, The Untethered Soul, The Art of Happiness, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry and 11 more
Science & Technology
Summaries of books that explain physics, biology, evolution, the brain, the natural world, and new technology such as artificial intelligence for general readers.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, A Brief History of Time, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene, Cosmos and 20 more
History & Society
Summaries of books about the past and about how societies work today: world and national history, politics, inequality, and reporting on real events.
Sapiens, Guns, Germs, and Steel, Killers of the Flower Moon, We Should All Be Feminists, A People's History of the United States and 19 more
Biography & Memoir
Summaries of life stories and true accounts: memoirs, biographies of founders and scientists, and narrative nonfiction about real people.
Tuesdays with Morrie, Educated, When Breath Becomes Air, Steve Jobs, Untamed and 16 more
Philosophy & Spirituality
Summaries of books about meaning, ethics, and how to live, from ancient and modern philosophers to spiritual teachers.
Man's Search for Meaning, The Art of War, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Republic, Walden; or, Life in the Woods and 17 more
Creativity & Learning
Summaries of books about making creative work, writing, reading well, and learning new skills faster.
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Steal Like an Artist, Big Magic, The War of Art, On Writing Well and 4 more