The craft of writing, speaking, editing and storytelling, along with essay collections and letters read for their prose. Read by writers, speakers and people who want their sentences to carry.
Six traits of memorable ideas, from simple and unexpected to emotional stories.
“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Mohnish Pabrai and 10 others
How to give a talk that transfers one idea, from TED's work with its speakers.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Why humans tell stories: a rehearsal for life's social problems.
Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Ran Segall
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Numbered rules of English usage and composition, with examples, under 100 pages.
Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Patrick Collison, Ann Handley and 3 others
Recommended by: Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Ramit Sethi
A method for reading hard books for understanding, not just information.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Alex and Books and 3 others
Essays on farm life in Maine, written after leaving New York City.
Recommended by: Ann Handley
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Audrey Gelman, Kara Swisher
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
A manual for non-fiction: clear writing comes from clear thinking.
Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Derek Sivers, George Hatzis and 2 others
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Reviews and essays on more than forty modern American poets.
Recommended by: Sheryl Sandberg
Recommended by: Eric Weinstein
How the move from oral cultures to writing changed thought, personality and society.
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg
Recommended by: Eric Weinstein
Recommended by: Patrick Collison, Audrey Gelman and 1 other
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Jamie Dimon
Recommended by: Patrick Collison, Bret Victor, Daniel Burka and 1 other
Writing advice focused on the fears and habits that stop people writing.
Recommended by: Balaji S. Srinivasan, Maria Popova and 8 others
Recommended by: Coleen Baik
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Tony Robbins
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Essays on how a handful of insiders shapes the story of American political life.
Recommended by: Audrey Gelman
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Bryant Chou
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
How to design and deliver simple, creative slide presentations.
Recommended by: Nir Eyal
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Why some words persuade and others fail, from a political pollster.
Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Matt Mullenweg, Tim Ferriss and 1 other
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Nat Eliason
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Julie Zhuo
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Warren Buffett
Recommended by: Ryan Holiday, Shane Parrish and 1 other
Recommended by: Abi Tyas Tunggal, Tim Ferriss
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Zoë Foster Blake, Caterina Fake and 1 other
A short method for direct conversations and for making difficult requests.
Recommended by: Shane Parrish
Letters from prison to a teenage son on direct-mail copywriting and living well.
Recommended by: Nat Eliason, David Perell
Recommended by: Patrick Collison
Recommended by: Nat Eliason
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Ran Segall
How to write web copy that meets readers' needs and business goals, with examples.
Recommended by: Jan Losert
A second collection of notable letters, correspondence deserving a wider audience.
Recommended by: Zoë Foster Blake
The key elements of literary memoir: memory, identity and reflecting on the past.
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Tim Ferriss
Recommended by: Paul Graham
Recommended by: Ali Abdaal, Nat Eliason
Recommended by: Arianna Huffington
How to find and tell personal stories, and how telling them well helps careers.
Recommended by: Ali Abdaal, Andrew Wilkinson
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Bill Gates
“he breaks it all down in his new book on using stories in a business context. It's called Stories Sell, and you should go check it out.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Newsletter
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson
Recommended by: Morgan Housel, Nat Eliason
Why readers ignore writing, and how a writer moves from amateur to professional.
Recommended by: Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Two satirical essays on class, status and race in America around 1970.
Recommended by: Marc Andreessen
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg
Paul Grahamrecommends 3 books here