Worth Books: 123 books

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Missoula tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Jon Krakauer’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.   This short...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Lost City of Z tells you what you need to know—before or after you read David Grann’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.   This...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Uninvited tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Lysa TerKeurst’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.   This...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Alienist tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Caleb Carr’s book.   Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.   This short...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Wrong Carlos: Anatomy of a Wrongful Execution tells you what you need to know—before or after you read James S. Liebman and the Columbia DeLuna Project’s book.   Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality...

So much to read, so little time? Get a brief overview of The Innovator’s Dilemma—the bestselling business book about disruption and how companies adapt.   Named one of the most important business books ever written by the Economist and the winner of the Global Business Book Award, The Innovator’s...

The three most important documents in American history—expanded and explained. In the centuries since the creation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, as well as its Bill of the Rights, the liberties set forth within these documents have faced many...

So much to read, so little time? Get an overview of Hidden Figures, the true story about the African American female mathematicians who helped NASA win the space race.   Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures tells the incredible real-life account of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson,...

So much to read, so little time? Get an in-depth summary of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the #1 bestseller about science, race, and medical ethics.   For decades, scientists have been using “HeLa” cells in biological research, from developing the polio vaccine and studying the nature...

So much to read, so little time? Get the key points of The Lean Startup—the bestseller about creativity, efficiency, and building a sustainable business.   Through successes and failures with tech companies, Eric Ries began to realize there was a better way to develop a startup. Using his experiences,...

So much to read, so little time? Get a brief overview of the Japanese KonMari method of organizing and take control of your life.   Japanese cleaning consultant and New York Times–bestselling author Marie Kondo is known for the revolutionary method of organization detailed in her book The Life-Changing...