Meta-Book: 101 Book Summaries & MindMaps
"Meta Non-Fiction" is a book full of insights, facts, and scientific research from the most brilliant minds in human history.
The objective of this book is to help the reader live a more grounded life.
“Grounded” was the original name I had in mind while compiling this book. I wanted a comprehensive objective book of facts and insights that would make me, and the reader, live a more grounded life. A genuine life in the real world. An authentic life. Away from generational dogmas and cultrual trends. Based on the insights from the most recurring patterns of thought of the greatest minds who ever walked this Earth.
This is why I mostly read non-fiction and decided to summrize 101 of them. To become more grounded. To walk on solid ground. To understand the zeitgeist of our generation and live life on my terms.
This Meta-book is my attempt to comprehend an objective holistic understanding of the world in an age of information overload.
- For seasoned bibliophiles, this book may serve as a refresher, reminding them of the profound insights gleaned from past readings.
- For newcomers, it offers a roadmap to the best non-fiction works ever written, highlighting seminal works that have shaped human thought. This is an opportunity to learn about a wide variety of books in a short period of time.
This book is an invitation to entertain different perspectives and opposing ideas across multiple domains. That’s why I was keen to add a Critique section for every book.
"May this Meta-Book help you live a well-grounded life."
The idea behind this Meta-Book soon became an exploration more than reaching a definitive goal.
I became very curious to read the key concepts of the most influential non-fiction books with every flip of a page. With each turn of a page, a new summary of a different world, and see what happens!
What can I learn by flipping pages of books? Designed for that purpose.
I wanted to lay in front of me the ideas that shape the stories in which we see the world, examine them, and discover the most common themes and key learnings. What repeats across centuries? Which patterns can I extract from 101 of the most influential non-fiction books of all time?
I leave the assessment of this endeavor to you; the aim was not to create the most comprehensive summaries, but rather to build a bible of the most important key lessons of the greatest non-fiction books ever written, across human history, designed in a way that is easy to understand, remember, and stick. That’s it.
Now, It’s your turn to explore these pages of books, and go discover for yourself!
Reviews
Worked with Eslam on some 3d projects, so I had to see what he was up to with this book. Grabbed a copy to back him and ended up recommending it to friends. It’s a gem!