Category: Classics book summaries
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The Souls of Black Folk, by W. E. B. Du Bois – 2000-word book summary
Overview Published in 1903, The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois is one of the most important works in American history and literature. It blends sociology, history, philosophy, and lyrical reflection to explore what it means to be Black in post-slavery America—and what it means to be human in a divided…
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Walden; or, Life in the Woods, by Henry David Thoreau – 2000-word book summary
Overview Henry David Thoreau’s Walden is both a personal experiment and a timeless philosophical reflection on how to live deliberately, simply, and meaningfully. Written after two years Thoreau spent living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond in Massachusetts (1845–1847), the book is part memoir, part manifesto—a call to awaken from the sleep of conformity…
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Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics – 2000 word book summary
Nicomachean Ethics, by Aristotle – 2000-word book summary Overview Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is one of the most influential works in philosophy and the foundation of Western moral thought. Written in the 4th century BCE, it explores one enduring question: What does it mean to live a good life? Aristotle’s answer is practical, not abstract. The…
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Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius: 2000 word book summary.
Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up if you will ever dig. When you arise each morning, think of the precious privilege of being alive — to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
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The Republic, by Plato: 2000 word book summary
Knowledge of the truth is like a light that makes all things visible ~ Plato, The Republic
