The Times' 'big books'
The Times' consumer journalist Harry Wallop has curated 19 top Hacks to help you appear 'well-read (without actually reading)'.




12 Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson

Becoming
Michelle Obama

Fear: Trump in the White House
Bob Woodward

Reasons to Stay Alive
Matt Haig

She Comes First
Ian Kerner, PhD

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
Philippa Perry

The Interpretation of Dreams
Sigmund Freud

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
Dr. Julie Smith

The Republic
Plato

The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Reni Eddo-Lodge

A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Mary Wollstonecraft

And Away...
Bob Mortimer

Capital in the Twenty First Century
Thomas Piketty, Arthur Goldhammer

Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake

I May Be Wrong
Björn Natthiko Lindeblad

Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela

Manifesto
Bernardine Evaristo

More Than a Woman
Caitlin Moran

Taste
Stanley Tucci

This Is Going to Hurt
Adam Kay

Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman

Download the Uptime app to
Select your mode to read, listen or watch
Customize the audio speed and voice
Choose from every topic imaginable
Bookmark titles for later
Save the best bits and top tips with Sparks
