Books like The Sabbath

01

God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism

Abraham Joshua Heschel · Religion & Spirituality

God in Search of Man is Abraham Joshua Heschel's systematic philosophy of Judaism, published in 1955 as the companion to Man Is Not Alone.

A kindred religion & spirituality read.

02

I and Thou

Martin Buber · Philosophy

I and Thou is Martin Buber's central philosophical work, first published in German in 1923.

Both dig into sacred.

03

The Perennial Philosophy

Aldous Huxley · Religion & Spirituality

The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley's anthology and commentary on the mystical traditions of the world, arguing that behind the diversity of religious forms lies a single metaphysical core: the divine ground or ultimate reality is one; the human soul contains a spark of this reality; the purpose of human existence is to realize this identity; and the path to that realization requires ego-transcendence through contemplation, virtue, and love.

A kindred religion & spirituality read.

04

The Untethered Soul

Michael A. Singer · Religion & Spirituality

The Untethered Soul is Michael Singer's guide to liberation through the direct investigation of consciousness — specifically, the question of who or what is aware of the constant stream of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that constitute ordinary experience.

A kindred religion & spirituality read.

05

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl · Psychology

Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's account of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and the psychological theory he developed from that experience.

A kindred religion & spirituality read.

06

Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time

Brigid Schulte · Self-help

Overwhelmed is Washington Post journalist Brigid Schulte's investigation into why so many people — particularly women with children — feel perpetually time-starved in an era when labor-saving technology is more abundant than at any point in history.

Shares time and modern life with The Sabbath.

07

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse · Religion & Spirituality

Siddhartha is Hermann Hesse's 1922 novel of spiritual seeking, written at a time when Hesse was deeply studying Buddhist and Hindu texts.

Both dig into time.

08

Letters from a Stoic

Seneca · Philosophy

Letters from a Stoic collects a selection of 124 letters that Seneca wrote to his friend Lucilius in the final years of his life, around 65 AD.

Both dig into time.

09

On the Shortness of Life

Seneca · Philosophy

On the Shortness of Life is a moral essay by the Roman Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca, written around 49 CE and addressed to his father-in-law Paulinus.

Both dig into time.

10

Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang · Science

Rest makes a case that most of what we think of as productive work is actually counterproductive when pushed past certain thresholds, and that deliberate, well-structured rest is not the opposite of work but a necessary component of it.

Both dig into rest.

11

Sculpting in Time

Andrei Tarkovsky · Philosophy

Sculpting in Time is Andrei Tarkovsky's account of his own filmmaking philosophy, assembled from lectures and writings over the final decade of his life and published in Russian in 1986, the year he died.

Both dig into time.

12

The 5 Types of Wealth

Sahil Bloom · Self-help

The 5 Types of Wealth is Sahil Bloom's argument that financial wealth is one of five forms of wealth that actually matter, and that pursuing financial wealth at the expense of the other four produces a life that looks successful from the outside but feels hollow from the inside.

Both dig into time.