The Monolith bookstore & course catalog

Deep books. Guided courses. One shelf.

Monolith Learning is a bookstore and course catalog of expert-written, continuously-updated volumes. Every title is a complete book and a ladder of guided courses — read cover to cover, or take the 4-hour intro, the weeklong intensive, or the multi-month track.

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Hard Workers: The Anatomy of Extreme Effort

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Explore the catalog by category

From the foundations of AI to the anatomy of extreme effort — browse the shelves by the subjects we cover deepest.

AI & Intelligence

From foundations and architecture to the race for general intelligence.

2 titles
  • · AI Mastery
  • · Intelligence and the Race to AGI

Business & Leadership

Operating systems for executives, founders, and builders of hard things.

3 titles
  • · Data Center Construction
  • · Executive Functions in the Age of AI
  • · Founders Playbook

Human Performance

How exceptional people generate, sustain, and direct extreme effort.

1 title
  • · Hard Workers: The Anatomy of Extreme Effort

Science & Nature

Deep, narrative natural histories of the living world and the mind.

1 title
  • · The Mammalian Brain

History & Culture

Civilizations, conquest, and survival told with research and narrative.

1 title
  • · Middle American Civilizations

Every book is also a course

Prefer a structured path? Each title ships with the same guided ladder, so you can go as deep as you have time for.

Study Pack

A fast, high-signal overview to orient you.

4-Hour Course

A half-day deep dive into the core ideas.

8-Hour Course

A full-day working session with practice.

Weeklong Intensive

A weeklong intensive for real fluency.

Multi-Month Track

A multi-month program to master the subject.