“The Dunya and Its Reality” by ibn al-Qayyim is taken from his larger work titled “'Uddat as-Sabirin wa Dhakhirat ash-Shakirin.” In this book Ibn al-Qayyim expounds upon parables extracted from the Qur'an, Sunnah, and statements of the Salaf to shed light on the reality of the Dunya.
This book gives us various examples with the aim to detached us from the unhealthy attachment we have to this world (wealth, fame & etc) and this book does this because evil desires and greed ruins us.
Subhanallah. It have a really good and understandable collection of comparisons of duniya and Akhira. Reminder benifits the believer. So read it, as it's short and quick to complete. Read with constant reminder to reflect.