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Biology Book Summaries

Back Mechanic
by Stuart McGill • 2015
Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.
4.50
1k+
Back Mechanic Summary
Back Mechanic
Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.
by Stuart McGill 2015 303 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
WomanCode
by Alisa Vitti • 2013
A protocol for hormonal health that works with your cycle instead of suppressing it.
3.86
8k+
WomanCode Summary
WomanCode
A protocol for hormonal health that works with your cycle instead of suppressing it.
by Alisa Vitti 2013 336 pages
3.86
8k+ ratings
Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain
by Lisa Feldman Barrett • 2020
Your brain's real job is body regulation, not thinking, and that changes everything.
4.04
8k+
Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain Summary
Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain
Your brain's real job is body regulation, not thinking, and that changes everything.
by Lisa Feldman Barrett 2020 192 pages
4.04
8k+ ratings
The Moral Landscape
by Sam Harris • 2010
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
3.90
24k+
The Moral Landscape Summary
The Moral Landscape
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
by Sam Harris 2010 291 pages
3.90
24k+ ratings
Kundalini
by Gopi Krishna • 1967
A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.
4.03
500+
Kundalini Summary
Kundalini
A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.
by Gopi Krishna 1967 256 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
2k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000 496 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Awakenings
by Oliver Sacks • 1973
Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.
4.09
14k+
Awakenings Summary
Awakenings
Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.
by Oliver Sacks 1973 567 pages
4.09
14k+ ratings
Why Him? Why Her?
by Helen Fisher • 2009
Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.
3.87
3k+
Why Him? Why Her? Summary
Why Him? Why Her?
Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.
by Helen Fisher 2009 222 pages
3.87
3k+ ratings
The Blind Watchmaker
by Richard Dawkins • 1986
A blind, unthinking algorithm built every wing, eye, and brain on Earth; no designer required.
4.09
41k+
The Blind Watchmaker Summary
The Blind Watchmaker
A blind, unthinking algorithm built every wing, eye, and brain on Earth; no designer required.
by Richard Dawkins 1986 466 pages
4.09
41k+ ratings
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks • 1985
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
4.05
200k+
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Summary
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
by Oliver Sacks 1985 243 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period
by Jeff T. Bowles • 2013
Vitamin D at 100,000 IU daily reversed his chronic illness: the evolutionary hibernation signal.
4.06
1k+
The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period Summary
The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period
Vitamin D at 100,000 IU daily reversed his chronic illness: the evolutionary hibernation signal.
by Jeff T. Bowles 2013 207 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Psychology Book
by Nigel C. Benson • 2011
A visual tour through psychology's biggest ideas, from Freud's couch to the neuroscience lab.
4.17
5k+
The Psychology Book Summary
The Psychology Book
A visual tour through psychology's biggest ideas, from Freud's couch to the neuroscience lab.
by Nigel C. Benson 2011 352 pages
4.17
5k+ ratings
Unfuck Your Body
by Faith G. Harper • 2021
Breathing, eating, sleeping, moving: the science of calming a nervous system that's had enough.
3.60
500+
Unfuck Your Body Summary
Unfuck Your Body
Breathing, eating, sleeping, moving: the science of calming a nervous system that's had enough.
by Faith G. Harper 2021 191 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Why We Love
by Anna Machin • 2022
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
3.72
205
Why We Love Summary
Why We Love
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
by Anna Machin 2022 315 pages
3.72
205 ratings
Roar
by Stacy T. Sims • 2016
Your hormones set the rules. Match your food and fitness to them at every life stage.
4.04
7k+
Roar Summary
Roar
Your hormones set the rules. Match your food and fitness to them at every life stage.
by Stacy T. Sims 2016 304 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
The Upward Spiral
by Alex Korb • 2015
Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.
4.25
6k+
The Upward Spiral Summary
The Upward Spiral
Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.
by Alex Korb 2015 241 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
Deep Nutrition
by Catherine Shanahan • 2008
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
4.20
5k+
Deep Nutrition Summary
Deep Nutrition
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
by Catherine Shanahan 2008 512 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
The Menopause Reset
by Mindy Pelz • 2023
Fasting and a gut-healing diet can reset hormones through menopause. The five-step plan.
3.87
2k+
The Menopause Reset Summary
The Menopause Reset
Fasting and a gut-healing diet can reset hormones through menopause. The five-step plan.
by Mindy Pelz 2023 181 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Endure
by Alex Hutchinson • 2018
Your body can go further than your brain will allow. The science of overriding that veto.
4.12
20k+
Endure Summary
Endure
Your body can go further than your brain will allow. The science of overriding that veto.
by Alex Hutchinson 2018 320 pages
4.12
20k+ ratings
Alcohol Explained
by William Porter • 2015
Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.
4.36
4k+
Alcohol Explained Summary
Alcohol Explained
Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.
by William Porter 2015 256 pages
4.36
4k+ ratings
Why We Eat (Too Much)
by Andrew Jenkinson • 2020
Dieting tells your body to gain weight. A surgeon reveals the appetite hormones running the show.
4.22
3k+
Why We Eat (Too Much) Summary
Why We Eat (Too Much)
Dieting tells your body to gain weight. A surgeon reveals the appetite hormones running the show.
by Andrew Jenkinson 2020 331 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
The Expanding Circle
by Peter Singer • 1981
Morality started with vampire bats, not God. Reason is taking it further than evolution ever could.
4.02
500+
The Expanding Circle Summary
The Expanding Circle
Morality started with vampire bats, not God. Reason is taking it further than evolution ever could.
by Peter Singer 1981 232 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
In the Flo
by Alisa Vitti • 2020
Align food, fitness, and work with your menstrual cycle to unlock energy and productivity.
3.97
8k+
In the Flo Summary
In the Flo
Align food, fitness, and work with your menstrual cycle to unlock energy and productivity.
by Alisa Vitti 2020 384 pages
3.97
8k+ ratings
The Telomere Effect
by Elizabeth Blackburn • 2017
Your cells contain an aging clock. Every meal, sleepless night, and friendship touches it.
3.77
5k+
The Telomere Effect Summary
The Telomere Effect
Your cells contain an aging clock. Every meal, sleepless night, and friendship touches it.
by Elizabeth Blackburn 2017 348 pages
3.77
5k+ ratings
Cooked
by Michael Pollan • 2013
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
4.08
26k+
Cooked Summary
Cooked
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
by Michael Pollan 2013 451 pages
4.08
26k+ ratings
Sleep
by Nick Littlehales • 2016
Recovery doesn't stop at sunrise: work in 90-minute rhythms, naps, and a cooler room.
3.82
3k+
Sleep Summary
Sleep
Recovery doesn't stop at sunrise: work in 90-minute rhythms, naps, and a cooler room.
by Nick Littlehales 2016 208 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
Structures
by J.E. Gordon • 1978
The hidden physics that keeps the world standing, and the surprising ways everything still breaks.
4.14
3k+
Structures Summary
Structures
The hidden physics that keeps the world standing, and the surprising ways everything still breaks.
by J.E. Gordon 1978 395 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Not the End of the World
by Hannah Ritchie • 2024
The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.
4.22
7k+
Not the End of the World Summary
Not the End of the World
The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.
by Hannah Ritchie 2024 311 pages
4.22
7k+ ratings
The Longevity Diet
by Valter Longo • 2016
Eat mostly plants, fast five days twice a year, and activate your body's self-repair.
3.87
4k+
The Longevity Diet Summary
The Longevity Diet
Eat mostly plants, fast five days twice a year, and activate your body's self-repair.
by Valter Longo 2016 314 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
Burn
by Herman Pontzer • 2021
Your body has a fixed daily calorie cap. The weight loss answer is evolutionary, not dietary.
4.12
3k+
Burn Summary
Burn
Your body has a fixed daily calorie cap. The weight loss answer is evolutionary, not dietary.
by Herman Pontzer 2021 384 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Altered Traits
by Daniel Goleman • 2017
The neuroscience is in: meditation does more than relax you. It permanently rewires your brain.
3.90
5k+
Altered Traits Summary
Altered Traits
The neuroscience is in: meditation does more than relax you. It permanently rewires your brain.
by Daniel Goleman 2017 336 pages
3.90
5k+ ratings
Lies I Taught in Medical School
by Robert Lufkin • 2024
A professor who taught standard medical advice almost died from it. His metabolic rescue plan.
3.92
1k+
Lies I Taught in Medical School Summary
Lies I Taught in Medical School
A professor who taught standard medical advice almost died from it. His metabolic rescue plan.
by Robert Lufkin 2024 352 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition
by Daniel L. Schacter • 2001
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
3.88
1k+
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition Summary
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
by Daniel L. Schacter 2001 416 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
80/20 Running
by Matt Fitzgerald • 2014
Easy miles build fast races. The training formula that cuts 5K times by seven percent.
3.94
6k+
80/20 Running Summary
80/20 Running
Easy miles build fast races. The training formula that cuts 5K times by seven percent.
by Matt Fitzgerald 2014 247 pages
3.94
6k+ ratings
Blue Mind
by Wallace J. Nichols • 2014
Shoreline calm is not poetic. It is a measurable brain state, triggerable in a bathtub.
3.74
4k+
Blue Mind Summary
Blue Mind
Shoreline calm is not poetic. It is a measurable brain state, triggerable in a bathtub.
by Wallace J. Nichols 2014 352 pages
3.74
4k+ ratings
The Intelligence Paradox
by Satoshi Kanazawa • 2012
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
3.52
500+
The Intelligence Paradox Summary
The Intelligence Paradox
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
by Satoshi Kanazawa 2012 266 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
The Biology of Desire
by Marc Lewis • 2015
Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.
4.09
2k+
The Biology of Desire Summary
The Biology of Desire
Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.
by Marc Lewis 2015 256 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Hungry Brain
by Stephan Guyenet • 2017
An ancient brain optimized for scarcity keeps losing to engineered modern food.
4.04
3k+
The Hungry Brain Summary
The Hungry Brain
An ancient brain optimized for scarcity keeps losing to engineered modern food.
by Stephan Guyenet 2017 304 pages
4.04
3k+ ratings
The Extended Phenotype
by Richard Dawkins • 1982
Genes don't stop at skin: a beaver dam is a genetic tool, like the teeth.
4.12
9k+
The Extended Phenotype Summary
The Extended Phenotype
Genes don't stop at skin: a beaver dam is a genetic tool, like the teeth.
by Richard Dawkins 1982 336 pages
4.12
9k+ ratings
The Hypomanic Edge
by John D. Gartner • 2005
Restless energy, grandiosity, risk-taking: mild mania built America, immigration concentrated it.
4.03
500+
The Hypomanic Edge Summary
The Hypomanic Edge
Restless energy, grandiosity, risk-taking: mild mania built America, immigration concentrated it.
by John D. Gartner 2005 368 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Connected
by Nicholas A. Christakis • 2008
Your weight, your vote, your happiness: all shaped by strangers three handshakes away.
3.74
4k+
Connected Summary
Connected
Your weight, your vote, your happiness: all shaped by strangers three handshakes away.
by Nicholas A. Christakis 2008 336 pages
3.74
4k+ ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023 304 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Emotional Life of Your Brain
by Richard J. Davidson • 2012
Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.
3.94
3k+
The Emotional Life of Your Brain Summary
The Emotional Life of Your Brain
Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.
by Richard J. Davidson 2012 304 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
The Clot Thickens
by Malcolm Kendrick • 2021
Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.
4.65
500+
The Clot Thickens Summary
The Clot Thickens
Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2021 334 pages
4.65
500+ ratings
The Meme Machine
by Susan Blackmore • 1999
Our brains did not make culture. Culture, evolving like a virus, made our brains.
3.86
4k+
The Meme Machine Summary
The Meme Machine
Our brains did not make culture. Culture, evolving like a virus, made our brains.
by Susan Blackmore 1999 288 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
1493
by Charles C. Mann • 2011
Potatoes east, mosquitoes west: the biological upheaval set off by 1492 that still runs the world.
4.12
21k+
1493 Summary
1493
Potatoes east, mosquitoes west: the biological upheaval set off by 1492 that still runs the world.
by Charles C. Mann 2011 836 pages
4.12
21k+ ratings
Why Is Sex Fun?
by Jared Diamond • 1997
Why human mating is nature's oddest: hidden ovulation, menopause, and the real reason men hunt.
3.71
7k+
Why Is Sex Fun? Summary
Why Is Sex Fun?
Why human mating is nature's oddest: hidden ovulation, menopause, and the real reason men hunt.
by Jared Diamond 1997 176 pages
3.71
7k+ ratings
Mind to Matter
by Dawson Church • 2018
You regenerate a trillion cells a day. The mental state that tells them what to become.
4.12
1k+
Mind to Matter Summary
Mind to Matter
You regenerate a trillion cells a day. The mental state that tells them what to become.
by Dawson Church 2018 360 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Yoga Anatomy
by Leslie Kaminoff • 2007
See inside every pose: the anatomy that makes your yoga safer, deeper, and more intelligent.
4.28
6k+
Yoga Anatomy Summary
Yoga Anatomy
See inside every pose: the anatomy that makes your yoga safer, deeper, and more intelligent.
by Leslie Kaminoff 2007 221 pages
4.28
6k+ ratings
The Science of Meditation
by Goleman Daniel • 2017
Meditation can permanently reshape your brain. The science of how, and the required dose.
3.90
5k+
The Science of Meditation Summary
The Science of Meditation
Meditation can permanently reshape your brain. The science of how, and the required dose.
by Goleman Daniel 2017 336 pages
3.90
5k+ ratings
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