EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief

Health Book Summaries

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
Integral Life Practice
by Ken Wilber • 2006
Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.
4.09
500+
Integral Life Practice Summary
Integral Life Practice
Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.
by Ken Wilber 2006 388 pages
4.09
500+ 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
Reframing
by Richard Bandler • 1981
Change anyone's mind, including your own, by shifting the frame around their experience.
4.08
447
Reframing Summary
Reframing
Change anyone's mind, including your own, by shifting the frame around their experience.
by Richard Bandler 1981 208 pages
4.08
447 ratings
The Cancer Journals
by Audre Lorde • 1980
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
4.43
5k+
The Cancer Journals Summary
The Cancer Journals
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
by Audre Lorde 1980 104 pages
4.43
5k+ ratings
Overcoming Dyslexia
by Sally E. Shaywitz • 2003
Inside the dyslexic brain: why it misreads words, and the step-by-step instruction that rewires it.
4.30
3k+
Overcoming Dyslexia Summary
Overcoming Dyslexia
Inside the dyslexic brain: why it misreads words, and the step-by-step instruction that rewires it.
by Sally E. Shaywitz 2003 432 pages
4.30
3k+ 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
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
Set it & Forget it
by Daniel Erichsen • 2020
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
4.39
352
Set it & Forget it Summary
Set it & Forget it
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
by Daniel Erichsen 2020 255 pages
4.39
352 ratings
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS
by Deepak Chopra • 1993
How to unlearn biological age: the argument that your cells respond to thought, not just time.
4.05
11k+
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS Summary
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS
How to unlearn biological age: the argument that your cells respond to thought, not just time.
by Deepak Chopra 1993 342 pages
4.05
11k+ ratings
Diagnosis
by Lisa Sanders • 2019
High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.
4.00
4k+
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.
by Lisa Sanders 2019 320 pages
4.00
4k+ ratings
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Steven C. Hayes • 1999
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
4.29
500+
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
by Steven C. Hayes 1999 304 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success
by Dale Carnegie • 2010
Worry is a habit, not a fate. So is being liked. Both can be learned.
4.13
3k+
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success Summary
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success
Worry is a habit, not a fate. So is being liked. Both can be learned.
by Dale Carnegie 2010 538 pages
4.13
3k+ 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
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
Chakra Healing
by Margarita Alcantara • 2017
Your body's seven energy centers steer your health; here is how to fix each one.
3.94
4k+
Chakra Healing Summary
Chakra Healing
Your body's seven energy centers steer your health; here is how to fix each one.
by Margarita Alcantara 2017 190 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
Run or Die
by Kilian Jornet • 2011
Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.
3.61
4k+
Run or Die Summary
Run or Die
Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.
by Kilian Jornet 2011 193 pages
3.61
4k+ ratings
Prayers for Healing
by Maggie Oman Shannon • 1997
When the doctor's office leaves your soul untouched: a year of prayers from every tradition.
4.19
171
Prayers for Healing Summary
Prayers for Healing
When the doctor's office leaves your soul untouched: a year of prayers from every tradition.
by Maggie Oman Shannon 1997 256 pages
4.19
171 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
Goodbye, Things
by Fumio Sasaki • 2015
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
3.80
44k+
Goodbye, Things Summary
Goodbye, Things
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
by Fumio Sasaki 2015 259 pages
3.80
44k+ ratings
The Lost Ways
by Claude Davis • 2021
Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.
4.23
155
The Lost Ways Summary
The Lost Ways
Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.
by Claude Davis 2021 430 pages
4.23
155 ratings
Reasons to Stay Alive
by Matt Haig • 2015
At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.
4.06
100k+
Reasons to Stay Alive Summary
Reasons to Stay Alive
At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.
by Matt Haig 2015 266 pages
4.06
100k+ 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
God, Sex, and Your Marriage
by Juli Slattery • 2022
Sex as covenant metaphor: what most Christian couples were never taught about intimacy and pleasure.
4.51
353
God, Sex, and Your Marriage Summary
God, Sex, and Your Marriage
Sex as covenant metaphor: what most Christian couples were never taught about intimacy and pleasure.
by Juli Slattery 2022 200 pages
4.51
353 ratings
The Out-of-Sync Child
by Carol Stock Kranowitz • 1998
The hidden senses that make a child's world chaotic. A guide to recognizing and calming them.
4.18
5k+
The Out-of-Sync Child Summary
The Out-of-Sync Child
The hidden senses that make a child's world chaotic. A guide to recognizing and calming them.
by Carol Stock Kranowitz 1998 356 pages
4.18
5k+ 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
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
The Complete Guide to Fasting
by Jason Fung • 2016
Reverse diabetes, burn fat, and think sharper: the fasting method without counting calories.
4.26
15k+
The Complete Guide to Fasting Summary
The Complete Guide to Fasting
Reverse diabetes, burn fat, and think sharper: the fasting method without counting calories.
by Jason Fung 2016 304 pages
4.26
15k+ 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
Same Soul, Many Bodies
by Brian L. Weiss • 2004
Your fears and chronic pain may begin in past lives. Glimpsing future ones shows what matters now.
4.30
13k+
Same Soul, Many Bodies Summary
Same Soul, Many Bodies
Your fears and chronic pain may begin in past lives. Glimpsing future ones shows what matters now.
by Brian L. Weiss 2004 240 pages
4.30
13k+ ratings
The Art of Living Alone and Loving It
by Jane Mathews • 2018
Solo living as a choice: how to build a life you love on your own terms.
3.50
407
The Art of Living Alone and Loving It Summary
The Art of Living Alone and Loving It
Solo living as a choice: how to build a life you love on your own terms.
by Jane Mathews 2018 288 pages
3.50
407 ratings
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
by Eric Berne • 1961
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
4.11
500+
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Summary
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
by Eric Berne 1961 272 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Super Human
by Dave Asprey • 2019
A handful of biological glitches cause aging; fix them and the body can stay decades younger.
3.85
2k+
Super Human Summary
Super Human
A handful of biological glitches cause aging; fix them and the body can stay decades younger.
by Dave Asprey 2019 352 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
The Big Fat Surprise
by Nina Teicholz • 2014
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
4.28
7k+
The Big Fat Surprise Summary
The Big Fat Surprise
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
by Nina Teicholz 2014 496 pages
4.28
7k+ ratings
The Year of Less
by Cait Flanders • 2018
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
3.45
71k+
The Year of Less Summary
The Year of Less
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
by Cait Flanders 2018 189 pages
3.45
71k+ ratings
The Deepest Well
by Nadine Burke Harris • 2018
Childhood adversity rewires stress biology and predicts disease decades before symptoms appear.
4.42
11k+
The Deepest Well Summary
The Deepest Well
Childhood adversity rewires stress biology and predicts disease decades before symptoms appear.
by Nadine Burke Harris 2018 251 pages
4.42
11k+ 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
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
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
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 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
Yoga Body
by Mark Singleton • 2010
Modern yoga is barely a century old, pieced together from gymnastics and Indian nationalism.
3.88
500+
Yoga Body Summary
Yoga Body
Modern yoga is barely a century old, pieced together from gymnastics and Indian nationalism.
by Mark Singleton 2010 272 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Breaking the Cycle
by George Collins MA • 2011
Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.
4.19
470
Breaking the Cycle Summary
Breaking the Cycle
Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.
by George Collins MA 2011 224 pages
4.19
470 ratings
The Joy of Living
by Yongey Mingyur • 2007
Lasting happiness is a brain skill. A Tibetan master's method trains it in minutes a day.
4.26
8k+
The Joy of Living Summary
The Joy of Living
Lasting happiness is a brain skill. A Tibetan master's method trains it in minutes a day.
by Yongey Mingyur 2007 272 pages
4.26
8k+ ratings
Overcoming Gravity
by Steven Low • 2011
Build gymnastic strength through leverage, not just reps: a system as rigorous as barbell training.
4.46
1k+
Overcoming Gravity Summary
Overcoming Gravity
Build gymnastic strength through leverage, not just reps: a system as rigorous as barbell training.
by Steven Low 2011 598 pages
4.46
1k+ ratings
The Rise of Superman
by Steven Kotler • 2014
Surfers and climbers find a zone where output multiplies fivefold. The entry rules are learnable.
3.92
5k+
The Rise of Superman Summary
The Rise of Superman
Surfers and climbers find a zone where output multiplies fivefold. The entry rules are learnable.
by Steven Kotler 2014 234 pages
3.92
5k+ 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 Nordic Theory of Everything
by Anu Partanen • 2016
What Americans call socialist actually produces the world's most self-sufficient individuals.
3.86
9k+
The Nordic Theory of Everything Summary
The Nordic Theory of Everything
What Americans call socialist actually produces the world's most self-sufficient individuals.
by Anu Partanen 2016 432 pages
3.86
9k+ ratings
Undeniable
by Cameron R. Hanes • 2025
A bowhunter's approach to mental armor: show up daily, seek discomfort, back yourself completely.
4.02
2k+
Undeniable Summary
Undeniable
A bowhunter's approach to mental armor: show up daily, seek discomfort, back yourself completely.
by Cameron R. Hanes 2025 304 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Home
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Aug 21,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel