Best Health Books | Summaries & Audio

Health Book Summaries

Switch on Your Brain

by Caroline Leaf • 2007

How your thoughts physically reshape your brain, and a three-week system to take conscious control.

3.95

7k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧹 Mental Detox ✝️ Christian Psychology 👁️ Thought Awareness

Switch on Your Brain

How your thoughts physically reshape your brain, and a three-week system to take conscious control.

by Caroline Leaf 2007 240 pages

3.95

7k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧹 Mental Detox ✝️ Christian Psychology 👁️ Thought Awareness

Mountains Beyond Mountains

by Tracy Kidder • 2003

He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.

4.20

89k+

🌍 Global Health Equity 🩺 Medical Anthropology 💸 Aid Critique ✝️ Liberation Theology 🏥 Social Medicine

Mountains Beyond Mountains

He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.

by Tracy Kidder 2003 332 pages

4.20

89k+ ratings

🌍 Global Health Equity 🩺 Medical Anthropology 💸 Aid Critique ✝️ Liberation Theology 🏥 Social Medicine

Yoga Anatomy

by Leslie Kaminoff • 2007

See inside every pose: the anatomy that makes your yoga safer, deeper, and more intelligent.

4.28

6k+

🦴 Movement Anatomy 🧘 Yoga Practice 🫁 Breath Mechanics 📖 Anatomical Reference 🕉️ Modern Hatha Yoga

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

🦴 Movement Anatomy 🧘 Yoga Practice 🫁 Breath Mechanics 📖 Anatomical Reference 🕉️ Modern Hatha Yoga

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+

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Emotional Regulation 💗 Compassion Practices ☸️ Secular Mindfulness

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

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Emotional Regulation 💗 Compassion Practices ☸️ Secular Mindfulness

The Art of Self-Therapy

by Nick Trenton • 2022

Become your own therapist: clinical techniques that turn self-awareness into lasting change.

3.56

285

🛋️ Diy Therapy 🌑 Shadow Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 🔗 Attachment Theory 🪑 Gestalt Therapy

The Art of Self-Therapy

Become your own therapist: clinical techniques that turn self-awareness into lasting change.

by Nick Trenton 2022 143 pages

3.56

285 ratings

🛋️ Diy Therapy 🌑 Shadow Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 🔗 Attachment Theory 🪑 Gestalt Therapy

Drug Use for Grown-Ups

by Carl L. Hart • 2021

Why a neuroscientist uses heroin, and why he says we're wrong about drugs.

4.01

4k+

🗳️ Drug Policy ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience ⚖️ Drug Decriminalization 🚔 War On Drugs

Drug Use for Grown-Ups

Why a neuroscientist uses heroin, and why he says we're wrong about drugs.

by Carl L. Hart 2021 304 pages

4.01

4k+ ratings

🗳️ Drug Policy ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience ⚖️ Drug Decriminalization 🚔 War On Drugs

This Is Your Brain on Food

by Uma Naidoo • 2020

Depression and anxiety respond to what you eat. A psychiatrist's plan for a food-first reset.

3.81

6k+

🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🔗 Gut-Brain Axis 🦠 Microbiome Health 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Eating 🧘 Holistic Mental Health

This Is Your Brain on Food

Depression and anxiety respond to what you eat. A psychiatrist's plan for a food-first reset.

by Uma Naidoo 2020 384 pages

3.81

6k+ ratings

🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🔗 Gut-Brain Axis 🦠 Microbiome Health 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Eating 🧘 Holistic Mental Health

The Good Gut

by Justin Sonnenburg • 2015

You're missing a third of your gut microbes, and your health is paying the price.

3.85

3k+

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🥗 Digestive Health 🌾 Dietary Fiber 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 💊 Antibiotics

The Good Gut

You're missing a third of your gut microbes, and your health is paying the price.

by Justin Sonnenburg 2015 320 pages

3.85

3k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🥗 Digestive Health 🌾 Dietary Fiber 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 💊 Antibiotics

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha/2008 Fourth Revised Edition

by Satyananda Saraswati • 1969

Free joints, channel energy, use locks: a hatha yoga manual for the stillness beyond poses.

4.52

1k+

🧘 Hatha Yoga ⚡ Energy Body Work 🌬️ Pranic Practices 🌊 Yogic Cleansing 🤸 Asana Sequences

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha/2008 Fourth Revised Edition

Free joints, channel energy, use locks: a hatha yoga manual for the stillness beyond poses.

by Satyananda Saraswati 1969 544 pages

4.52

1k+ ratings

🧘 Hatha Yoga ⚡ Energy Body Work 🌬️ Pranic Practices 🌊 Yogic Cleansing 🤸 Asana Sequences

The Lies We Tell Ourselves

by Jon Frederickson • 2017

The armor you built to survive became the cage you live in now.

3.94

1k+

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🌅 Existential Psychology 🎭 Self-Deception 🕯️ Grief And Loss 💗 Self-Compassion

The Lies We Tell Ourselves

The armor you built to survive became the cage you live in now.

by Jon Frederickson 2017 168 pages

3.94

1k+ ratings

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🌅 Existential Psychology 🎭 Self-Deception 🕯️ Grief And Loss 💗 Self-Compassion

Rules of Estrangement

by Joshua Coleman • 2021

The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.

4.12

1k+

🏚️ Family Estrangement 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 💔 Estranged Parents 🫂 Self-Compassion 🕊️ Forgiveness

Rules of Estrangement

The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.

by Joshua Coleman 2021 306 pages

4.12

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Family Estrangement 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 💔 Estranged Parents 🫂 Self-Compassion 🕊️ Forgiveness

Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

by Jonathan Grayson • 2003

OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.

4.30

500+

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy ❓ Uncertainty Acceptance

Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.

by Jonathan Grayson 2003 320 pages

4.30

500+ ratings

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy ❓ Uncertainty Acceptance

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide

by James Fadiman • 2011

Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.

4.17

3k+

🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🧠 Consciousness Studies 💧 Microdosing 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🌿 Plant Medicine

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide

Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.

by James Fadiman 2011 356 pages

4.17

3k+ ratings

🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🧠 Consciousness Studies 💧 Microdosing 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🌿 Plant Medicine

The Key to Happiness

by Meik Wiking • 2017

Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.

3.99

20k+

📊 Happiness Studies 😊 Positive Psychology 🤝 Social Connection 🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The Key to Happiness

Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.

by Meik Wiking 2017 288 pages

3.99

20k+ ratings

📊 Happiness Studies 😊 Positive Psychology 🤝 Social Connection 🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The Cow in the Parking Lot

by Leonard Scheff • 2008

What if anger were a habit? Find the hidden demand before it ignites.

3.98

2k+

🧨 Anger Management 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Compassion Practice

The Cow in the Parking Lot

What if anger were a habit? Find the hidden demand before it ignites.

by Leonard Scheff 2008 198 pages

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧨 Anger Management 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Compassion Practice

The Distracted Mind

by Adam Gazzaley • 2016

Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.

3.70

1k+

🎯 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 📊 Information Overload

The Distracted Mind

Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.

by Adam Gazzaley 2016 304 pages

3.70

1k+ ratings

🎯 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 📊 Information Overload

"Pure O" OCD

by Chad Lejeune • 2023

When thoughts get sticky, fighting them makes it worse. Five steps for stepping back instead.

4.29

500+

🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔄 Ocd Recovery 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Clinical Psychology

"Pure O" OCD

When thoughts get sticky, fighting them makes it worse. Five steps for stepping back instead.

by Chad Lejeune 2023 259 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔄 Ocd Recovery 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Clinical Psychology

52 Weekly Affirmations

by Joseph Murphy • 2016

Your inner monologue runs your life. 52 weeks of techniques to reprogram it at the source.

3.76

424

🕊️ New Thought 🧠 Subconscious Programming 🗣️ Positive Affirmations 🧬 Mind-Body Connection 🎯 Visualization Techniques

52 Weekly Affirmations

Your inner monologue runs your life. 52 weeks of techniques to reprogram it at the source.

by Joseph Murphy 2016 282 pages

3.76

424 ratings

🕊️ New Thought 🧠 Subconscious Programming 🗣️ Positive Affirmations 🧬 Mind-Body Connection 🎯 Visualization Techniques

Power, Sex, Suicide

by Nick Lane • 2005

Complex life required an improbable merger two billion years ago. Everything since follows.

4.25

3k+

🧬 Cell Biology 🦎 Evolutionary Biology ⚛️ Biochemistry 🌋 Origin Of Life 🔗 Endosymbiotic Theory

Power, Sex, Suicide

Complex life required an improbable merger two billion years ago. Everything since follows.

by Nick Lane 2005 354 pages

4.25

3k+ ratings

🧬 Cell Biology 🦎 Evolutionary Biology ⚛️ Biochemistry 🌋 Origin Of Life 🔗 Endosymbiotic Theory

Mindfulness

by J. Mark G. Williams • 2011

An 8-week program of micro-meditations to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and burnout.

4.00

13k+

🧠 Clinical Mindfulness 🧘 Structured Meditation 😌 Stress Reduction 💭 Thought Awareness ❤️ Self-Compassion

Mindfulness

An 8-week program of micro-meditations to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and burnout.

by J. Mark G. Williams 2011 288 pages

4.00

13k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Mindfulness 🧘 Structured Meditation 😌 Stress Reduction 💭 Thought Awareness ❤️ Self-Compassion

Loving What Is

by Byron Katie • 2002

Four blunt questions dismantle any painful thought. The reversal shows you what you've been hiding.

4.07

25k+

🪞 Self Inquiry 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤲 Accepting Reality ☯️ Non-Duality 👤 Self-Judgment

Loving What Is

Four blunt questions dismantle any painful thought. The reversal shows you what you've been hiding.

by Byron Katie 2002 321 pages

4.07

25k+ ratings

🪞 Self Inquiry 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤲 Accepting Reality ☯️ Non-Duality 👤 Self-Judgment

The Well-Lived Life

by Gladys McGarey • 2023

What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.

4.26

4k+

🌿 Holistic Wellness ⏳ Longevity Practices 🧭 Life Purpose 🌊 Embracing Change 💖 Healing Power Of Love

The Well-Lived Life

What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.

by Gladys McGarey 2023 256 pages

4.26

4k+ ratings

🌿 Holistic Wellness ⏳ Longevity Practices 🧭 Life Purpose 🌊 Embracing Change 💖 Healing Power Of Love

Quit Porn and Get Rich

by Martin Prescott • 2018

The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.

3.76

168

🔒 Porn Addiction Recovery 🧪 Dopamine Detox 💪 Self-Control Training 👤 Men's Self-Improvement 🔨 Habit Breaking

Quit Porn and Get Rich

The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.

by Martin Prescott 2018 200 pages

3.76

168 ratings

🔒 Porn Addiction Recovery 🧪 Dopamine Detox 💪 Self-Control Training 👤 Men's Self-Improvement 🔨 Habit Breaking

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

by Ina May Gaskin • 2003

What if childbirth pain isn't what you think? A guide to trusting your body's design.

4.35

34k+

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🧑‍🍼 Midwifery 🧘‍♀️ Mind-Body Birth 🔬 Evidence-Based Birth 🏠 Birth Environment

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

What if childbirth pain isn't what you think? A guide to trusting your body's design.

by Ina May Gaskin 2003 368 pages

4.35

34k+ ratings

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🧑‍🍼 Midwifery 🧘‍♀️ Mind-Body Birth 🔬 Evidence-Based Birth 🏠 Birth Environment

You Can Heal Your Life

by Louise L. Hay • 1984

Your self-criticism becomes your back pain. The classic guide to thinking yourself well.

4.15

86k+

🧠 Affirmations 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💖 Self-Love 🕊️ Forgiveness Work 🔑 Accountability

You Can Heal Your Life

Your self-criticism becomes your back pain. The classic guide to thinking yourself well.

by Louise L. Hay 1984 253 pages

4.15

86k+ ratings

🧠 Affirmations 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💖 Self-Love 🕊️ Forgiveness Work 🔑 Accountability

The Defining Decade

by Meg Jay • 2012

Most defining moments happen before 35. Coast through your twenties and you miss the window.

4.10

92k+

🧠 Brain Plasticity 🌱 Early Adulthood 💼 Career Direction 🔮 Future Self 💑 Intentional Dating

The Defining Decade

Most defining moments happen before 35. Coast through your twenties and you miss the window.

by Meg Jay 2012 336 pages

4.10

92k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Plasticity 🌱 Early Adulthood 💼 Career Direction 🔮 Future Self 💑 Intentional Dating

Grow a New Body

by Alberto Villoldo • 2015

Flip the body's aging switches: shamanic fasting and plant intelligence to awaken 500 repair genes.

4.17

1k+

🍃 Amazonian Shamanism 🩺 Integrative Medicine ⏳ Longevity Science 🦾 Biohacking 🦠 Gut-Brain Health

Grow a New Body

Flip the body's aging switches: shamanic fasting and plant intelligence to awaken 500 repair genes.

by Alberto Villoldo 2015 297 pages

4.17

1k+ ratings

🍃 Amazonian Shamanism 🩺 Integrative Medicine ⏳ Longevity Science 🦾 Biohacking 🦠 Gut-Brain Health

Safe People

by Henry Cloud • 1995

Bad relationships aren't bad luck. Why you keep choosing unsafe people, and how to stop.

4.22

5k+

🧭 Relational Discernment ⛪ Christian Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 💚 Emotional Healing 🔄 Relational Patterns

Safe People

Bad relationships aren't bad luck. Why you keep choosing unsafe people, and how to stop.

by Henry Cloud 1995 199 pages

4.22

5k+ ratings

🧭 Relational Discernment ⛪ Christian Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 💚 Emotional Healing 🔄 Relational Patterns

Healing from Hidden Abuse

by Shannon Thomas • 2016

Six stages out of covert abuse: spot gaslighting, set boundaries, rebuild a life that's yours.

4.36

2k+

🧠 Psychological Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🧩 Personality Disorders ⛓️ Coercive Control

Healing from Hidden Abuse

Six stages out of covert abuse: spot gaslighting, set boundaries, rebuild a life that's yours.

by Shannon Thomas 2016 284 pages

4.36

2k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🧩 Personality Disorders ⛓️ Coercive Control

Adult Children of Alcoholics

by Janet Geringer Woititz • 1983

An alcoholic home teaches survival habits that later sabotage intimacy, trust, and joy.

4.12

6k+

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🫥 Emotional Neglect 🔗 Codependency 💗 Self-Compassion

Adult Children of Alcoholics

An alcoholic home teaches survival habits that later sabotage intimacy, trust, and joy.

by Janet Geringer Woititz 1983 240 pages

4.12

6k+ ratings

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🫥 Emotional Neglect 🔗 Codependency 💗 Self-Compassion

Livewired

by David Eagleman • 2014

Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.

4.16

5k+

🧠 Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧬 Neural Darwinism 🦾 Body Schema

Livewired

Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.

by David Eagleman 2014 352 pages

4.16

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧬 Neural Darwinism 🦾 Body Schema

The Balanced Brain

by Camilla Nord • 2024

Your brain predicts your mood before you feel it, and often gets it wrong.

3.93

484

🧘 Mind-Body Connection 😌 Affective Science 🔮 Predictive Processing 🎯 Motivation And Reward 💊 Placebo Effects

The Balanced Brain

Your brain predicts your mood before you feel it, and often gets it wrong.

by Camilla Nord 2024 304 pages

3.93

484 ratings

🧘 Mind-Body Connection 😌 Affective Science 🔮 Predictive Processing 🎯 Motivation And Reward 💊 Placebo Effects

Brain Rules for Baby

by John Medina • 2010

What actually builds a child's brain: empathy, effort, guided play, and what screens cannot do.

4.30

15k+

👶 Early Childhood Development 🔬 Parenting Science 🧠 Brain Development 🧩 Guided Play 💝 Emotional Coaching

Brain Rules for Baby

What actually builds a child's brain: empathy, effort, guided play, and what screens cannot do.

by John Medina 2010 299 pages

4.30

15k+ ratings

👶 Early Childhood Development 🔬 Parenting Science 🧠 Brain Development 🧩 Guided Play 💝 Emotional Coaching

Your Memory

by Kenneth L. Higbee • 1977

Your brain holds just seven things at once. The techniques that override that limit.

3.95

500+

🧠 Memory Improvement 🔬 Cognitive Psychology 🏰 Mnemonics Techniques 📚 Study Skills 🔁 Spaced Repetition

Your Memory

Your brain holds just seven things at once. The techniques that override that limit.

by Kenneth L. Higbee 1977 288 pages

3.95

500+ ratings

🧠 Memory Improvement 🔬 Cognitive Psychology 🏰 Mnemonics Techniques 📚 Study Skills 🔁 Spaced Repetition

Ghost Boy

by Martin Pistorius • 2011

At 12 his body went silent. His mind didn't. For thirteen years, no one noticed.

4.05

28k+

🧑‍🦽 Disability Memoirs 🧠 Locked-In Syndrome 🏥 Neurological Disorders 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Caregiver Devotion

Ghost Boy

At 12 his body went silent. His mind didn't. For thirteen years, no one noticed.

by Martin Pistorius 2011 288 pages

4.05

28k+ ratings

🧑‍🦽 Disability Memoirs 🧠 Locked-In Syndrome 🏥 Neurological Disorders 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Caregiver Devotion

The Secret Language of Your Body

by Inna Segal • 2007

Decode your body's messages with color, energy, and visualization to heal.

4.29

500+

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🔮 Energy Healing 🌬️ Emotional Release 🌈 Color Therapy 🧬 Symptom Symbolism

The Secret Language of Your Body

Decode your body's messages with color, energy, and visualization to heal.

by Inna Segal 2007 216 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🔮 Energy Healing 🌬️ Emotional Release 🌈 Color Therapy 🧬 Symptom Symbolism

Giant Steps

by Tony Robbins • 1994

Your words, beliefs, decisions: the levers that rewire a life faster than willpower.

4.05

1k+

🏛️ Self-Help Classics 🧠 Motivational Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Conditioning 🗣️ Language And Mindset 🧭 Decision Frameworks

Giant Steps

Your words, beliefs, decisions: the levers that rewire a life faster than willpower.

by Tony Robbins 1994 400 pages

4.05

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Self-Help Classics 🧠 Motivational Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Conditioning 🗣️ Language And Mindset 🧭 Decision Frameworks

Anti-Inflammatory Diet in 21

by Sondi Bruner • 2015

Remove the foods fueling chronic inflammation: a 3-week reset built on 5-ingredient meals.

3.82

175

🚫 Elimination Diets 🥘 Anti-Inflammatory 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 🥬 Whole Foods 📋 Meal Planning

Anti-Inflammatory Diet in 21

Remove the foods fueling chronic inflammation: a 3-week reset built on 5-ingredient meals.

by Sondi Bruner 2015 208 pages

3.82

175 ratings

🚫 Elimination Diets 🥘 Anti-Inflammatory 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 🥬 Whole Foods 📋 Meal Planning

Level Up Your Life

by Steve Kamb • 2016

Design your real-life character sheet: quests, stats, and experience points for unlocking adventure.

4.05

2k+

🎮 Gamification 🗺️ Life Design ⚔️ Hero's Journey 🧗 Functional Fitness ✈️ Travel Hacking

Level Up Your Life

Design your real-life character sheet: quests, stats, and experience points for unlocking adventure.

by Steve Kamb 2016 274 pages

4.05

2k+ ratings

🎮 Gamification 🗺️ Life Design ⚔️ Hero's Journey 🧗 Functional Fitness ✈️ Travel Hacking

Musicophilia

by Oliver Sacks • 2007

When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.

3.95

75k+

🧠 Music And The Brain 🩻 Clinical Case Studies 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🎵 Music Therapy 👂 Sensory Perception

Musicophilia

When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.

by Oliver Sacks 2007 425 pages

3.95

75k+ ratings

🧠 Music And The Brain 🩻 Clinical Case Studies 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🎵 Music Therapy 👂 Sensory Perception

Recovery

by Russell Brand • 2017

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

3.93

12k+

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

Recovery

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

by Russell Brand 2017 288 pages

3.93

12k+ ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

The Sociopath Next Door

by Martha Stout • 2005

One in 25 people have no conscience. The most charming are the most dangerous.

3.77

38k+

🧠 Personality Disorders ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🕳️ Absence Of Conscience 💔 Emotional Empathy

The Sociopath Next Door

One in 25 people have no conscience. The most charming are the most dangerous.

by Martha Stout 2005 256 pages

3.77

38k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🕳️ Absence Of Conscience 💔 Emotional Empathy

Gut Check

by Steven R. Gundry • 2024

Most disease starts in a leaky gut. Fix it with polyphenols, fermented foods, and targeted fasting.

3.49

1k+

🦠 Gut Health 🩹 Leaky Gut ⚡ Mitochondrial Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance ⏳ Intermittent Fasting

Gut Check

Most disease starts in a leaky gut. Fix it with polyphenols, fermented foods, and targeted fasting.

by Steven R. Gundry 2024 336 pages

3.49

1k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🩹 Leaky Gut ⚡ Mitochondrial Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance ⏳ Intermittent Fasting

Love Relations

by Otto F. Kernberg • 1998

Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.

4.02

195

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🧱 Object Relations 💕 Psychology Of Love 🔥 Erotic Desire 🪞 Narcissism And Love

Love Relations

Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.

by Otto F. Kernberg 1998 220 pages

4.02

195 ratings

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🧱 Object Relations 💕 Psychology Of Love 🔥 Erotic Desire 🪞 Narcissism And Love

The Competitive Runner's Handbook

by Bob Glover • 1983

From 5K to marathon: how to train, race, and peak when finishing isn't enough.

4.08

415

🏃 Competitive Running 🎽 Endurance Sports 🏁 Race Training 🦵 Running Form 📅 Periodized Training

The Competitive Runner's Handbook

From 5K to marathon: how to train, race, and peak when finishing isn't enough.

by Bob Glover 1983 853 pages

4.08

415 ratings

🏃 Competitive Running 🎽 Endurance Sports 🏁 Race Training 🦵 Running Form 📅 Periodized Training

The Hunger Habit

by Judson Brewer • 2024

Stop overeating by retraining your brain's reward system with a single, well-timed question.

3.84

1k+

🥗 Mindful Eating 💔 Emotional Eating 🔄 Habit Loops 🔁 Reward-Based Learning 💛 Self-Compassion

The Hunger Habit

Stop overeating by retraining your brain's reward system with a single, well-timed question.

by Judson Brewer 2024 302 pages

3.84

1k+ ratings

🥗 Mindful Eating 💔 Emotional Eating 🔄 Habit Loops 🔁 Reward-Based Learning 💛 Self-Compassion

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

by Catherine Gray • 2017

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

4.32

15k+

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

by Catherine Gray 2017 274 pages

4.32

15k+ ratings

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

The Honeymoon Effect

by Bruce H. Lipton • 2013

5% of your mind wants the honeymoon to last. The tools to reprogram the other 95%.

3.97

1k+

🧠 Relationship Psychology 🌀 Subconscious Reprogramming 💕 Neurochemistry Of Love ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🧬 New Age Biology

The Honeymoon Effect

5% of your mind wants the honeymoon to last. The tools to reprogram the other 95%.

by Bruce H. Lipton 2013 193 pages

3.97

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