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Health Book Summaries

Life Hacks
by Keith Bradford • 2014
Fast phone charging, quick hiccup relief, sinking-car escape: tiny fixes that cover daily life.
3.75
1k+
Life Hacks Summary
Life Hacks
Fast phone charging, quick hiccup relief, sinking-car escape: tiny fixes that cover daily life.
by Keith Bradford 2014 304 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
World War C
by Sanjay Gupta • 2021
We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?
4.04
500+
World War C Summary
World War C
We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?
by Sanjay Gupta 2021 264 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
God's Hotel
by Victoria Sweet • 2012
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
4.11
5k+
God's Hotel Summary
God's Hotel
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
by Victoria Sweet 2012 380 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Book of Alpha
by David De Las Morenas • 2014
Start approaching, lift heavy, and own your day: a no-excuses system for masculine confidence.
3.81
138
The Book of Alpha Summary
The Book of Alpha
Start approaching, lift heavy, and own your day: a no-excuses system for masculine confidence.
by David De Las Morenas 2014 115 pages
3.81
138 ratings
We Are Electric
by Sally Adee • 2023
Every cell is a tiny battery. Medicine ignored it for two centuries. Why it can't anymore.
4.10
500+
We Are Electric Summary
We Are Electric
Every cell is a tiny battery. Medicine ignored it for two centuries. Why it can't anymore.
by Sally Adee 2023 352 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Olivia Telford • 2020
CBT techniques that break the loops keeping you anxious, stuck, and self-critical.
3.77
1k+
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT techniques that break the loops keeping you anxious, stuck, and self-critical.
by Olivia Telford 2020 169 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Cure
by Jo Marchant • 2016
What if the mind could produce real healing? A journalist explores the evidence suggesting it can.
4.09
3k+
Cure Summary
Cure
What if the mind could produce real healing? A journalist explores the evidence suggesting it can.
by Jo Marchant 2016 320 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Grow Rich While You Sleep
by Ben Sweetland • 1962
A nightly instruction to your sleeping mind that builds wealth and solves problems while you rest.
3.90
165
Grow Rich While You Sleep Summary
Grow Rich While You Sleep
A nightly instruction to your sleeping mind that builds wealth and solves problems while you rest.
by Ben Sweetland 1962 229 pages
3.90
165 ratings
Radical Remission
by Kelly A. Turner • 2014
The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.
4.42
2k+
Radical Remission Summary
Radical Remission
The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.
by Kelly A. Turner 2014 336 pages
4.42
2k+ ratings
Change Your Brain, Change Your Body
by Daniel G. Amen • 2010
Your brain's wiring decides your weight more than your willpower. The method to rewire it.
3.68
2k+
Change Your Brain, Change Your Body Summary
Change Your Brain, Change Your Body
Your brain's wiring decides your weight more than your willpower. The method to rewire it.
by Daniel G. Amen 2010 384 pages
3.68
2k+ ratings
Thriving with Anxiety
by David H. Rosmarin • 2023
Anxiety reveals what you value most. The real problem isn't the feeling; it's avoiding it.
4.05
314
Thriving with Anxiety Summary
Thriving with Anxiety
Anxiety reveals what you value most. The real problem isn't the feeling; it's avoiding it.
by David H. Rosmarin 2023 352 pages
4.05
314 ratings
The Birth of the Clinic
by Michel Foucault • 1963
Modern medicine owes less to observation than to a new way of looking at the dead.
3.94
2k+
The Birth of the Clinic Summary
The Birth of the Clinic
Modern medicine owes less to observation than to a new way of looking at the dead.
by Michel Foucault 1963 240 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Did I Ever Tell You?
by Genevieve Kingston • 2024
Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.
4.29
5k+
Did I Ever Tell You? Summary
Did I Ever Tell You?
Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.
by Genevieve Kingston 2024 288 pages
4.29
5k+ ratings
Brief Interventions for Radical Change
by Kirk D. Strosahl • 2012
Radical change in one to four sessions: focused ACT tools that reveal what keeps clients stuck.
4.49
136
Brief Interventions for Radical Change Summary
Brief Interventions for Radical Change
Radical change in one to four sessions: focused ACT tools that reveal what keeps clients stuck.
by Kirk D. Strosahl 2012 296 pages
4.49
136 ratings
Sugar
by James Walvin • 2017
The Atlantic slave trade and the global obesity crisis share a single culprit.
3.46
500+
Sugar Summary
Sugar
The Atlantic slave trade and the global obesity crisis share a single culprit.
by James Walvin 2017 352 pages
3.46
500+ ratings
The Carnivore Diet
by Shawn Baker • 2019
Plants use chemical warfare; humans evolved as hunters. The surprising case for a meat-only diet.
4.44
2k+
The Carnivore Diet Summary
The Carnivore Diet
Plants use chemical warfare; humans evolved as hunters. The surprising case for a meat-only diet.
by Shawn Baker 2019 224 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
Follow the Science
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2024
The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.
4.25
500+
Follow the Science Summary
Follow the Science
The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2024 336 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
An American Sickness
by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
4.29
8k+
An American Sickness Summary
An American Sickness
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017 656 pages
4.29
8k+ ratings
Beyond Tidy
by Annmarie Brogan • 2020
The missing step in organizing books: rewire your brain first, so your systems actually stick.
3.57
293
Beyond Tidy Summary
Beyond Tidy
The missing step in organizing books: rewire your brain first, so your systems actually stick.
by Annmarie Brogan 2020 171 pages
3.57
293 ratings
The Spiritual Child
by Lisa Miller • 2015
Your child arrived spiritually whole. Keeping that connection alive through adolescence.
3.80
412
The Spiritual Child Summary
The Spiritual Child
Your child arrived spiritually whole. Keeping that connection alive through adolescence.
by Lisa Miller 2015 384 pages
3.80
412 ratings
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger
by Alexander L. Chapman • 2015
Anger passes. Its wreckage stays. DBT skills for making sure only the anger leaves the room.
4.22
90
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger
Anger passes. Its wreckage stays. DBT skills for making sure only the anger leaves the room.
by Alexander L. Chapman 2015 200 pages
4.22
90 ratings
Meditation for Warriors
by Loren W. Christensen • 2013
Meditation rebuilt for warriors: no incense, just the drills that keep you clear when it counts.
4.11
110
Meditation for Warriors Summary
Meditation for Warriors
Meditation rebuilt for warriors: no incense, just the drills that keep you clear when it counts.
by Loren W. Christensen 2013 155 pages
4.11
110 ratings
The Spiritual Awakening Guide
by Mary Mueller Shutan • 2015
Kundalini heat, psychic flashes, shamanic crisis: not breakdown but a break into unfiltered reality.
4.21
95
The Spiritual Awakening Guide Summary
The Spiritual Awakening Guide
Kundalini heat, psychic flashes, shamanic crisis: not breakdown but a break into unfiltered reality.
by Mary Mueller Shutan 2015 240 pages
4.21
95 ratings
Anabolics
by William Llewellyn • 2008
Every anabolic steroid is a key. The cellular lock has never changed.
4.31
185
Anabolics Summary
Anabolics
Every anabolic steroid is a key. The cellular lock has never changed.
by William Llewellyn 2008 1049 pages
4.31
185 ratings
Programming Javascript Applications
by Eric Elliott • 2014
Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.
3.63
160
Programming Javascript Applications Summary
Programming Javascript Applications
Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.
by Eric Elliott 2014 300 pages
3.63
160 ratings
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress
by Rita Emmett • 2008
Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.
3.46
293
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress Summary
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress
Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.
by Rita Emmett 2008 208 pages
3.46
293 ratings
A Thousand Naked Strangers
by Kevin Hazzard • 2016
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
3.96
14k+
A Thousand Naked Strangers Summary
A Thousand Naked Strangers
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
by Kevin Hazzard 2016 261 pages
3.96
14k+ ratings
The Detox Miracle Sourcebook
by Robert Morse • 2004
The raw-food detox that treats disease as one thing: acid waste. Regeneration starts in the glands.
4.48
450
The Detox Miracle Sourcebook Summary
The Detox Miracle Sourcebook
The raw-food detox that treats disease as one thing: acid waste. Regeneration starts in the glands.
by Robert Morse 2004 799 pages
4.48
450 ratings
Five Days at Memorial
by Sheri Fink • 2013
How Hurricane Katrina turned Memorial Hospital's doctors from healers into homicide suspects.
3.93
41k+
Five Days at Memorial Summary
Five Days at Memorial
How Hurricane Katrina turned Memorial Hospital's doctors from healers into homicide suspects.
by Sheri Fink 2013 558 pages
3.93
41k+ ratings
COVID-19
by Michael Mosley • 2020
Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.
3.91
224
COVID-19 Summary
COVID-19
Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.
by Michael Mosley 2020 119 pages
3.91
224 ratings
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL
by Vinnie Tortorich • 2013
A veteran trainer's blunt rule for clients who've tried everything: no sugar, no grains.
3.90
1k+
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL Summary
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL
A veteran trainer's blunt rule for clients who've tried everything: no sugar, no grains.
by Vinnie Tortorich 2013 250 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
This Is Your Brain on Depression
by Faith G. Harper • 2018
Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.
3.74
1k+
This Is Your Brain on Depression Summary
This Is Your Brain on Depression
Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.
by Faith G. Harper 2018 128 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
365 Days of Positive Self-Talk for Weight-Loss
by Shad Helmstetter • 2016
The inner voice that sabotages your weight loss can be rewritten, one day at a time.
4.24
46
365 Days of Positive Self-Talk for Weight-Loss Summary
365 Days of Positive Self-Talk for Weight-Loss
The inner voice that sabotages your weight loss can be rewritten, one day at a time.
by Shad Helmstetter 2016 198 pages
4.24
46 ratings
The Fourth Phase of Water
by Gerald H. Pollack • 2013
Water self-assembles into a hidden, light-charged battery that powers the living world.
4.31
401
The Fourth Phase of Water Summary
The Fourth Phase of Water
Water self-assembles into a hidden, light-charged battery that powers the living world.
by Gerald H. Pollack 2013 358 pages
4.31
401 ratings
The Way of Play
by Tina Payne Bryson • 2025
How to turn the play you already do into a neuroscience-backed engine of emotional development.
4.13
500+
The Way of Play Summary
The Way of Play
How to turn the play you already do into a neuroscience-backed engine of emotional development.
by Tina Payne Bryson 2025 288 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
The Oldest Cure in the World
by Steve Hendricks • 2022
A 40-day fast in 1880 was a scandal. Science just showed it unlocks a hidden repair system.
4.01
307
The Oldest Cure in the World Summary
The Oldest Cure in the World
A 40-day fast in 1880 was a scandal. Science just showed it unlocks a hidden repair system.
by Steve Hendricks 2022 448 pages
4.01
307 ratings
The Birth Partner
by Penny Simkin • 1989
Labor's rhythm, the right questions, surviving the first weeks: a partner's guide to birth.
4.32
8k+
The Birth Partner Summary
The Birth Partner
Labor's rhythm, the right questions, surviving the first weeks: a partner's guide to birth.
by Penny Simkin 1989 337 pages
4.32
8k+ ratings
Gene Eating
by Giles Yeo • 2018
The brain treats weight loss like starvation. A geneticist on why most diets ignore real biology.
4.23
500+
Gene Eating Summary
Gene Eating
The brain treats weight loss like starvation. A geneticist on why most diets ignore real biology.
by Giles Yeo 2018 336 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
The Power of Discord
by Ed Tronick • 2020
Seventy percent of interactions are out of sync, and that mismatch fuels intimacy and trust.
4.14
320
The Power of Discord Summary
The Power of Discord
Seventy percent of interactions are out of sync, and that mismatch fuels intimacy and trust.
by Ed Tronick 2020 288 pages
4.14
320 ratings
Clean Mama's Guide to a Healthy Home
by Becky Rapinchuk • 2019
Four pantry ingredients replace every toxic cleaner. A room-by-room roadmap for the swap.
3.92
500+
Clean Mama's Guide to a Healthy Home Summary
Clean Mama's Guide to a Healthy Home
Four pantry ingredients replace every toxic cleaner. A room-by-room roadmap for the swap.
by Becky Rapinchuk 2019 223 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
A Fearless Heart
by Thupten Jinpa • 2015
Compassion is our default; fear hijacks it. The practices that reclaim it.
4.34
500+
A Fearless Heart Summary
A Fearless Heart
Compassion is our default; fear hijacks it. The practices that reclaim it.
by Thupten Jinpa 2015 288 pages
4.34
500+ ratings
The Plant-Based Athlete
by Matt Frazier • 2021
Forget the protein myth. Plants can fuel the strongest bodies in sport.
3.88
1k+
The Plant-Based Athlete Summary
The Plant-Based Athlete
Forget the protein myth. Plants can fuel the strongest bodies in sport.
by Matt Frazier 2021 350 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
The Shower Habit
by Stephanie Ewing • 2021
Layer ten micro-habits onto your daily shower for lasting energy, confidence, and follow-through.
3.64
1k+
The Shower Habit Summary
The Shower Habit
Layer ten micro-habits onto your daily shower for lasting energy, confidence, and follow-through.
by Stephanie Ewing 2021 76 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Supernanny
by Jo Frost • 2005
Turn tantrums into teamwork: the routines, rules, and tone of voice that get kids cooperating.
3.76
1k+
Supernanny Summary
Supernanny
Turn tantrums into teamwork: the routines, rules, and tone of voice that get kids cooperating.
by Jo Frost 2005 224 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
NLP II
by Robert B. Dilts • 2010
Your gut and relationships are as smart as your brain, and ignoring them keeps you stuck.
4.33
36
NLP II Summary
NLP II
Your gut and relationships are as smart as your brain, and ignoring them keeps you stuck.
by Robert B. Dilts 2010 432 pages
4.33
36 ratings
Women with Attention Deficit Disorder
by Sari Solden • 1995
Your ADHD hides as anxiety and burnout. A treatment and life-design guide for finally unmasking.
4.21
1k+
Women with Attention Deficit Disorder Summary
Women with Attention Deficit Disorder
Your ADHD hides as anxiety and burnout. A treatment and life-design guide for finally unmasking.
by Sari Solden 1995 354 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Mommy Burnout
by Sheryl Ziegler • 2018
A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.
3.81
1k+
Mommy Burnout Summary
Mommy Burnout
A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.
by Sheryl Ziegler 2018 314 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Healthy Buildings
by Joseph G. Allen • 2020
You spend 72 years indoors. The air you breathe there has a balance sheet.
3.91
170
Healthy Buildings Summary
Healthy Buildings
You spend 72 years indoors. The air you breathe there has a balance sheet.
by Joseph G. Allen 2020 304 pages
3.91
170 ratings
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
by Henepola Gunaratana • 2001
You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.
4.3
1k+
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.
by Henepola Gunaratana 2001 288 pages
4.3
1k+ ratings
The End of Diabetes
by Joel Fuhrman • 2012
The diabetes cure doctors don't prescribe: eating more plants until your body repairs itself.
4.04
1k+
The End of Diabetes Summary
The End of Diabetes
The diabetes cure doctors don't prescribe: eating more plants until your body repairs itself.
by Joel Fuhrman 2012 336 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
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