Best Health Books | Summaries & Audio

Health Book Summaries

This Is Your Brain on Music

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2006

Record producer turned neuroscientist: what he learned about music's grip on the brain.

3.89

68k+

🎼 Music Cognition 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neural Processing 💭 Emotional Memory

This Is Your Brain on Music

Record producer turned neuroscientist: what he learned about music's grip on the brain.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2006 336 pages

3.89

68k+ ratings

🎼 Music Cognition 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neural Processing 💭 Emotional Memory

Blueprint

by Robert Plomin • 2018

The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.

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2k+

🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🧪 Nature Vs Nurture 🔮 Genetic Prediction 📊 Heritability 👥 Twin Studies

Blueprint

The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.

by Robert Plomin 2018 266 pages

3.94

2k+ ratings

🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🧪 Nature Vs Nurture 🔮 Genetic Prediction 📊 Heritability 👥 Twin Studies

Driven to Distraction

by Edward M. Hallowell • 1992

Adult ADD is neurological, not a moral flaw. The guide to diagnosis, medication, and structure.

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15k+

🧠 Attention Disorders 🏷️ Destigmatizing Adhd 📋 Adhd Management 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Adhd Families ✨ Strengths-Based Adhd

Driven to Distraction

Adult ADD is neurological, not a moral flaw. The guide to diagnosis, medication, and structure.

by Edward M. Hallowell 1992 357 pages

4.12

15k+ ratings

🧠 Attention Disorders 🏷️ Destigmatizing Adhd 📋 Adhd Management 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Adhd Families ✨ Strengths-Based Adhd

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents

by R. Reid Wilson • 2013

Why protecting anxious kids makes the fear stick, and seven ways to loosen its grip.

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1k+

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 📋 Parenting Strategies 🤔 Worry Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents

Why protecting anxious kids makes the fear stick, and seven ways to loosen its grip.

by R. Reid Wilson 2013 288 pages

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 📋 Parenting Strategies 🤔 Worry Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

Next Level

by Stacy T. Sims • 2022

Train like an athlete through menopause: the protocol that prioritizes strength over symptom relief.

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5k+

🩺 Women's Health 🌡️ Menopause Guide 🏋️ Strength Training 🥗 Sports Nutrition ⏳ Healthy Aging

Next Level

Train like an athlete through menopause: the protocol that prioritizes strength over symptom relief.

by Stacy T. Sims 2022 319 pages

4.24

5k+ ratings

🩺 Women's Health 🌡️ Menopause Guide 🏋️ Strength Training 🥗 Sports Nutrition ⏳ Healthy Aging

Just Breathe

by Dan Brulé • 2017

Your breath is the remote control for your nervous system. Here's how to find the buttons.

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500+

🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Nervous System 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🕉️ Pranayama 🌀 Holotropic Breathwork

Just Breathe

Your breath is the remote control for your nervous system. Here's how to find the buttons.

by Dan Brulé 2017 224 pages

3.93

500+ ratings

🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Nervous System 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🕉️ Pranayama 🌀 Holotropic Breathwork

Never Get Angry Again

by David J. Lieberman • 2018

How to stop managing your anger and start outgrowing it, one perspective shift at a time.

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1k+

🧨 Anger Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👁️ Cognitive Reframing 🚧 Boundary Setting 💗 Self-Compassion

Never Get Angry Again

How to stop managing your anger and start outgrowing it, one perspective shift at a time.

by David J. Lieberman 2018 240 pages

3.77

1k+ ratings

🧨 Anger Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👁️ Cognitive Reframing 🚧 Boundary Setting 💗 Self-Compassion

Effortless

by Greg McKeown • 2021

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

4.04

14k+

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management ✂️ Simplifying Work 🎨 Embracing Imperfection

Effortless

Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.

by Greg McKeown 2021 272 pages

4.04

14k+ ratings

🏃 Sustainable Productivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚡ Energy Management ✂️ Simplifying Work 🎨 Embracing Imperfection

Karma

by Sadhguru • 2021

Karma is memory you can dissolve. A yogi's field guide to the practices that clear it.

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7k+

🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🔄 Karmic Teachings ⚖️ Karma And Destiny 🤲 Personal Responsibility 🧠 Conscious Action

Karma

Karma is memory you can dissolve. A yogi's field guide to the practices that clear it.

by Sadhguru 2021 272 pages

4.28

7k+ ratings

🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🔄 Karmic Teachings ⚖️ Karma And Destiny 🤲 Personal Responsibility 🧠 Conscious Action

High Performance Habits

by Brendon Burchard • 2017

Sustained excellence isn't about talent. It's about six deliberate habits anyone can learn.

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13k+

🏔️ Peak Performance 🔄 Habit Formation ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🤝 Influence Skills

High Performance Habits

Sustained excellence isn't about talent. It's about six deliberate habits anyone can learn.

by Brendon Burchard 2017 393 pages

4.13

13k+ ratings

🏔️ Peak Performance 🔄 Habit Formation ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🤝 Influence Skills

Overcoming Low Self-Esteem

by Melanie Fennell • 1999

Your self-view was built on old, biased evidence. This CBT workbook reopens the case.

3.83

500+

🧱 Self-Esteem 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🦜 Negative Self-Talk 🌱 Core Beliefs 🤲 Self-Acceptance

Overcoming Low Self-Esteem

Your self-view was built on old, biased evidence. This CBT workbook reopens the case.

by Melanie Fennell 1999 368 pages

3.83

500+ ratings

🧱 Self-Esteem 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🦜 Negative Self-Talk 🌱 Core Beliefs 🤲 Self-Acceptance

The Vagina Bible

by Jennifer Gunter • 2019

The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.

4.34

9k+

👩 Womens Health 🔍 Medical Myth Busting 📖 Body Literacy 🏥 Gynecological Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine

The Vagina Bible

The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.

by Jennifer Gunter 2019 416 pages

4.34

9k+ ratings

👩 Womens Health 🔍 Medical Myth Busting 📖 Body Literacy 🏥 Gynecological Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine

Laziness Does Not Exist

by Devon Price • 2021

Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.

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11k+

🔥 Overwork Culture 🩹 Burnout Recovery ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 😴 Rest Advocacy 💗 Self-Compassion

Laziness Does Not Exist

Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.

by Devon Price 2021 256 pages

3.90

11k+ ratings

🔥 Overwork Culture 🩹 Burnout Recovery ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 😴 Rest Advocacy 💗 Self-Compassion

Quantum Healing

by Deepak Chopra • 1989

How consciousness heals the body: the ancient wisdom and modern science of spontaneous remission.

4.15

6k+

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🕉️ Ayurvedic Principles 🧘 Meditation Science 💊 Placebo Effect

Quantum Healing

How consciousness heals the body: the ancient wisdom and modern science of spontaneous remission.

by Deepak Chopra 1989 346 pages

4.15

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🕉️ Ayurvedic Principles 🧘 Meditation Science 💊 Placebo Effect

Open When...

by Julie Smith • 2024

A psychologist's letter for every emotional crisis: turn to yours and find the way through.

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2k+

🛠️ Practical Psychology 💪 Emotional Resilience 💖 Self-Compassion 🌊 Managing Overwhelm 🚀 Overcoming Self-Doubt

Open When...

A psychologist's letter for every emotional crisis: turn to yours and find the way through.

by Julie Smith 2024 380 pages

3.82

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Practical Psychology 💪 Emotional Resilience 💖 Self-Compassion 🌊 Managing Overwhelm 🚀 Overcoming Self-Doubt

Only Love Is Real

by Brian L. Weiss • 1998

Two patients, one shared past: a psychiatrist uncovers a love that has already spanned millennia.

4.18

19k+

🌀 Past-Life Regression 💞 Soulmate Connections ♻️ Reincarnation ✨ Spiritual Healing 🔗 Karmic Relationships

Only Love Is Real

Two patients, one shared past: a psychiatrist uncovers a love that has already spanned millennia.

by Brian L. Weiss 1998 192 pages

4.18

19k+ ratings

🌀 Past-Life Regression 💞 Soulmate Connections ♻️ Reincarnation ✨ Spiritual Healing 🔗 Karmic Relationships

Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings

by Eric Robertson • 2019

Break free from overthinking and transform every emotion into a source of strength.

3.65

500+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔄 Overthinking 🔀 Cognitive Reframing 🪞 Self-Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings

Break free from overthinking and transform every emotion into a source of strength.

by Eric Robertson 2019 189 pages

3.65

500+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔄 Overthinking 🔀 Cognitive Reframing 🪞 Self-Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness

by Anne Waugh • 2006

Learn the body by system: how structure enables function, and how both break down in disease.

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500+

🦴 Human Anatomy 🫁 Human Physiology 🔬 Body Systems 🏥 Nursing Textbooks 📚 Integrated A&P

Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness

Learn the body by system: how structure enables function, and how both break down in disease.

by Anne Waugh 2006 504 pages

4.28

500+ ratings

🦴 Human Anatomy 🫁 Human Physiology 🔬 Body Systems 🏥 Nursing Textbooks 📚 Integrated A&P

Born to Run

by Christopher McDougall • 2009

An isolated tribe runs for days unhurt. A journalist helps stage a 50-mile canyon duel.

4.30

200k+

🏔️ Ultra Running 👣 Barefoot Running 🌲 Trail Running 🧬 Natural Movement 🏟️ Running Culture

Born to Run

An isolated tribe runs for days unhurt. A journalist helps stage a 50-mile canyon duel.

by Christopher McDougall 2009 306 pages

4.30

200k+ ratings

🏔️ Ultra Running 👣 Barefoot Running 🌲 Trail Running 🧬 Natural Movement 🏟️ Running Culture

Finding Ultra

by Rich Roll • 2012

At 39, he couldn't climb stairs; at 41 he finished a 320-mile triathlon on plants.

4.02

27k+

🏃 Ultra-Endurance 🌱 Plant-Based Athletes 🧠 Mental Toughness 🥦 Plant-Based Nutrition 🔄 Midlife Transformation

Finding Ultra

At 39, he couldn't climb stairs; at 41 he finished a 320-mile triathlon on plants.

by Rich Roll 2012 288 pages

4.02

27k+ ratings

🏃 Ultra-Endurance 🌱 Plant-Based Athletes 🧠 Mental Toughness 🥦 Plant-Based Nutrition 🔄 Midlife Transformation

The Anatomy of Violence

by Adrian Raine • 2013

Slower heartbeats and smaller amygdalae predict crime. Violence is as biological as it is social.

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2k+

🧠 Neurocriminology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔪 Violence And The Brain 👤 Psychopathy

The Anatomy of Violence

Slower heartbeats and smaller amygdalae predict crime. Violence is as biological as it is social.

by Adrian Raine 2013 501 pages

3.96

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neurocriminology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔪 Violence And The Brain 👤 Psychopathy

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

by Russell A. Barkley • 2010

ADHD breaks the link from knowing to doing. Clinical tools for reconnecting them.

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3k+

🧠 Adult Adhd ⚙️ Executive Dysfunction 🔬 Neuropsychology ⏰ Time Perception 📋 External Memory Aids

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

ADHD breaks the link from knowing to doing. Clinical tools for reconnecting them.

by Russell A. Barkley 2010 294 pages

3.85

3k+ ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd ⚙️ Executive Dysfunction 🔬 Neuropsychology ⏰ Time Perception 📋 External Memory Aids

Burnout

by Emily Nagoski • 2019

Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.

3.92

65k+

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💪 Body Positivity 💖 Self-Compassion 😴 Rest And Recovery

Burnout

Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.

by Emily Nagoski 2019 277 pages

3.92

65k+ ratings

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💪 Body Positivity 💖 Self-Compassion 😴 Rest And Recovery

A General Theory of Love

by Thomas Lewis • 2000

The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.

4.10

4k+

📎 Attachment Theory 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Brain Evolution 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

A General Theory of Love

The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.

by Thomas Lewis 2000 274 pages

4.10

4k+ ratings

📎 Attachment Theory 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Brain Evolution 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Kundalini Tantra

by Satyananda Saraswati • 2010

Seven energy centers run along your spine. The systematic practices that activate each one.

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500+

🕉️ Tantric Yoga 📿 Yogic Philosophy 🌀 Chakra Systems ⚡ Energy Anatomy 🌬️ Breathwork Practices

Kundalini Tantra

Seven energy centers run along your spine. The systematic practices that activate each one.

by Satyananda Saraswati 2010 453 pages

4.34

500+ ratings

🕉️ Tantric Yoga 📿 Yogic Philosophy 🌀 Chakra Systems ⚡ Energy Anatomy 🌬️ Breathwork Practices

Healing the Child Within

by Charles L. Whitfield • 1987

Buried in childhood shame, the true self waits. The original roadmap for recovering it.

4.06

6k+

👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Codependency 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🛡️ Shame Resilience 💔 Emotional Neglect

Healing the Child Within

Buried in childhood shame, the true self waits. The original roadmap for recovering it.

by Charles L. Whitfield 1987 151 pages

4.06

6k+ ratings

👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Codependency 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🛡️ Shame Resilience 💔 Emotional Neglect

Self-Therapy

by Jay Earley • 2009

Befriend your inner critic and heal the wounded child it guards: a self-guided IFS protocol.

4.20

1k+

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Internal Family Systems 📘 Self-Directed Therapy 💔 Trauma Healing

Self-Therapy

Befriend your inner critic and heal the wounded child it guards: a self-guided IFS protocol.

by Jay Earley 2009 338 pages

4.20

1k+ ratings

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Internal Family Systems 📘 Self-Directed Therapy 💔 Trauma Healing

How to Do the Work

by Dr. Nicole LePera • 2021

Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.

4.13

35k+

🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 👶 Reparenting 🛡️ Boundary Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

How to Do the Work

Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.

by Dr. Nicole LePera 2021 320 pages

4.13

35k+ ratings

🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 👶 Reparenting 🛡️ Boundary Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

Brain Energy

by Christopher M. Palmer • 2022

The brain's energy crisis may underlie all mental illness. The treatment playbook changes.

4.13

3k+

🧠 Integrative Psychiatry ⚡ Mitochondrial Health 🧬 Metabolic Dysfunction 🥑 Nutritional Psychiatry 🔬 Functional Medicine

Brain Energy

The brain's energy crisis may underlie all mental illness. The treatment playbook changes.

by Christopher M. Palmer 2022 320 pages

4.13

3k+ ratings

🧠 Integrative Psychiatry ⚡ Mitochondrial Health 🧬 Metabolic Dysfunction 🥑 Nutritional Psychiatry 🔬 Functional Medicine

Wisdom of Mike Mentzer

by John Little • 2005

Gaining muscle by training less often: the method backed by 30-pound gains and four-hour months.

4.28

292

🏋️ Bodybuilding Methodology ⚡ High Intensity Training 🎯 Minimalist Training 😴 Recovery And Rest ⚠️ Overtraining Prevention

Wisdom of Mike Mentzer

Gaining muscle by training less often: the method backed by 30-pound gains and four-hour months.

by John Little 2005 184 pages

4.28

292 ratings

🏋️ Bodybuilding Methodology ⚡ High Intensity Training 🎯 Minimalist Training 😴 Recovery And Rest ⚠️ Overtraining Prevention

Good Habits, Bad Habits

by Wendy Wood • 2019

The best at self-control aren't trying harder. They outsourced their behavior to their surroundings.

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4k+

🧠 Habit Science 🔄 Behavior Change 🤖 Automatic Behavior 💪 Beyond Willpower 🏗️ Choice Architecture

Good Habits, Bad Habits

The best at self-control aren't trying harder. They outsourced their behavior to their surroundings.

by Wendy Wood 2019 319 pages

3.73

4k+ ratings

🧠 Habit Science 🔄 Behavior Change 🤖 Automatic Behavior 💪 Beyond Willpower 🏗️ Choice Architecture

The Good Life

by Robert Waldinger • 2023

An 84-year Harvard study reveals what determines a long, happy life. Not genes or money.

4.15

12k+

🧪 Relationship Science 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Positive Psychology 🕰️ Aging Well 👫 Friendship

The Good Life

An 84-year Harvard study reveals what determines a long, happy life. Not genes or money.

by Robert Waldinger 2023 352 pages

4.15

12k+ ratings

🧪 Relationship Science 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Positive Psychology 🕰️ Aging Well 👫 Friendship

Today Matters

by John C. Maxwell • 2004

Your daily agenda is the success lever you control. Twelve decisions to manage, every day.

4.20

6k+

🧱 Daily Discipline 📋 Leadership Principles 🎯 Priority Management 🔁 Habit Formation ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness

Today Matters

Your daily agenda is the success lever you control. Twelve decisions to manage, every day.

by John C. Maxwell 2004 336 pages

4.20

6k+ ratings

🧱 Daily Discipline 📋 Leadership Principles 🎯 Priority Management 🔁 Habit Formation ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness

Boundaries in Dating

by Henry Cloud • 2000

The boundaries you skip are the damage you accept. How self-respect rewrites your dating future.

4.14

6k+

❤️ Christian Dating 🧱 Relationship Boundaries 💪 Self-Respect 🔗 Codependency Recovery ✝️ Christian Psychology

Boundaries in Dating

The boundaries you skip are the damage you accept. How self-respect rewrites your dating future.

by Henry Cloud 2000 288 pages

4.14

6k+ ratings

❤️ Christian Dating 🧱 Relationship Boundaries 💪 Self-Respect 🔗 Codependency Recovery ✝️ Christian Psychology

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi • 2016

Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.

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800k+

🩻 Terminal Illness 🩺 Medical Memoir 🎗️ Cancer Memoir 🧠 Neurosurgery 📜 Philosophy Of Medicine

When Breath Becomes Air

Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.

by Paul Kalanithi 2016 208 pages

4.41

800k+ ratings

🩻 Terminal Illness 🩺 Medical Memoir 🎗️ Cancer Memoir 🧠 Neurosurgery 📜 Philosophy Of Medicine

Ikigai

by Héctor García • 2018

Purpose, not genetics, drives Okinawa's centenarians. The rest: eat less, move gently, stay close.

3.85

54k+

🎋 Japanese Wellness 🏃 Longevity Lifestyle 🌊 Flow States 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 😊 Positive Psychology

Ikigai

Purpose, not genetics, drives Okinawa's centenarians. The rest: eat less, move gently, stay close.

by Héctor García 2018

3.85

54k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Wellness 🏃 Longevity Lifestyle 🌊 Flow States 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 😊 Positive Psychology

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

by Julie Smith • 2022

A psychologist's field guide to handling stress, grief, and self-criticism without the therapy wait.

3.85

50k+

🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😰 Anxiety Management

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

A psychologist's field guide to handling stress, grief, and self-criticism without the therapy wait.

by Julie Smith 2022 350 pages

3.85

50k+ ratings

🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😰 Anxiety Management

Serve to Win

by Novak Djokovic • 2013

Two weeks without gluten and dairy: the elimination test that rescued a tennis champion's career.

3.90

3k+

🍞 Gluten Sensitivity 🚫 Elimination Diets 🥗 Food As Medicine 🏃 Athletic Performance 🏋️ Sports Nutrition

Serve to Win

Two weeks without gluten and dairy: the elimination test that rescued a tennis champion's career.

by Novak Djokovic 2013 192 pages

3.90

3k+ ratings

🍞 Gluten Sensitivity 🚫 Elimination Diets 🥗 Food As Medicine 🏃 Athletic Performance 🏋️ Sports Nutrition

Unstressable

by Mo Gawdat • 2024

Four dimensions of stress, one simple equation, and the capacity to handle whatever life sends.

3.86

500+

😰 Stress Management 🧬 Mind Body Connection 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🧠 Thought Patterns 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Unstressable

Four dimensions of stress, one simple equation, and the capacity to handle whatever life sends.

by Mo Gawdat 2024 359 pages

3.86

500+ ratings

😰 Stress Management 🧬 Mind Body Connection 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🧠 Thought Patterns 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Bad Therapy

by Abigail Shrier • 2024

Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.

3.95

15k+

🧒 Childhood Resilience 🚁 Overparenting Critique 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Authority 📱 Screen Time Effects 💊 Overdiagnosis Critique

Bad Therapy

Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.

by Abigail Shrier 2024 297 pages

3.95

15k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Resilience 🚁 Overparenting Critique 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Authority 📱 Screen Time Effects 💊 Overdiagnosis Critique

Heal Your Body

by Louise L. Hay • 1976

A stiff neck comes from inflexible thinking; cancer from old resentment. How to reverse both.

4.33

20k+

🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌿 Holistic Health 🗣️ Affirmations 💖 Self-Love 🤝 Forgiveness Healing

Heal Your Body

A stiff neck comes from inflexible thinking; cancer from old resentment. How to reverse both.

by Louise L. Hay 1976 48 pages

4.33

20k+ ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌿 Holistic Health 🗣️ Affirmations 💖 Self-Love 🤝 Forgiveness Healing

The Collapse of Parenting

by Leonard Sax • 2015

Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.

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5k+

👑 Parental Authority 👥 Peer Influence ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🪞 Self-Esteem Culture

The Collapse of Parenting

Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.

by Leonard Sax 2015 304 pages

4.29

5k+ ratings

👑 Parental Authority 👥 Peer Influence ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🪞 Self-Esteem Culture

The Happiness Project

by Gretchen Rubin • 2009

One woman's year-long resolution experiment: can happiness be built one month at a time?

3.65

100k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧪 Self Experimentation 📝 Stunt Memoir 📋 Habit Tracking ☀️ Daily Practices

The Happiness Project

One woman's year-long resolution experiment: can happiness be built one month at a time?

by Gretchen Rubin 2009 301 pages

3.65

100k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧪 Self Experimentation 📝 Stunt Memoir 📋 Habit Tracking ☀️ Daily Practices

Pussy

by Regena Thomashauer • 2016

The word you were taught to fear names your inner compass. Reclaim it.

3.90

4k+

🐚 Sexual Self-Help 🔥 Feminine Empowerment 🌸 Sensual Awakening 🧘 Body Reconnection 💃 Sex-Positive Feminism

Pussy

The word you were taught to fear names your inner compass. Reclaim it.

by Regena Thomashauer 2016 257 pages

3.90

4k+ ratings

🐚 Sexual Self-Help 🔥 Feminine Empowerment 🌸 Sensual Awakening 🧘 Body Reconnection 💃 Sex-Positive Feminism

Sexual Intelligence

by Marty Klein • 2002

Forget being normal in bed. The three mental shifts that matter more than technique.

3.93

1k+

😰 Performance Anxiety 💖 Body Acceptance 💬 Sexual Communication ⏳ Sex And Aging 🧠 Sexual Presence

Sexual Intelligence

Forget being normal in bed. The three mental shifts that matter more than technique.

by Marty Klein 2002 256 pages

3.93

1k+ ratings

😰 Performance Anxiety 💖 Body Acceptance 💬 Sexual Communication ⏳ Sex And Aging 🧠 Sexual Presence

Science of Running

by Chris Napier • 2020

Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.

4.22

500+

🏃 Running Form 🩹 Injury Prevention 💪 Strength For Runners 🏁 Race Preparation 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Science of Running

Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.

by Chris Napier 2020 224 pages

4.22

500+ ratings

🏃 Running Form 🩹 Injury Prevention 💪 Strength For Runners 🏁 Race Preparation 🍎 Sports Nutrition

The Science of Trust

by John M. Gottman • 2011

Game theory measures trust as a number. The calculation starts with who benefits when you lose.

4.10

1k+

🔬 Relationship Science 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🎲 Game Theory 🤝 Trust Building 🔧 Relationship Repair

The Science of Trust

Game theory measures trust as a number. The calculation starts with who benefits when you lose.

by John M. Gottman 2011 496 pages

4.10

1k+ ratings

🔬 Relationship Science 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🎲 Game Theory 🤝 Trust Building 🔧 Relationship Repair

Walkable City

by Jeff Speck • 2012

America's downtowns died for parking. The rules for bringing them back, starting at the curb.

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8k+

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏘️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🚗 Car Dependency 🌱 Smart Growth

Walkable City

America's downtowns died for parking. The rules for bringing them back, starting at the curb.

by Jeff Speck 2012 312 pages

4.32

8k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏘️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🚗 Car Dependency 🌱 Smart Growth

Human Anatomy, Volume 2

by B.D. Chaurasia • 2005

Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.

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Human Anatomy, Volume 2

Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.

by B.D. Chaurasia 2005 488 pages

3.98

272 ratings

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The Power of Self-Discipline

by Peter Hollins • 2021

Why you quit when it gets hard, and five minutes a day to make quitting harder.

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The Power of Self-Discipline

Why you quit when it gets hard, and five minutes a day to make quitting harder.

by Peter Hollins 2021 251 pages

3.55

1k+ ratings

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