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Medical Book Summaries

Super Agers
by Eric Topol • 2025
An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity
3.47
1k+
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Science
Medicine
Super Agers Summary
Immersive
Super Agers
An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity
by Eric Topol 2025 464 pages
3.47
1k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The Body Electric
by Robert O. Becker • 1985
Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life
4.25
500+
Science
Health
Biology
The Body Electric Summary
Immersive
The Body Electric
Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life
by Robert O. Becker 1985 368 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine
by K. Park • 1970
3.89
1k+
Medicine
Medical
Health
Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine Summary
Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine
by K. Park 1970 868 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Health
The Checklist Manifesto
by Atul Gawande • 2009
How to Get Things Right
4.04
76k+
Business
Productivity
Self Help
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The Checklist Manifesto
How to Get Things Right
by Atul Gawande 2009 215 pages
4.04
76k+ ratings
Business
Productivity
Self Help
Being Mortal
by Atul Gawande • 2014
Medicine and What Matters in the End
4.49
200k+
Medicine
Science
Health
Being Mortal Summary
Being Mortal
Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande 2014 282 pages
4.49
200k+ ratings
Medicine
Science
Health
The Body
by Bill Bryson • 2019
A Guide for Occupants
4.31
100k+
Science
Health
Biology
The Body Summary
The Body
A Guide for Occupants
by Bill Bryson 2019 450 pages
4.31
100k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
Medical Medium
by Anthony William • 2015
Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal
4.04
6k+
Health
Self Help
Spirituality
Medical Medium Summary
Medical Medium
Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal
by Anthony William 2015 365 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Spirituality
Gut
by Giulia Enders • 2014
The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
4.08
56k+
Health
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Medicine
Gut Summary
Gut
The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
by Giulia Enders 2014 272 pages
4.08
56k+ ratings
Health
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Medicine
Gifted Hands
by Ben Carson • 1992
The Ben Carson Story
4.18
22k+
Biography
Memoir
Medical
Gifted Hands Summary
Gifted Hands
The Ben Carson Story
by Ben Carson 1992
4.18
22k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
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The Way Out
by Alan Gordon • 2020
The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Heal Chronic Pain
4.39
5k+
Health
Self Help
Psychology
The Way Out Summary
The Way Out
The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Heal Chronic Pain
by Alan Gordon 2020 224 pages
4.39
5k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Blind Spots
by Marty Makary • 2024
When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health
4.34
4k+
Health
Science
Medicine
Blind Spots Summary
Blind Spots
When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health
by Marty Makary 2024 288 pages
4.34
4k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
Immune
by Philipp Dettmer • 2021
a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive
4.58
13k+
Science
Health
Biology
Immune Summary
Immune
a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive
by Philipp Dettmer 2021 341 pages
4.58
13k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
Gray's Anatomy
by Henry Gray • 1858
4.31
3k+
Reference
Science
Medicine
Gray's Anatomy Summary
Gray's Anatomy
by Henry Gray 1858 1257 pages
4.31
3k+ ratings
Reference
Science
Medicine
Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness
by Anne Waugh • 2006
4.28
500+
Medical
Medicine
Nursing
Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness Summary
Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness
by Anne Waugh 2006 504 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Medical
Medicine
Nursing
Human Anatomy, Volume 2
by B.D. Chaurasia • 2005
Lower Limb, Abdomen and Pelvis
3.98
272
Medical
Academics
Medicine
Human Anatomy, Volume 2 Summary
Human Anatomy, Volume 2
Lower Limb, Abdomen and Pelvis
by B.D. Chaurasia 2005 488 pages
3.98
272 ratings
Medical
Academics
Medicine
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
4.41
800k+
Memoir
Biography
Medicine
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi 2016 208 pages
4.41
800k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Medicine
The Vagina Bible
by Jennifer Gunter • 2019
The Vulva and the Vagina - Separating the Myth from the Medicine
4.34
9k+
Feminism
Health
Science
The Vagina Bible Summary
The Vagina Bible
The Vulva and the Vagina - Separating the Myth from the Medicine
by Jennifer Gunter 2019 416 pages
4.34
9k+ ratings
Feminism
Health
Science
The Emperor of All Maladies
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010
A Biography of Cancer
4.34
100k+
Science
History
Medicine
The Emperor of All Maladies Summary
The Emperor of All Maladies
A Biography of Cancer
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010 472 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
Science
History
Medicine
The New Menopause
by Mary Claire Haver • 2026
Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts
4.25
19k+
Health
Self Help
Science
The New Menopause Summary
The New Menopause
Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts
by Mary Claire Haver 2026 304 pages
4.25
19k+ ratings
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Self Help
Science
The Shift
by Theresa Brown • 2015
One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives
3.87
8k+
Medical
Memoir
Medicine
The Shift Summary
The Shift
One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives
by Theresa Brown 2015 256 pages
3.87
8k+ ratings
Medical
Memoir
Medicine
A Silent Fire
by Shilpa Ravella • 2022
The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and Disease
3.96
500+
Health
Science
Medicine
A Silent Fire Summary
A Silent Fire
The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and Disease
by Shilpa Ravella 2022 368 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Health
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Medicine
The Brain's Way of Healing
by Norman Doidge • 2015
Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
4.20
5k+
Science
Psychology
Health
The Brain's Way of Healing Summary
The Brain's Way of Healing
Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
by Norman Doidge 2015 409 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
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Complications
by Atul Gawande • 2002
A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
4.28
52k+
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Medical
Science
Complications Summary
Complications
A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul Gawande 2002 270 pages
4.28
52k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Back Mechanic
by Stuart McGill • 2015
4.50
1k+
Health
Fitness
Science
Back Mechanic Summary
Back Mechanic
by Stuart McGill 2015 303 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
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Fitness
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How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman • 2007
3.93
13k+
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Medical
Science
How Doctors Think Summary
How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman 2007 307 pages
3.93
13k+ ratings
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Medical
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The Great Cholesterol Myth
by Jonny Bowden • 2012
Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease-and the Statin-Free Plan That Will
4.33
3k+
Health
Nutrition
Science
The Great Cholesterol Myth Summary
The Great Cholesterol Myth
Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease-and the Statin-Free Plan That Will
by Jonny Bowden 2012 240 pages
4.33
3k+ ratings
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Science
Awakenings
by Oliver Sacks • 1973
4.09
14k+
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Psychology
Medicine
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Awakenings
by Oliver Sacks 1973 567 pages
4.09
14k+ ratings
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Psychology
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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
4.06
1k+
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Science
Self Help
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
by Jeff T. Bowles 2013 207 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
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Science
Self Help
The White Coat Investor
by James M. Dahle • 2014
A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing
4.39
4k+
Finance
Medicine
Personal Finance
The White Coat Investor Summary
The White Coat Investor
A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing
by James M. Dahle 2014 208 pages
4.39
4k+ ratings
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Personal Finance
The Clot Thickens
by Malcolm Kendrick • 2021
4.65
500+
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Nutrition
The Clot Thickens Summary
The Clot Thickens
by Malcolm Kendrick 2021 334 pages
4.65
500+ ratings
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Compassionomics
by Stephen Trzeciak • 2019
The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference
4.05
500+
Medicine
Leadership
Science
Compassionomics Summary
Compassionomics
The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference
by Stephen Trzeciak 2019 375 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Medicine
Leadership
Science
Diagnosis
by Lisa Sanders • 2019
Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries
4.00
4k+
Medicine
Science
Medical
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries
by Lisa Sanders 2019 320 pages
4.00
4k+ ratings
Medicine
Science
Medical
Notes on Nursing
by Florence Nightingale • 1858
What It Is, and What It Is Not
3.79
1k+
Nursing
History
Classics
Notes on Nursing Summary
Notes on Nursing
What It Is, and What It Is Not
by Florence Nightingale 1858 160 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Nursing
History
Classics
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks • 1985
4.05
200k+
Psychology
Science
Medicine
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
by Oliver Sacks 1985 243 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
Psychology
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Medicine
Lies I Taught in Medical School
by Robert Lufkin • 2024
How Conventional Medicine Is Making You Sicker and What You Can Do to Save Your Own Life
3.92
1k+
Health
Science
Medicine
Lies I Taught in Medical School Summary
Lies I Taught in Medical School
How Conventional Medicine Is Making You Sicker and What You Can Do to Save Your Own Life
by Robert Lufkin 2024 352 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Health
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Medicine
Musicophilia
by Oliver Sacks • 2007
Tales of Music and the Brain
3.95
75k+
Music
Science
Psychology
Musicophilia Summary
Musicophilia
Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks 2007 425 pages
3.95
75k+ ratings
Music
Science
Psychology
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
4.20
89k+
Biography
Medicine
Book Club
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder 2003 332 pages
4.20
89k+ ratings
Biography
Medicine
Book Club
Dirty Genes
by Ben Lynch • 2018
A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health
4.07
2k+
Health
Science
Nutrition
Dirty Genes Summary
Dirty Genes
A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health
by Ben Lynch 2018 384 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
4.41
800k+
Memoir
Biography
Medicine
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi 2016 229 pages
4.41
800k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Medicine
10% Human
by Alanna Collen • 2015
How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
4.36
4k+
Health
Science
Biology
10% Human Summary
10% Human
How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
by Alanna Collen 2015 336 pages
4.36
4k+ ratings
Health
Science
Biology
The Hot Zone
by Richard Preston • 1994
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
4.16
100k+
Science
History
Medical
The Hot Zone Summary
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
by Richard Preston 1994 352 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Science
History
Medical
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
by Gerard J. Tortora • 1942
4.15
1k+
Science
Textbooks
Reference
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology Summary
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
by Gerard J. Tortora 1942 1264 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Science
Textbooks
Reference
Healing with DMSO
by Amandha Dawn Vollmer • 2020
The Complete Guide to Safe and Natural Treatments for Managing Pain, Inflammation, and Other Chronic Ailments with Dimethyl Sulfoxide
4.49
433
Health
Medical
Healing with DMSO Summary
Healing with DMSO
The Complete Guide to Safe and Natural Treatments for Managing Pain, Inflammation, and Other Chronic Ailments with Dimethyl Sulfoxide
by Amandha Dawn Vollmer 2020 139 pages
4.49
433 ratings
Health
Medical
Do No Harm
by Henry Marsh • 2014
Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
4.25
43k+
Medicine
Medical
Science
Do No Harm Summary
Do No Harm
Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
by Henry Marsh 2014 278 pages
4.25
43k+ ratings
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Medical
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The House of God
by Samuel Shem • 1978
3.84
28k+
Medicine
Medical
Humor
The House of God Summary
The House of God
by Samuel Shem 1978 397 pages
3.84
28k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Humor
Every Patient Tells a Story
by Lisa Sanders • 2009
Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
3.96
8k+
Medicine
Medical
Science
Every Patient Tells a Story Summary
Every Patient Tells a Story
Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
by Lisa Sanders 2009 304 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
The Ghost Map
by Steven Johnson • 2006
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
3.89
56k+
History
Science
Medicine
The Ghost Map Summary
The Ghost Map
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
by Steven Johnson 2006 320 pages
3.89
56k+ ratings
History
Science
Medicine
The Health Gap
by Michael G. Marmot • 2015
The Challenge of an Unequal World
4.13
1k+
Medicine
Health
Health Care
The Health Gap Summary
The Health Gap
The Challenge of an Unequal World
by Michael G. Marmot 2015 400 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Medicine
Health
Health Care
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
by Richard K. Bernstein • 1997
The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars
4.23
1k+
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Nutrition
Reference
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution Summary
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars
by Richard K. Bernstein 1997 560 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Reference
Turtles All The Way Down
by Anonymous • 2022
Vaccine Science and Myth
4.61
500+
Health
Science
Vaccines
Turtles All The Way Down Summary
Turtles All The Way Down
Vaccine Science and Myth
by Anonymous 2022 520 pages
4.61
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Vaccines
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