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Medicine Book Summaries

Descartes' Error
by António Damásio • 1994
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
3.95
10k+
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994 336 pages
3.95
10k+ ratings
Forever Strong
by Gabrielle Lyon • 2023
The organ that controls your aging, and the daily protein target that feeds it.
3.74
5k+
Forever Strong Summary
Forever Strong
The organ that controls your aging, and the daily protein target that feeds it.
by Gabrielle Lyon 2023 368 pages
3.74
5k+ ratings
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 1993
Zebra stress lasts minutes. Yours lasts years. The biology of why that makes you sick.
4.17
17k+
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Summary
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Zebra stress lasts minutes. Yours lasts years. The biology of why that makes you sick.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 1993 560 pages
4.17
17k+ ratings
Deep Medicine
by Eric J. Topol • 2019
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
4.01
2k+
Deep Medicine Summary
Deep Medicine
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
by Eric J. Topol 2019 341 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind
by Georgia Ede • 2024
Your salad might be making you sad. A psychiatrist's metabolic fix for anxiety and depression.
4.14
1k+
Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind Summary
Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind
Your salad might be making you sad. A psychiatrist's metabolic fix for anxiety and depression.
by Georgia Ede 2024 464 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
If Disney Ran Your Hospital
by Fred Lee • 2004
Patients compare your hospital to Disney, not the one across town. Courtesy decides who wins.
4.01
1k+
If Disney Ran Your Hospital Summary
If Disney Ran Your Hospital
Patients compare your hospital to Disney, not the one across town. Courtesy decides who wins.
by Fred Lee 2004 216 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
How to Change Your Mind
by Michael Pollan • 2018
Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.
4.27
85k+
How to Change Your Mind Summary
How to Change Your Mind
Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.
by Michael Pollan 2018 464 pages
4.27
85k+ ratings
Brain Rules
by John Medina • 2008
Your attention lasts ten minutes. What your brain actually needs to learn, sleep, and work.
4.01
34k+
Brain Rules Summary
Brain Rules
Your attention lasts ten minutes. What your brain actually needs to learn, sleep, and work.
by John Medina 2008 301 pages
4.01
34k+ ratings
Antifragile
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2012
Fasting plus low-carb eating: the combination that repairs cells in ways dieting alone cannot.
4.10
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Antifragile Summary
Antifragile
Fasting plus low-carb eating: the combination that repairs cells in ways dieting alone cannot.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012 426 pages
4.10
58k+ ratings
The Gift of Therapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2003
Therapy's true instrument is the therapist. Lessons on using your own presence, not just protocols.
4.32
30k+
The Gift of Therapy Summary
The Gift of Therapy
Therapy's true instrument is the therapist. Lessons on using your own presence, not just protocols.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2003 288 pages
4.32
30k+ ratings
Gut
by Giulia Enders • 2014
The hundred million neurons in your gut produce your serotonin. Digestion is just its first job.
4.08
56k+
Gut Summary
Gut
The hundred million neurons in your gut produce your serotonin. Digestion is just its first job.
by Giulia Enders 2014 272 pages
4.08
56k+ ratings
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot • 2010
Her cells built the polio vaccine. She was a Black tobacco farmer who was never asked.
4.13
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Summary
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Her cells built the polio vaccine. She was a Black tobacco farmer who was never asked.
by Rebecca Skloot 2010 362 pages
4.13
800k+ ratings
AI Doctor
by Ronald M. Razmi • 2024
Where AI actually works in medicine, what blocks it, and how to find the real opportunities.
4.28
7k+
AI Doctor Summary
AI Doctor
Where AI actually works in medicine, what blocks it, and how to find the real opportunities.
by Ronald M. Razmi 2024
4.28
7k+ ratings
How Not to Age
by Michael Greger • 2023
Genes are not your aging fate. Diet is, and here is the science, food by food.
4.25
3k+
How Not to Age Summary
How Not to Age
Genes are not your aging fate. Diet is, and here is the science, food by food.
by Michael Greger 2023 640 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
How Not to Die
by Michael Greger • 2015
Heart disease reversed with a fork. The science, the exact foods, and the daily targets.
4.41
50k+
How Not to Die Summary
How Not to Die
Heart disease reversed with a fork. The science, the exact foods, and the daily targets.
by Michael Greger 2015 576 pages
4.41
50k+ ratings
Scattered
by Gabor Maté • 1999
ADD begins not in your genes but in a sensitive infant's adaptation to early stress.
4.27
21k+
Scattered Summary
Scattered
ADD begins not in your genes but in a sensitive infant's adaptation to early stress.
by Gabor Maté 1999 370 pages
4.27
21k+ ratings
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
by Russell A. Barkley • 2000
ADHD is a disorder of stopping, not of listening. The parenting reset that knowledge demands.
3.85
3k+
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD Summary
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
ADHD is a disorder of stopping, not of listening. The parenting reset that knowledge demands.
by Russell A. Barkley 2000 294 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
The Interpretation of Dreams
by Sigmund Freud • 1899
Every dream hides a wish the mind cannot admit. Interpreting the disguise reveals the conflict.
3.84
81k+
The Interpretation of Dreams Summary
The Interpretation of Dreams
Every dream hides a wish the mind cannot admit. Interpreting the disguise reveals the conflict.
by Sigmund Freud 1899 630 pages
3.84
81k+ ratings
The Singularity Is Nearer
by Ray Kurzweil • 2024
AI surpasses humans by 2029. The plan is not to compete but to merge.
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4k+
The Singularity Is Nearer Summary
The Singularity Is Nearer
AI surpasses humans by 2029. The plan is not to compete but to merge.
by Ray Kurzweil 2024 432 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
Dark Calories
by Cate Shanahan • 2024
The cooking oil behind diabetes and heart disease: the science and the kitchen fix.
4.35
500+
Dark Calories Summary
Dark Calories
The cooking oil behind diabetes and heart disease: the science and the kitchen fix.
by Cate Shanahan 2024 356 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Everything Is Tuberculosis
by John Green • 2025
Tuberculosis is curable. Its persistence reveals not biology but a record of whose lives are valued.
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200k+
Everything Is Tuberculosis Summary
Everything Is Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is curable. Its persistence reveals not biology but a record of whose lives are valued.
by John Green 2025 198 pages
4.32
200k+ ratings
The Poisoner's Handbook
by Deborah Blum • 2010
Jazz Age poisoners had the perfect crime, until a morgue chemist invented toxicology to catch them.
4.02
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The Poisoner's Handbook Summary
The Poisoner's Handbook
Jazz Age poisoners had the perfect crime, until a morgue chemist invented toxicology to catch them.
by Deborah Blum 2010 319 pages
4.02
37k+ ratings
Existential Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1980
Death anxiety fuels most psychological pain, and the therapist who cannot face it cannot treat it.
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7k+
Existential Psychotherapy Summary
Existential Psychotherapy
Death anxiety fuels most psychological pain, and the therapist who cannot face it cannot treat it.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1980 544 pages
4.46
7k+ ratings
The Menopause Brain
by Lisa Mosconi • 2024
Menopause rewires the brain. The new science and the roadmap to take control.
4.00
3k+
The Menopause Brain Summary
The Menopause Brain
Menopause rewires the brain. The new science and the roadmap to take control.
by Lisa Mosconi 2024 320 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Immune
by Philipp Dettmer • 2021
Your immune system is not a shield: it is a tightrope. Boosting it pushes you off.
4.58
13k+
Immune Summary
Immune
Your immune system is not a shield: it is a tightrope. Boosting it pushes you off.
by Philipp Dettmer 2021 341 pages
4.58
13k+ ratings
Disconnected Kids
by Robert Melillo • 2009
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia: when brain halves go quiet, symptoms appear. A program to reconnect them.
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1k+
Disconnected Kids Summary
Disconnected Kids
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia: when brain halves go quiet, symptoms appear. A program to reconnect them.
by Robert Melillo 2009 334 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Invisible Women
by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
4.34
100k+
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019 448 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
Ultra-processed People
by Chris van Tulleken • 2023
60% of what we eat is engineered to override satiety. Sugar and exercise were a distraction.
4.38
46k+
Ultra-processed People Summary
Ultra-processed People
60% of what we eat is engineered to override satiety. Sugar and exercise were a distraction.
by Chris van Tulleken 2023 376 pages
4.38
46k+ ratings
Gray's Anatomy
by Henry Gray • 1858
Before modern imaging, the book that taught the world human anatomy, structure by structure.
4.31
3k+
Gray's Anatomy Summary
Gray's Anatomy
Before modern imaging, the book that taught the world human anatomy, structure by structure.
by Henry Gray 1858 1257 pages
4.31
3k+ ratings
Oxygen
by Nick Lane • 2002
The molecule that powers every breath you take is also rusting you from the inside out.
4.13
2k+
Oxygen Summary
Oxygen
The molecule that powers every breath you take is also rusting you from the inside out.
by Nick Lane 2002 385 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
The Obesity Code
by Jason Fung • 2016
The calorie math of weight loss ignores the one hormone that actually controls fat storage: insulin.
4.36
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The Obesity Code Summary
The Obesity Code
The calorie math of weight loss ignores the one hormone that actually controls fat storage: insulin.
by Jason Fung 2016 315 pages
4.36
38k+ ratings
Blind Spots
by Marty Makary • 2024
Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.
4.34
4k+
Blind Spots Summary
Blind Spots
Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.
by Marty Makary 2024 288 pages
4.34
4k+ ratings
The Feeling of What Happens
by António Damásio • 1999
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
4.01
4k+
The Feeling of What Happens Summary
The Feeling of What Happens
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
by António Damásio 1999 386 pages
4.01
4k+ ratings
Quantum Healing
by Deepak Chopra • 1989
How consciousness heals the body: the ancient wisdom and modern science of spontaneous remission.
4.15
6k+
Quantum Healing Summary
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
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
by Russell A. Barkley • 2010
ADHD breaks the link from knowing to doing. Clinical tools for reconnecting them.
3.85
3k+
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD Summary
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
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
by Gabor Maté • 2007
Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.
4.48
24k+
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Summary
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.
by Gabor Maté 2007 522 pages
4.48
24k+ ratings
Brain Energy
by Christopher M. Palmer • 2022
The brain's energy crisis may underlie all mental illness. The treatment playbook changes.
4.13
3k+
Brain Energy Summary
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
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.
4.41
800k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
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
A Thousand Brains
by Jeff Hawkins • 2021
Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.
4.05
7k+
A Thousand Brains Summary
A Thousand Brains
Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.
by Jeff Hawkins 2021 288 pages
4.05
7k+ ratings
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+
Serve to Win Summary
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
After
by Bruce Greyson • 2021
When your brain shuts down, you might still be there. A near-death researcher's fifty-year case.
4.18
5k+
After Summary
After
When your brain shuts down, you might still be there. A near-death researcher's fifty-year case.
by Bruce Greyson 2021 272 pages
4.18
5k+ ratings
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese • 2009
Twins born to a dead nun and vanished surgeon, raised by two doctors in revolutionary Ethiopia.
4.34
400k+
Cutting for Stone Summary
Cutting for Stone
Twins born to a dead nun and vanished surgeon, raised by two doctors in revolutionary Ethiopia.
by Abraham Verghese 2009 560 pages
4.34
400k+ ratings
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+
Science of Running Summary
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
1001 Solution-Focused Questions
by Fredrike P. Bannink • 2010
A thousand ready-to-use therapy questions that replace 'what's wrong' with 'what's next.'
4.25
220
1001 Solution-Focused Questions Summary
1001 Solution-Focused Questions
A thousand ready-to-use therapy questions that replace 'what's wrong' with 'what's next.'
by Fredrike P. Bannink 2010 272 pages
4.25
220 ratings
In Defense of Food
by Michael Pollan • 2008
Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.
4.07
100k+
In Defense of Food Summary
In Defense of Food
Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.
by Michael Pollan 2008 244 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Human Anatomy, Volume 2
by B.D. Chaurasia • 2005
Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.
3.98
272
Human Anatomy, Volume 2 Summary
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
In Search of Memory
by Eric R. Kandel • 2006
How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.
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5k+
In Search of Memory Summary
In Search of Memory
How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.
by Eric R. Kandel 2006 528 pages
4.14
5k+ ratings
Fiber Fueled
by Will Bulsiewicz • 2020
Thirty plants a week to restore your gut, reverse food sensitivities, and lose the weight.
4.06
12k+
Fiber Fueled Summary
Fiber Fueled
Thirty plants a week to restore your gut, reverse food sensitivities, and lose the weight.
by Will Bulsiewicz 2020 400 pages
4.06
12k+ ratings
Body by Science
by John Little • 2008
The research behind a weekly 12-minute workout that claims to replace hours of cardio.
4.10
2k+
Body by Science Summary
Body by Science
The research behind a weekly 12-minute workout that claims to replace hours of cardio.
by John Little 2008 312 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
How to Heal Your Metabolism
by Kate Deering • 2015
Heal your metabolism with butter, fruit, and sugar, and stop choking down kale.
4.16
500+
How to Heal Your Metabolism Summary
How to Heal Your Metabolism
Heal your metabolism with butter, fruit, and sugar, and stop choking down kale.
by Kate Deering 2015 390 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
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