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Medicine Book Summaries

The Happiest Baby on the Block
by Harvey Karp • 2002
Your newborn expects three more months in the womb. Deliver them, and the crying stops.
3.90
31k+
The Happiest Baby on the Block Summary
The Happiest Baby on the Block
Your newborn expects three more months in the womb. Deliver them, and the crying stops.
by Harvey Karp 2002 336 pages
3.90
31k+ ratings
Unlearn Your Pain
by Howard Schubiner • 2010
Chronic pain is real, but the cause is learned nerve pathways. A physician's program to unlearn it.
4.40
330
Unlearn Your Pain Summary
Unlearn Your Pain
Chronic pain is real, but the cause is learned nerve pathways. A physician's program to unlearn it.
by Howard Schubiner 2010 296 pages
4.40
330 ratings
The Neuropsychology of Anxiety
by Jeffrey A. Gray • 1982
Anxiety is not fear. It is the brain's hesitation state when goals collide, with its own circuitry.
4.19
48
The Neuropsychology of Anxiety Summary
The Neuropsychology of Anxiety
Anxiety is not fear. It is the brain's hesitation state when goals collide, with its own circuitry.
by Jeffrey A. Gray 1982 448 pages
4.19
48 ratings
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
by Izabella Wentz • 2013
Your pills mask the problem. A pharmacist's protocol for reversing Hashimoto's at the immune level.
4.11
2k+
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Summary
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Your pills mask the problem. A pharmacist's protocol for reversing Hashimoto's at the immune level.
by Izabella Wentz 2013 372 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Healing Visualizations
by Gerald Epstein • 1989
Five minutes of mental imagery a day can heal where medicine stops. A physician's guide.
4.24
91
Healing Visualizations Summary
Healing Visualizations
Five minutes of mental imagery a day can heal where medicine stops. A physician's guide.
by Gerald Epstein 1989 226 pages
4.24
91 ratings
Doing Diabetes Differently
by Chad T. Lewis • 2022
The diabetes industry profits from your sickness. The real prescription is food, not more drugs.
4.03
65
Doing Diabetes Differently Summary
Doing Diabetes Differently
The diabetes industry profits from your sickness. The real prescription is food, not more drugs.
by Chad T. Lewis 2022 216 pages
4.03
65 ratings
American Therapy
by Jonathan Engel • 2008
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
3.39
70
American Therapy Summary
American Therapy
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
by Jonathan Engel 2008 368 pages
3.39
70 ratings
Managing Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies (For Dummies
by American Diabetes Association ADA • 2018
Managing Type 2 diabetes, straight: myths debunked, numbers decoded, and a lifelong plan built.
3.91
128
Managing Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies (For Dummies Summary
Managing Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies (For Dummies
Managing Type 2 diabetes, straight: myths debunked, numbers decoded, and a lifelong plan built.
by American Diabetes Association ADA 2018 286 pages
3.91
128 ratings
The Lost Art of Dying
by Lydia S. Dugdale • 2020
Death terrified the Middle Ages too. Their response can teach us how to die better.
3.98
1k+
The Lost Art of Dying Summary
The Lost Art of Dying
Death terrified the Middle Ages too. Their response can teach us how to die better.
by Lydia S. Dugdale 2020 272 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Forbidden Health
by Andreas Kalcker • 2019
A single dose cured 154 malaria patients; the protocol, why it works, and why it's banned.
4.29
206
Forbidden Health Summary
Forbidden Health
A single dose cured 154 malaria patients; the protocol, why it works, and why it's banned.
by Andreas Kalcker 2019 436 pages
4.29
206 ratings
Equitation Science
by Paul McGreevy • 2010
Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.
4.72
32
Equitation Science Summary
Equitation Science
Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.
by Paul McGreevy 2010 326 pages
4.72
32 ratings
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA • 2016
One pill for stress, then psychosis: she slashed her arm, believing her children were dead.
3.55
144
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants Summary
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants
One pill for stress, then psychosis: she slashed her arm, believing her children were dead.
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA 2016 288 pages
3.55
144 ratings
Death of a Racehorse
by Katie Bo Lillis • 2025
When 42 horses died at one track in six months, the FBI was already listening.
4.09
186
Death of a Racehorse Summary
Death of a Racehorse
When 42 horses died at one track in six months, the FBI was already listening.
by Katie Bo Lillis 2025 384 pages
4.09
186 ratings
The Invisible Rainbow
by Arthur Firstenberg • 2017
Two centuries of evidence that electrification, not infection, is what made us sick.
4.48
500+
The Invisible Rainbow Summary
The Invisible Rainbow
Two centuries of evidence that electrification, not infection, is what made us sick.
by Arthur Firstenberg 2017 546 pages
4.48
500+ ratings
Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye
by Ellie Phillips • 2010
Make cavities and gum disease optional: a home routine that works by changing mouth chemistry.
4.16
487
Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye Summary
Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye
Make cavities and gum disease optional: a home routine that works by changing mouth chemistry.
by Ellie Phillips 2010 236 pages
4.16
487 ratings
PTCE - Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Flashcard Book + Online
by Della Ata Khoury • 2012
From Clark's rule to DEA logs: the fast-track flashcard review for the pharmacy technician exam.
4.00
6
PTCE - Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Flashcard Book + Online Summary
PTCE - Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Flashcard Book + Online
From Clark's rule to DEA logs: the fast-track flashcard review for the pharmacy technician exam.
by Della Ata Khoury 2012 482 pages
4.00
6 ratings
Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders
by Sidney J. Kurn • 2008
Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.
3.60
25
Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders Summary
Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders
Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.
by Sidney J. Kurn 2008 256 pages
3.60
25 ratings
Buried in Treasures
by David F. Tolin • 2006
Sorting is easy. Deciding is hard. A proven program that rewires the beliefs behind the clutter.
3.97
500+
Buried in Treasures Summary
Buried in Treasures
Sorting is easy. Deciding is hard. A proven program that rewires the beliefs behind the clutter.
by David F. Tolin 2006 192 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Simple Self-Healing
by Émile Coué • 2017
The subconscious runs your body. Feed it one sentence twenty times a day, and it heals.
4.47
219
Simple Self-Healing Summary
Simple Self-Healing
The subconscious runs your body. Feed it one sentence twenty times a day, and it heals.
by Émile Coué 2017 135 pages
4.47
219 ratings
The Keystone Approach
by Rebecca Fett • 2017
Arthritis and psoriasis start in the gut: starve the inflammation by restoring the microbiome.
4.24
208
The Keystone Approach Summary
The Keystone Approach
Arthritis and psoriasis start in the gut: starve the inflammation by restoring the microbiome.
by Rebecca Fett 2017 300 pages
4.24
208 ratings
Proof
by Adam Kucharski • 2025
Math proves, courts weigh odds, science disproves. Three logics of truth, one costly confusion.
3.79
340
Proof Summary
Proof
Math proves, courts weigh odds, science disproves. Three logics of truth, one costly confusion.
by Adam Kucharski 2025 368 pages
3.79
340 ratings
How to Change a Memory
by Steve Ramirez • 2025
Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.
4.17
54
How to Change a Memory Summary
How to Change a Memory
Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.
by Steve Ramirez 2025 256 pages
4.17
54 ratings
Magic Medicine
by Cody Johnson • 2018
How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.
4.13
156
Magic Medicine Summary
Magic Medicine
How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.
by Cody Johnson 2018 232 pages
4.13
156 ratings
A History of the World Through Body Parts
by Kathryn Petras • 2022
Cleopatra's nose, the Habsburg jaw, Byron's foot: world history retold through the body.
3.99
228
A History of the World Through Body Parts Summary
A History of the World Through Body Parts
Cleopatra's nose, the Habsburg jaw, Byron's foot: world history retold through the body.
by Kathryn Petras 2022 256 pages
3.99
228 ratings
All in Her Head
by Elizabeth Comen • 2024
Hysteria was dropped from the DSM decades ago. Its logic still shapes how doctors hear women's pain.
4.29
15k+
All in Her Head Summary
All in Her Head
Hysteria was dropped from the DSM decades ago. Its logic still shapes how doctors hear women's pain.
by Elizabeth Comen 2024 368 pages
4.29
15k+ ratings
T
by Carole Hooven • 2021
The hormone that builds muscle and drives desire divides the sexes more cleanly than we admit.
4.01
1k+
T Summary
T
The hormone that builds muscle and drives desire divides the sexes more cleanly than we admit.
by Carole Hooven 2021 352 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
When Race Trumps Merit
by Heather Mac Donald • 2023
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
4.36
500+
When Race Trumps Merit Summary
When Race Trumps Merit
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
by Heather Mac Donald 2023 320 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Eat Your Ice Cream
by Ezekiel J. Emanuel • 2026
Six doctor-tested habits that outperform every wellness fad, and you still get to eat dessert.
3.85
2k+
Eat Your Ice Cream Summary
Eat Your Ice Cream
Six doctor-tested habits that outperform every wellness fad, and you still get to eat dessert.
by Ezekiel J. Emanuel 2026 256 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain
by Daniel G. Amen • 2025
Pain runs on a feedback loop in your brain. The practical blueprint for breaking it.
3.86
91
Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain Summary
Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain
Pain runs on a feedback loop in your brain. The practical blueprint for breaking it.
by Daniel G. Amen 2025 480 pages
3.86
91 ratings
The Anatomy of a Calling
by Lissa Rankin • 2015
A physician's body broke under her perfect career. The prescription: honor the calling you fled.
3.90
484
The Anatomy of a Calling Summary
The Anatomy of a Calling
A physician's body broke under her perfect career. The prescription: honor the calling you fled.
by Lissa Rankin 2015 288 pages
3.90
484 ratings
How to Sleep Like a Caveman
by Merijn van de Laar • 2025
Fragmented sleep is normal. An evolutionary approach to insomnia that changes how you wake.
3.44
500+
How to Sleep Like a Caveman Summary
How to Sleep Like a Caveman
Fragmented sleep is normal. An evolutionary approach to insomnia that changes how you wake.
by Merijn van de Laar 2025 304 pages
3.44
500+ ratings
Science of Yoga
by Ann Swanson • 2025
Why elongating your exhale reshapes your brain and calms your nerves: the science inside every pose.
4.49
1k+
Science of Yoga Summary
Science of Yoga
Why elongating your exhale reshapes your brain and calms your nerves: the science inside every pose.
by Ann Swanson 2025 240 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
Autism Intervention Every Day!
by Merle J Crawford • 2013
The early intervention model where parents lead and breakfast is the lesson plan.
4.00
6
Autism Intervention Every Day! Summary
Autism Intervention Every Day!
The early intervention model where parents lead and breakfast is the lesson plan.
by Merle J Crawford 2013
4.00
6 ratings
The Hospital at the End of the World
by Justin C. Key • 2026
Framed for his father's murder, a medical student discovers his blood cures an engineered plague.
3.37
1k+
The Hospital at the End of the World Summary
The Hospital at the End of the World
Framed for his father's murder, a medical student discovers his blood cures an engineered plague.
by Justin C. Key 2026 400 pages
3.37
1k+ ratings
Food Intelligence
by Julia Belluz • 2025
Ultra-processed food makes you eat 500 extra calories daily, and willpower is not the answer
3.86
500+
Food Intelligence Summary
Food Intelligence
Ultra-processed food makes you eat 500 extra calories daily, and willpower is not the answer
by Julia Belluz 2025 352 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
The Mindfulness Solution to Pain
by Jackie Gardner-Nix • 2007
Why chronic pain is not just physical, and the mindfulness practices that can finally quiet it.
3.92
166
The Mindfulness Solution to Pain Summary
The Mindfulness Solution to Pain
Why chronic pain is not just physical, and the mindfulness practices that can finally quiet it.
by Jackie Gardner-Nix 2007 226 pages
3.92
166 ratings
Understanding Living Systems
by Raymond Noble • 2023
DNA is not your destiny: the cell rewrites its genome, and organisms direct evolution.
3.84
56
Understanding Living Systems Summary
Understanding Living Systems
DNA is not your destiny: the cell rewrites its genome, and organisms direct evolution.
by Raymond Noble 2023 196 pages
3.84
56 ratings
The Embodied Mind
by Thomas R. Verny • 2021
Your heart thinks. Your gut remembers. Memory and identity are distributed across your whole body.
3.97
148
The Embodied Mind Summary
The Embodied Mind
Your heart thinks. Your gut remembers. Memory and identity are distributed across your whole body.
by Thomas R. Verny 2021 258 pages
3.97
148 ratings
Food Without Fear
by Ruchi Gupta MD MPH • 2021
Food allergies are not what you think. The surprising science that could end the epidemic.
3.72
101
Food Without Fear Summary
Food Without Fear
Food allergies are not what you think. The surprising science that could end the epidemic.
by Ruchi Gupta MD MPH 2021 352 pages
3.72
101 ratings
Get Rid of Bad Posture
by Michael Morris • 2019
Your desk, phone, and chair are wrecking your spine. Fifteen minutes a day reverses the damage.
4.43
7
Get Rid of Bad Posture Summary
Get Rid of Bad Posture
Your desk, phone, and chair are wrecking your spine. Fifteen minutes a day reverses the damage.
by Michael Morris 2019 101 pages
4.43
7 ratings
Transcending Trauma
by Frank G. Anderson • 2021
Trauma creates protectors that won't stand down. A method for reaching the wounds behind them.
4.45
444
Transcending Trauma Summary
Transcending Trauma
Trauma creates protectors that won't stand down. A method for reaching the wounds behind them.
by Frank G. Anderson 2021 224 pages
4.45
444 ratings
Anxiety
by Daniel Freeman • 2012
Anxiety once kept us alive. Why it now misfires, and the therapy that breaks the cycle.
3.57
470
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety
Anxiety once kept us alive. Why it now misfires, and the therapy that breaks the cycle.
by Daniel Freeman 2012 155 pages
3.57
470 ratings
The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders
by Marcia Herrin • 2007
Parents aren't the cause, they're the cure: bringing your child back, one meal at a time.
3.87
23
The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders Summary
The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders
Parents aren't the cause, they're the cure: bringing your child back, one meal at a time.
by Marcia Herrin 2007 324 pages
3.87
23 ratings
The Art of Hypnotherapy
by C Roy Hunter • 2010
A hypnotherapy framework that moves past suggestion to root causes, using the clients own inner map.
The Art of Hypnotherapy Summary
The Art of Hypnotherapy
A hypnotherapy framework that moves past suggestion to root causes, using the clients own inner map.
by C Roy Hunter 2010 524 pages
The Mind Electric
by Pria Anand • 2025
When the brain breaks, it fills the gaps with stories. A neurologist shows medicine does the same.
3.81
500+
The Mind Electric Summary
The Mind Electric
When the brain breaks, it fills the gaps with stories. A neurologist shows medicine does the same.
by Pria Anand 2025 288 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
USE THIS FOR THAT
by Kathy Heshelow • 2017
Which oil eases a headache, insomnia, or a cold? A guide with just the recipe.
4.22
143
USE THIS FOR THAT Summary
USE THIS FOR THAT
Which oil eases a headache, insomnia, or a cold? A guide with just the recipe.
by Kathy Heshelow 2017 172 pages
4.22
143 ratings
Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance
by James Fadiman • 2025
One-tenth of a psychedelic trip, taken on schedule, to ease depression, pain, and brain fog.
4.23
181
Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance Summary
Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance
One-tenth of a psychedelic trip, taken on schedule, to ease depression, pain, and brain fog.
by James Fadiman 2025 368 pages
4.23
181 ratings
Feel Great, Lose Weight
by Rangan Chatterjee • 2021
Your body defends a weight it considers safe. Fix the signals that set it too high.
4.28
1k+
Feel Great, Lose Weight Summary
Feel Great, Lose Weight
Your body defends a weight it considers safe. Fix the signals that set it too high.
by Rangan Chatterjee 2021 272 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed
by Sophie J. Bakri • 2014
Silent eye diseases steal vision before you notice. A prevention roadmap from the Mayo Clinic.
4.19
27
Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed Summary
Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed
Silent eye diseases steal vision before you notice. A prevention roadmap from the Mayo Clinic.
by Sophie J. Bakri 2014 373 pages
4.19
27 ratings
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
by Glen O. Gabbard • 1990
The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.
4.32
354
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice Summary
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.
by Glen O. Gabbard 1990 629 pages
4.32
354 ratings
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