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Medicine Book Summaries

Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders
by David H. Barlow • 2010
Anxiety and depression share core vulnerabilities. This protocol treats them together.
4.17
142
Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders Summary
Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders
Anxiety and depression share core vulnerabilities. This protocol treats them together.
by David H. Barlow 2010 176 pages
4.17
142 ratings
Doctors
by Erich Segal • 1988
Two Brooklyn friends become doctors, discovering the hardest patient is themselves.
4.08
15k+
Doctors Summary
Doctors
Two Brooklyn friends become doctors, discovering the hardest patient is themselves.
by Erich Segal 1988 675 pages
4.08
15k+ ratings
The Winter Soldier
by Daniel Mason • 2018
At a remote field hospital, a young doctor falls for the hardened nurse who runs it.
4.00
19k+
The Winter Soldier Summary
The Winter Soldier
At a remote field hospital, a young doctor falls for the hardened nurse who runs it.
by Daniel Mason 2018 323 pages
4.00
19k+ ratings
Pathogenesis
by Jonathan Kennedy • 2023
Microbes, not men, wrote history. Eight plagues that toppled empires and built the modern world.
3.94
11k+
Pathogenesis Summary
Pathogenesis
Microbes, not men, wrote history. Eight plagues that toppled empires and built the modern world.
by Jonathan Kennedy 2023 304 pages
3.94
11k+ ratings
It Starts with the Egg
by Rebecca Fett • 2014
The 90 days before ovulation decide egg quality. The exact supplements and rules that improve it.
4.31
7k+
It Starts with the Egg Summary
It Starts with the Egg
The 90 days before ovulation decide egg quality. The exact supplements and rules that improve it.
by Rebecca Fett 2014 304 pages
4.31
7k+ ratings
Sauna Therapy for Detoxification and Healing
by Lawrence Wilson • 2004
Infrared lamp saunas reach three inches into tissue, pulling out toxins no other method touches.
4.06
34
Sauna Therapy for Detoxification and Healing Summary
Sauna Therapy for Detoxification and Healing
Infrared lamp saunas reach three inches into tissue, pulling out toxins no other method touches.
by Lawrence Wilson 2004 167 pages
4.06
34 ratings
Forgetting
by Scott A. Small • 2021
Forgetting is not a glitch: it is biology's tool for intelligence, resilience, and imagination.
3.76
500+
Forgetting Summary
Forgetting
Forgetting is not a glitch: it is biology's tool for intelligence, resilience, and imagination.
by Scott A. Small 2021 240 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back
by Esther Gokhale • 2008
Back pain is a modern invention. The postures that kept your ancestors pain-free, step by step.
4.19
1k+
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back Summary
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back
Back pain is a modern invention. The postures that kept your ancestors pain-free, step by step.
by Esther Gokhale 2008 227 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Melancholy
by Robert Burton • 1621
A recluse stitched all of literature into one book to prove everyone is mad.
4.10
1k+
The Anatomy of Melancholy Summary
The Anatomy of Melancholy
A recluse stitched all of literature into one book to prove everyone is mad.
by Robert Burton 1621 1392 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Nurturing Resilience
by Kathy L. Kain • 2018
For early trauma, healing runs through the nervous system, not the story.
4.25
489
Nurturing Resilience Summary
Nurturing Resilience
For early trauma, healing runs through the nervous system, not the story.
by Kathy L. Kain 2018 252 pages
4.25
489 ratings
Art Cure
by Daisy Fancourt • 2026
Thirty thousand studies hide one finding: art rivals drugs, rewires the brain, and extends life.
4.14
1k+
Art Cure Summary
Art Cure
Thirty thousand studies hide one finding: art rivals drugs, rewires the brain, and extends life.
by Daisy Fancourt 2026 311 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Ocean's Menagerie
by Drew Harvell • 2025
Ocean invertebrates spent eons perfecting adaptations that now inspire new drugs and materials.
3.87
254
The Ocean's Menagerie Summary
The Ocean's Menagerie
Ocean invertebrates spent eons perfecting adaptations that now inspire new drugs and materials.
by Drew Harvell 2025 280 pages
3.87
254 ratings
No More Normal
by Alastair Santhouse • 2025
Four times more mental disorders than 70 years ago. A psychiatrist asks: have we lost normal?
4.04
91
No More Normal Summary
No More Normal
Four times more mental disorders than 70 years ago. A psychiatrist asks: have we lost normal?
by Alastair Santhouse 2025 287 pages
4.04
91 ratings
The Making of a Therapist
by Louis Cozolino • 2004
Grad school taught technique. This teaches how to sit with pain without losing yourself.
4.38
1k+
The Making of a Therapist Summary
The Making of a Therapist
Grad school taught technique. This teaches how to sit with pain without losing yourself.
by Louis Cozolino 2004 240 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Scattered Minds
by Lenard A. Adler • 2006
ADHD is brain chemistry, not a moral failing. The medication-first approach that treats it.
3.72
152
Scattered Minds Summary
Scattered Minds
ADHD is brain chemistry, not a moral failing. The medication-first approach that treats it.
by Lenard A. Adler 2006 193 pages
3.72
152 ratings
The Invincible Brain
by Majid Fotuhi • 2026
84% of patients reversed cognitive decline in twelve weeks. The treatment is not a drug.
4.15
213
The Invincible Brain Summary
The Invincible Brain
84% of patients reversed cognitive decline in twelve weeks. The treatment is not a drug.
by Majid Fotuhi 2026 352 pages
4.15
213 ratings
Rough Sleepers
by Tracy Kidder • 2023
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
4.34
11k+
Rough Sleepers Summary
Rough Sleepers
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
by Tracy Kidder 2023 320 pages
4.34
11k+ ratings
Brain
by Elizabeth R. Ricker • 2025
No manual came with your brain. Here are the daily habits, mental workouts, and early warnings.
4.09
54
Brain Summary
Brain
No manual came with your brain. Here are the daily habits, mental workouts, and early warnings.
by Elizabeth R. Ricker 2025 208 pages
4.09
54 ratings
Breaking the Taboo
by Theo Clarke • 2025
An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.
4.37
19
Breaking the Taboo Summary
Breaking the Taboo
An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.
by Theo Clarke 2025 356 pages
4.37
19 ratings
Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine
by Lee Know • 2018
The same cellular engines that made complex life possible are quietly driving your slow decline.
4.16
500+
Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine Summary
Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine
The same cellular engines that made complex life possible are quietly driving your slow decline.
by Lee Know 2018 353 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
The Inner Consultation
by Roger Neighbour • 2015
When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.
4.02
46
The Inner Consultation Summary
The Inner Consultation
When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.
by Roger Neighbour 2015 144 pages
4.02
46 ratings
Introduction to Health and Safety at Work
by Phil Hughes • 2003
From UK law to site safety: risk assessment, management systems, and the controls that prevent harm.
4.03
61
Introduction to Health and Safety at Work Summary
Introduction to Health and Safety at Work
From UK law to site safety: risk assessment, management systems, and the controls that prevent harm.
by Phil Hughes 2003 472 pages
4.03
61 ratings
Social Determinants of Health
by Alan Davidson • 2014
Why some countries are healthier than others: the answer lies in politics, not medicine.
3.92
26
Social Determinants of Health Summary
Social Determinants of Health
Why some countries are healthier than others: the answer lies in politics, not medicine.
by Alan Davidson 2014 296 pages
3.92
26 ratings
Learn Medical Spanish in 100 Days
by Touri Language Learning • 2018
One medical phrase a day to move from nervous silence to confident care in Spanish.
4.00
7
Learn Medical Spanish in 100 Days Summary
Learn Medical Spanish in 100 Days
One medical phrase a day to move from nervous silence to confident care in Spanish.
by Touri Language Learning 2018 291 pages
4.00
7 ratings
Die Wise
by Stephen Jenkinson • 2015
Palliative care has made dying longer and more terrifying. A veteran caregiver explains why.
4.34
500+
Die Wise Summary
Die Wise
Palliative care has made dying longer and more terrifying. A veteran caregiver explains why.
by Stephen Jenkinson 2015 416 pages
4.34
500+ ratings
DNA
by James D. Watson • 2002
DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.
4.11
2k+
DNA Summary
DNA
DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.
by James D. Watson 2002 464 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Welcome to Your Brain
by Sandra Aamodt • 2008
The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.
3.72
1k+
Welcome to Your Brain Summary
Welcome to Your Brain
The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.
by Sandra Aamodt 2008 240 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Hear & Beyond
by Shari Eberts • 2022
The four-step method and daily workarounds that turn hearing loss from a barrier into a skill.
4.23
100
Hear & Beyond Summary
Hear & Beyond
The four-step method and daily workarounds that turn hearing loss from a barrier into a skill.
by Shari Eberts 2022 306 pages
4.23
100 ratings
Limitless Energy
by David Brock • 2019
Work with your body's rhythms, not against them: diet, sleep, and movement fixes for all-day energy.
Limitless Energy Summary
Limitless Energy
Work with your body's rhythms, not against them: diet, sleep, and movement fixes for all-day energy.
by David Brock 2019 50 pages
I Told You So!
by Matt Kaplan • 2026
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
3.80
500+
I Told You So! Summary
I Told You So!
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
by Matt Kaplan 2026 288 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare
by Mike Davis • 2017
The debrief is where the learning happens. How to design and run simulations that teach.
How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare Summary
How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare
The debrief is where the learning happens. How to design and run simulations that teach.
by Mike Davis 2017 192 pages
The Devil's Castle
by Susanne Paola Antonetta • 2025
Diagnostic categories created by eugenicists to justify Nazi euthanasia still live inside the DSM.
3.28
72
The Devil's Castle Summary
The Devil's Castle
Diagnostic categories created by eugenicists to justify Nazi euthanasia still live inside the DSM.
by Susanne Paola Antonetta 2025 336 pages
3.28
72 ratings
Quantum Computing and Future
by Utpal Chakraborty • 2022
Supercomputers take millennia; quantum machines take minutes. What that speed means for industry.
2.00
1
Quantum Computing and Future Summary
Quantum Computing and Future
Supercomputers take millennia; quantum machines take minutes. What that speed means for industry.
by Utpal Chakraborty 2022 124 pages
2.00
1 ratings
The Great Plant-Based Con
by Jayne Buxton • 2022
The data against meat is mostly weak associations. The fortune behind the plant-based push is not.
3.52
343
The Great Plant-Based Con Summary
The Great Plant-Based Con
The data against meat is mostly weak associations. The fortune behind the plant-based push is not.
by Jayne Buxton 2022 529 pages
3.52
343 ratings
Toxin
by Robin Cook • 1998
A surgeon's daughter dies from a tainted hamburger. The industry behind it kills for silence.
3.83
13k+
Toxin Summary
Toxin
A surgeon's daughter dies from a tainted hamburger. The industry behind it kills for silence.
by Robin Cook 1998 432 pages
3.83
13k+ ratings
Not Fade Away
by Rebecca Alexander • 2014
At 19, told she was going blind and deaf, she fell 27 feet from a window.
3.96
1k+
Not Fade Away Summary
Not Fade Away
At 19, told she was going blind and deaf, she fell 27 feet from a window.
by Rebecca Alexander 2014 320 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Search for the Perfect Protein
by David Minkoff • 2019
Why your whey protein and BCAAs are mostly turning into sugar, and what actually builds tissue.
4.17
121
The Search for the Perfect Protein Summary
The Search for the Perfect Protein
Why your whey protein and BCAAs are mostly turning into sugar, and what actually builds tissue.
by David Minkoff 2019 280 pages
4.17
121 ratings
A Planet of Viruses
by Carl Zimmer • 2011
Viruses aren't just enemies. They built our DNA, rule the oceans, and may have sparked life.
4.06
5k+
A Planet of Viruses Summary
A Planet of Viruses
Viruses aren't just enemies. They built our DNA, rule the oceans, and may have sparked life.
by Carl Zimmer 2011 109 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
OCD For Dummies
by Laura L. Smith • 2022
How OCD tricks you into feeding the fear, and the counterintuitive method that breaks the loop.
3.68
34
OCD For Dummies Summary
OCD For Dummies
How OCD tricks you into feeding the fear, and the counterintuitive method that breaks the loop.
by Laura L. Smith 2022 365 pages
3.68
34 ratings
Personality Development and Psychopathology
by Norman Cameron • 1985
Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.
4.40
15
Personality Development and Psychopathology Summary
Personality Development and Psychopathology
Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.
by Norman Cameron 1985
4.40
15 ratings
Sleep Groove
by Olivia Walch • 2025
Your brain runs on a clock, not a stopwatch. When you sleep matters more than hours.
3.78
76
Sleep Groove Summary
Sleep Groove
Your brain runs on a clock, not a stopwatch. When you sleep matters more than hours.
by Olivia Walch 2025 176 pages
3.78
76 ratings
Medical Gaslighting
by Ilana Jacqueline • 2024
How to prepare, keep cool, and fight back when doctors dismiss your pain.
4.39
133
Medical Gaslighting Summary
Medical Gaslighting
How to prepare, keep cool, and fight back when doctors dismiss your pain.
by Ilana Jacqueline 2024 264 pages
4.39
133 ratings
The Suggestible Brain
by Amir Raz • 2024
Your mind runs on suggestion, not facts. That's why placebos, fake news, and false memories work.
3.68
152
The Suggestible Brain Summary
The Suggestible Brain
Your mind runs on suggestion, not facts. That's why placebos, fake news, and false memories work.
by Amir Raz 2024 210 pages
3.68
152 ratings
Thinking Outside the Pill Box
by Ty Vincent MD • 2012
Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.
3.71
7
Thinking Outside the Pill Box Summary
Thinking Outside the Pill Box
Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.
by Ty Vincent MD 2012 848 pages
3.71
7 ratings
فسيولوجية الصدمات
by Babette Rothschild • 2026
The nervous system knows when trauma work is unsafe. Six states to read before you proceed.
4.51
93
فسيولوجية الصدمات Summary
فسيولوجية الصدمات
The nervous system knows when trauma work is unsafe. Six states to read before you proceed.
by Babette Rothschild 2026 360 pages
4.51
93 ratings
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
by Louis Cozolino • 2024
Therapy is neurobiology in action. The evidence for how relationships physically rebuild the brain.
4.40
20
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
Therapy is neurobiology in action. The evidence for how relationships physically rebuild the brain.
by Louis Cozolino 2024 755 pages
4.40
20 ratings
Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook
by George Jelinek MD • 2022
A lifestyle program that reframes MS as manageable, from a doctor who stabilized his own health.
4.22
18
Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook Summary
Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook
A lifestyle program that reframes MS as manageable, from a doctor who stabilized his own health.
by George Jelinek MD 2022
4.22
18 ratings
Coping with Psoriasis
by David L. Cram • 2000
The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.
3.60
5
Coping with Psoriasis Summary
Coping with Psoriasis
The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.
by David L. Cram 2000 150 pages
3.60
5 ratings
Forever Painless
by Miranda Esmonde-White • 2016
Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.
3.74
276
Forever Painless Summary
Forever Painless
Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.
by Miranda Esmonde-White 2016 317 pages
3.74
276 ratings
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
by Daniel G. Amen • 2020
The anxiety fix most therapists miss: optimize the organ first, and the thoughts follow.
4.13
407
Conquer Worry and Anxiety Summary
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
The anxiety fix most therapists miss: optimize the organ first, and the thoughts follow.
by Daniel G. Amen 2020 151 pages
4.13
407 ratings
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