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Medicine Book Summaries

Complications
by Atul Gawande • 2002
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
4.28
52k+
Complications Summary
Complications
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
by Atul Gawande 2002 270 pages
4.28
52k+ ratings
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1989
A therapist admits: his own boredom, lust, and dread are the real instruments of cure.
4.25
42k+
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy Summary
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
A therapist admits: his own boredom, lust, and dread are the real instruments of cure.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1989 304 pages
4.25
42k+ ratings
How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman • 2007
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
3.93
13k+
How Doctors Think Summary
How Doctors Think
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
by Jerome Groopman 2007 307 pages
3.93
13k+ ratings
The Future Is Faster Than You Think
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2020
Breakthroughs are converging. The next decade will deliver a century's worth of change.
4.13
5k+
The Future Is Faster Than You Think Summary
The Future Is Faster Than You Think
Breakthroughs are converging. The next decade will deliver a century's worth of change.
by Peter H. Diamandis 2020 384 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
Exercised
by Daniel E. Lieberman • 2021
Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.
4.17
10k+
Exercised Summary
Exercised
Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2021
4.17
10k+ ratings
The Song of the Cell
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2022
We are 37 trillion cells in conversation. Learning that language has already cured the incurable.
4.29
15k+
The Song of the Cell Summary
The Song of the Cell
We are 37 trillion cells in conversation. Learning that language has already cured the incurable.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2022 473 pages
4.29
15k+ ratings
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
by Bruce D. Perry • 2007
A boy raised with dogs: how a child psychiatrist learned to heal trauma's deepest wounds.
4.58
42k+
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog Summary
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
A boy raised with dogs: how a child psychiatrist learned to heal trauma's deepest wounds.
by Bruce D. Perry 2007 417 pages
4.58
42k+ ratings
The White Coat Investor
by James M. Dahle • 2014
Survive on a resident's salary for two extra years: retire a decade sooner.
4.39
4k+
The White Coat Investor Summary
The White Coat Investor
Survive on a resident's salary for two extra years: retire a decade sooner.
by James M. Dahle 2014 208 pages
4.39
4k+ ratings
The Circadian Code
by Satchin Panda • 2018
Your body's clock rules your weight, sleep, and health. Learn to set it.
4.16
5k+
The Circadian Code Summary
The Circadian Code
Your body's clock rules your weight, sleep, and health. Learn to set it.
by Satchin Panda 2018 288 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Back Mechanic
by Stuart McGill • 2015
Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.
4.50
1k+
Back Mechanic Summary
Back Mechanic
Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.
by Stuart McGill 2015 303 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
The Sleep Solution
by W. Chris Winter • 2017
Your insomnia is likely fear disguised as sleeplessness. Behavioral tools, not pills, are the fix.
4.02
3k+
The Sleep Solution Summary
The Sleep Solution
Your insomnia is likely fear disguised as sleeplessness. Behavioral tools, not pills, are the fix.
by W. Chris Winter 2017 272 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
WomanCode
by Alisa Vitti • 2013
A protocol for hormonal health that works with your cycle instead of suppressing it.
3.86
8k+
WomanCode Summary
WomanCode
A protocol for hormonal health that works with your cycle instead of suppressing it.
by Alisa Vitti 2013 336 pages
3.86
8k+ ratings
Heal Your Nervous System
by Linnea Passaler • 2024
Five stages to rewire a dysregulated nervous system, starting where talk therapy cannot reach.
3.84
500+
Heal Your Nervous System Summary
Heal Your Nervous System
Five stages to rewire a dysregulated nervous system, starting where talk therapy cannot reach.
by Linnea Passaler 2024 290 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
2k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000 496 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Diagnosis
by Lisa Sanders • 2019
High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.
4.00
4k+
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.
by Lisa Sanders 2019 320 pages
4.00
4k+ ratings
Awakenings
by Oliver Sacks • 1973
Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.
4.09
14k+
Awakenings Summary
Awakenings
Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.
by Oliver Sacks 1973 567 pages
4.09
14k+ ratings
Set it & Forget it
by Daniel Erichsen • 2020
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
4.39
352
Set it & Forget it Summary
Set it & Forget it
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
by Daniel Erichsen 2020 255 pages
4.39
352 ratings
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks • 1985
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
4.05
200k+
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
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
by Oliver Sacks 1985 243 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
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
Vitamin D at 100,000 IU daily reversed his chronic illness: the evolutionary hibernation signal.
4.06
1k+
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
Vitamin D at 100,000 IU daily reversed his chronic illness: the evolutionary hibernation signal.
by Jeff T. Bowles 2013 207 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Unfuck Your Body
by Faith G. Harper • 2021
Breathing, eating, sleeping, moving: the science of calming a nervous system that's had enough.
3.60
500+
Unfuck Your Body Summary
Unfuck Your Body
Breathing, eating, sleeping, moving: the science of calming a nervous system that's had enough.
by Faith G. Harper 2021 191 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
When McKinsey Comes to Town
by Walt Bogdanich • 2022
McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.
3.80
11k+
When McKinsey Comes to Town Summary
When McKinsey Comes to Town
McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.
by Walt Bogdanich 2022 353 pages
3.80
11k+ ratings
Roar
by Stacy T. Sims • 2016
Your hormones set the rules. Match your food and fitness to them at every life stage.
4.04
7k+
Roar Summary
Roar
Your hormones set the rules. Match your food and fitness to them at every life stage.
by Stacy T. Sims 2016 304 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
The Complete Guide to Fasting
by Jason Fung • 2016
Reverse diabetes, burn fat, and think sharper: the fasting method without counting calories.
4.26
15k+
The Complete Guide to Fasting Summary
The Complete Guide to Fasting
Reverse diabetes, burn fat, and think sharper: the fasting method without counting calories.
by Jason Fung 2016 304 pages
4.26
15k+ ratings
Deep Nutrition
by Catherine Shanahan • 2008
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
4.20
5k+
Deep Nutrition Summary
Deep Nutrition
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
by Catherine Shanahan 2008 512 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
The Menopause Reset
by Mindy Pelz • 2023
Fasting and a gut-healing diet can reset hormones through menopause. The five-step plan.
3.87
2k+
The Menopause Reset Summary
The Menopause Reset
Fasting and a gut-healing diet can reset hormones through menopause. The five-step plan.
by Mindy Pelz 2023 181 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
The Big Fat Surprise
by Nina Teicholz • 2014
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
4.28
7k+
The Big Fat Surprise Summary
The Big Fat Surprise
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
by Nina Teicholz 2014 496 pages
4.28
7k+ ratings
Super Human
by Dave Asprey • 2019
A handful of biological glitches cause aging; fix them and the body can stay decades younger.
3.85
2k+
Super Human Summary
Super Human
A handful of biological glitches cause aging; fix them and the body can stay decades younger.
by Dave Asprey 2019 352 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
The Deepest Well
by Nadine Burke Harris • 2018
Childhood adversity rewires stress biology and predicts disease decades before symptoms appear.
4.42
11k+
The Deepest Well Summary
The Deepest Well
Childhood adversity rewires stress biology and predicts disease decades before symptoms appear.
by Nadine Burke Harris 2018 251 pages
4.42
11k+ ratings
Endure
by Alex Hutchinson • 2018
Your body can go further than your brain will allow. The science of overriding that veto.
4.12
20k+
Endure Summary
Endure
Your body can go further than your brain will allow. The science of overriding that veto.
by Alex Hutchinson 2018 320 pages
4.12
20k+ ratings
Why We Eat (Too Much)
by Andrew Jenkinson • 2020
Dieting tells your body to gain weight. A surgeon reveals the appetite hormones running the show.
4.22
3k+
Why We Eat (Too Much) Summary
Why We Eat (Too Much)
Dieting tells your body to gain weight. A surgeon reveals the appetite hormones running the show.
by Andrew Jenkinson 2020 331 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Alcohol Explained
by William Porter • 2015
Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.
4.36
4k+
Alcohol Explained Summary
Alcohol Explained
Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.
by William Porter 2015 256 pages
4.36
4k+ ratings
In the Flo
by Alisa Vitti • 2020
Align food, fitness, and work with your menstrual cycle to unlock energy and productivity.
3.97
8k+
In the Flo Summary
In the Flo
Align food, fitness, and work with your menstrual cycle to unlock energy and productivity.
by Alisa Vitti 2020 384 pages
3.97
8k+ ratings
The Telomere Effect
by Elizabeth Blackburn • 2017
Your cells contain an aging clock. Every meal, sleepless night, and friendship touches it.
3.77
5k+
The Telomere Effect Summary
The Telomere Effect
Your cells contain an aging clock. Every meal, sleepless night, and friendship touches it.
by Elizabeth Blackburn 2017 348 pages
3.77
5k+ ratings
This Is Your Mind on Plants
by Michael Pollan • 2021
Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.
3.87
34k+
This Is Your Mind on Plants Summary
This Is Your Mind on Plants
Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.
by Michael Pollan 2021 288 pages
3.87
34k+ ratings
The Fate of Rome
by Kyle Harper • 2017
The Roman Empire wasn't just conquered. It was overwhelmed by climate chaos and pandemic disease.
4.19
2k+
The Fate of Rome Summary
The Fate of Rome
The Roman Empire wasn't just conquered. It was overwhelmed by climate chaos and pandemic disease.
by Kyle Harper 2017 417 pages
4.19
2k+ ratings
Overcoming Gravity
by Steven Low • 2011
Build gymnastic strength through leverage, not just reps: a system as rigorous as barbell training.
4.46
1k+
Overcoming Gravity Summary
Overcoming Gravity
Build gymnastic strength through leverage, not just reps: a system as rigorous as barbell training.
by Steven Low 2011 598 pages
4.46
1k+ ratings
Metabolical
by Robert H. Lustig • 2021
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
4.25
6k+
Metabolical Summary
Metabolical
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
by Robert H. Lustig 2021 416 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
The Longevity Diet
by Valter Longo • 2016
Eat mostly plants, fast five days twice a year, and activate your body's self-repair.
3.87
4k+
The Longevity Diet Summary
The Longevity Diet
Eat mostly plants, fast five days twice a year, and activate your body's self-repair.
by Valter Longo 2016 314 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
Lies I Taught in Medical School
by Robert Lufkin • 2024
A professor who taught standard medical advice almost died from it. His metabolic rescue plan.
3.92
1k+
Lies I Taught in Medical School Summary
Lies I Taught in Medical School
A professor who taught standard medical advice almost died from it. His metabolic rescue plan.
by Robert Lufkin 2024 352 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
The Noonday Demon
by Andrew Solomon • 2000
From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.
4.19
15k+
The Noonday Demon Summary
The Noonday Demon
From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.
by Andrew Solomon 2000 576 pages
4.19
15k+ ratings
Gifted Hands, Revised Kids Edition
by Gregg Lewis • 2009
A fifth-grade failure becomes a world-famous neurosurgeon. Two household rules, one library card.
4.38
2k+
Gifted Hands, Revised Kids Edition Summary
Gifted Hands, Revised Kids Edition
A fifth-grade failure becomes a world-famous neurosurgeon. Two household rules, one library card.
by Gregg Lewis 2009 112 pages
4.38
2k+ ratings
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
A neurosurgeon spent years facing other people's death. Terminal lung cancer at 36 made it personal.
4.41
800k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air
A neurosurgeon spent years facing other people's death. Terminal lung cancer at 36 made it personal.
by Paul Kalanithi 2016 229 pages
4.41
800k+ ratings
The Biology of Desire
by Marc Lewis • 2015
Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.
4.09
2k+
The Biology of Desire Summary
The Biology of Desire
Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.
by Marc Lewis 2015 256 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Hungry Brain
by Stephan Guyenet • 2017
An ancient brain optimized for scarcity keeps losing to engineered modern food.
4.04
3k+
The Hungry Brain Summary
The Hungry Brain
An ancient brain optimized for scarcity keeps losing to engineered modern food.
by Stephan Guyenet 2017 304 pages
4.04
3k+ ratings
Chasing the Scream
by Johann Hari • 2015
Addiction is not a chemical crime, it's a social wound. A century of prohibition has deepened it.
4.50
21k+
Chasing the Scream Summary
Chasing the Scream
Addiction is not a chemical crime, it's a social wound. A century of prohibition has deepened it.
by Johann Hari 2015 400 pages
4.50
21k+ ratings
Compassionomics
by Stephen Trzeciak • 2019
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
4.05
500+
Compassionomics Summary
Compassionomics
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
by Stephen Trzeciak 2019 375 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
The Clot Thickens
by Malcolm Kendrick • 2021
Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.
4.65
500+
The Clot Thickens Summary
The Clot Thickens
Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2021 334 pages
4.65
500+ ratings
On Being a Therapist
by Jeffrey A. Kottler • 1986
What training never covered: the boredom, the burnout, and the clients who end up changing you.
4.03
4k+
On Being a Therapist Summary
On Being a Therapist
What training never covered: the boredom, the burnout, and the clients who end up changing you.
by Jeffrey A. Kottler 1986 379 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Attachment Theory in Practice
by Susan M. Johnson EdD • 2018
A five-move clinical method for using emotion, not insight, to reshape how clients attach to others.
4.33
500+
Attachment Theory in Practice Summary
Attachment Theory in Practice
A five-move clinical method for using emotion, not insight, to reshape how clients attach to others.
by Susan M. Johnson EdD 2018 288 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
4.20
89k+
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
by Tracy Kidder 2003 332 pages
4.20
89k+ ratings
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