Science Book Summaries

Climbing Mount Improbable Summary
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins 1996 308 pages
4.11
9.9K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
My Voice Will Go with You Summary
My Voice Will Go with You
The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson
by Sidney Rosen 1982 256 pages
4.27
1.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Health at Every Size Summary
Health at Every Size
The Surprising Truth About Your Weight
by Linda Bacon 2008 326 pages
4.19
5.8K ratings
Health
Self Help
Food
Mathletics Summary
Mathletics
How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics in Baseball, Basketball, and Football
by Wayne L. Winston 2009 376 pages
3.78
501 ratings
Sports
Mathematics
Science
Animal Liberation Now Summary
Animal Liberation Now
The Definitive Classic Renewed
by Peter Singer 2023 368 pages
4.53
964 ratings
Philosophy
Animals
Politics
Good Calories, Bad Calories Summary
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease
by Gary Taubes 2004 601 pages
4.17
9.8K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Holotropic Mind Summary
The Holotropic Mind
The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
by Stanislav Grof 1992 256 pages
4.02
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
When to Rob a Bank Summary
When to Rob a Bank
...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants
by Steven D. Levitt 2015 387 pages
3.53
14.8K ratings
Economics
Business
Psychology
Peoplewatching Summary
Peoplewatching
The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language
by Desmond Morris 1977 400 pages
4.05
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open
Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
by Steven Johnson 1999 274 pages
3.90
5.7K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Sway Summary
Sway
The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
by Ori Brafman 2008 206 pages
3.78
19.7K ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
The Heart-Mind Matrix Summary
The Heart-Mind Matrix
How the Heart Can Teach the Mind New Ways to Think
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 2012 224 pages
4.16
85 ratings
Spirituality
Health
Psychology
The Diabetes Code Summary
The Diabetes Code
Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally
by Jason Fung 2018 327 pages
4.48
6.3K ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
The Cancer Code Summary
The Cancer Code
A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery
by Jason Fung 2020 288 pages
4.45
2.7K ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The Conscious Mind Summary
The Conscious Mind
In Search of a Fundamental Theory
by David J. Chalmers 1996 432 pages
4.00
2.4K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
INNERCISE Summary
INNERCISE
The New Science to Unlock Your Brain’s Hidden Power
by John Assaraf 2018 244 pages
4.06
505 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
On Food and Cooking Summary
On Food and Cooking
The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
by Harold McGee 1984 896 pages
4.46
16.0K ratings
Food
Cooking
Cookbooks
A Quantum Life Summary
A Quantum Life
My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars
by Hakeem Oluseyi 2021 342 pages
4.49
853 ratings
Memoir
Science
Biography
Shame Summary
Shame
Free Yourself, Find Joy, and Build True Self-Esteem
by Joseph Burgo 2018 320 pages
3.88
408 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Skincare Summary
Skincare
the Ultimate No-Nonsense Guide
by Caroline Hirons 2020 304 pages
4.33
6.7K ratings
Health
Self Help
Reference
Ageless Brain Summary
Ageless Brain
Think Faster, Remember More, and Stay Sharper by Lowering Your Brain Age
by Julia VanTine 2018 352 pages
3.56
175 ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
A Whole New Mind Summary
A Whole New Mind
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by Daniel H. Pink 2004 275 pages
3.92
29.5K ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The XX Brain Summary
The XX Brain
by Lisa Mosconi 2020 368 pages
4.01
2.7K ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
FREEDOM Summary
FREEDOM
The End of the Human Condition
by Jeremy Griffith 2016 798 pages
3.60
367 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
What We Believe But Cannot Prove Summary
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
by John Brockman 2005 252 pages
3.65
1.8K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Smart Moves Summary
Smart Moves
Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head
by Carla Hannaford 1995 272 pages
4.02
479 ratings
Parenting
Education
Health
Plagues and Peoples Summary
Plagues and Peoples
by William H. McNeill 1976 368 pages
3.87
4.9K ratings
History
Science
Medicine
The Science Delusion Summary
The Science Delusion
Freeing the Spirit of Enquiry
by Rupert Sheldrake 2012 392 pages
4.08
1.9K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
Phishing for Phools Summary
Phishing for Phools
The Economics of Manipulation and Deception
by George A. Akerlof 2015 288 pages
3.43
2.3K ratings
Economics
Psychology
Business
Messages from Water and the Universe Summary
Messages from Water and the Universe
by Masaru Emoto 2009 122 pages
4.25
326 ratings
Spirituality
Science
Health
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body Summary
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body
by David R. Hamilton 2008 224 pages
4.12
868 ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
The Order of Things Summary
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
by Michel Foucault 1966 416 pages
4.12
9.4K ratings
Philosophy
History
Theory
Forecast Summary
Forecast
What Physics, Meteorology, and the Natural Sciences Can Teach Us About Economics
by Mark Buchanan 2013 272 pages
3.92
179 ratings
Economics
Science
Finance
Dare I Say It Summary
Dare I Say It
Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
by Naomi Watts 2025 256 pages
3.97
2.9K ratings
Memoir
Health
Self Help
SuperBetter Summary
SuperBetter
A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient - Powered by the Science of Games
by Jane McGonigal 2015 15 pages
3.94
2.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
The Joy of Game Theory Summary
The Joy of Game Theory
An Introduction to Strategic Thinking
by Presh Talwalkar 2013 155 pages
3.93
884 ratings
Economics
Business
Psychology
Food of the Gods Summary
Food of the Gods
The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
by Terence McKenna 1992 311 pages
4.13
12.6K ratings
Philosophy
History
Science
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Summary
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
by Robert M. Sapolsky 1997 288 pages
4.19
2.1K ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study
by Tom Chatfield 2017 352 pages
4.09
212 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Upcycle Summary
The Upcycle
Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance
by William McDonough 2013 257 pages
4.02
1.2K ratings
Sustainability
Environment
Design
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows Summary
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
An Introduction to Carnism
by Melanie Joy 2009 204 pages
4.09
7.0K ratings
Vegan
Animals
Food
The End of Alzheimer's Summary
The End of Alzheimer's
The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline
by Dale E. Bredesen 2017 320 pages
4.21
4.1K ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
How Real Is Real? Confusion, Disinformation, Communication Summary
How Real Is Real? Confusion, Disinformation, Communication
by Paul Watzlawick 1976 266 pages
4.17
970 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Autistic Brain Summary
The Autistic Brain
Thinking Across the Spectrum
by Temple Grandin 2013 240 pages
4.11
10.4K ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Science
The Obesity Code Summary
The Obesity Code
Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
by Jason Fung 2016 315 pages
4.37
36.7K ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
The War for Kindness Summary
The War for Kindness
Building Empathy in a Fractured World
by Jamil Zaki 2019 263 pages
3.93
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Genetic Lottery Summary
The Genetic Lottery
Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
by Kathryn Paige Harden 2021 312 pages
3.90
1.5K ratings
Science
Biology
Politics
At Home in the Universe Summary
At Home in the Universe
The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
by Stuart A. Kauffman 1995 336 pages
4.02
1.4K ratings
Science
Biology
Physics
Human Instinct Summary
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
by Robert Winston 2002 352 pages
4.00
456 ratings
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Advanced Lucid Dreaming Summary
Advanced Lucid Dreaming
The Power of Supplements
by Thomas Yuschak 2006 196 pages
4.11
150 ratings
Science
Self Help
Psychology
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