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Life in the Fasting Lane Summary
Life in the Fasting Lane
The Essential Guide to Making Intermittent Fasting Simple, Sustainable, and Enjoyable
by Jason Fung 2020 256 pages
3.88
5.0K ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
The Empathy Effect Summary
The Empathy Effect
by Helen Riess 2018 256 pages
3.80
261 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Irrationality Summary
Irrationality
by Stuart Sutherland 1992 256 pages
3.91
1.6K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Toward a Psychology of Being Summary
Toward a Psychology of Being
by Abraham H. Maslow 1961 274 pages
4.17
5.9K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Healthy at 100 Summary
Healthy at 100
The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the Worlds Healthiest & Longest-Lived Peoples
by John Robbins 2006 384 pages
4.19
1.4K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Salt Summary
Salt
A World History
by Mark Kurlansky 2002 484 pages
3.75
74.5K ratings
History
Food
Science
Cult of the Dead Cow Summary
Cult of the Dead Cow
How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
by Joseph Menn 2019 256 pages
3.74
2.3K ratings
Technology
History
Hackers
Why Smart People Hurt Summary
Why Smart People Hurt
A Guide for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative
by Eric Maisel 2013 230 pages
3.26
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Introvert Advantage Summary
The Introvert Advantage
How to Thrive in an Extrovert World
by Marti Olsen Laney 2002 330 pages
3.87
17.9K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Power of Hormones Summary
The Power of Hormones
The new science of how hormones shape every aspect of our lives
by Max Nieuwdorp 2024 351 pages
3.75
432 ratings
Health
Science
Biology
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
The Breathing Cure Summary
The Breathing Cure
Exercises to Develop New Breathing Habits for a Healthier, Happier and Longer Life
by Patrick McKeown 2021 792 pages
4.18
274 ratings
Health
Science
Medical
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies Summary
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies
by Mark Zegarelli 2007 368 pages
4.11
217 ratings
Mathematics
Reference
Science
Consciousness Beyond Life Summary
Consciousness Beyond Life
The Science of the Near-Death Experience
by Pim van Lommel 2007 442 pages
4.06
1.0K ratings
Science
Psychology
Spirituality
Happy Brain Summary
Happy Brain
Where Happiness Comes From, and Why
by Dean Burnett 2018 352 pages
3.70
2.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Without Saying a Word Summary
Without Saying a Word
Master the Science of Body Language and Maximize Your Success
by Kasia Wezowski 2018 272 pages
3.46
761 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Eye of the Master Summary
The Eye of the Master
A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
by Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 272 pages
4.06
190 ratings
History
Artificial Intelligence
Philosophy
Climbing Mount Improbable Summary
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins 1996 308 pages
4.11
9.9K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Wheat Belly Summary
Wheat Belly
Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health
by William Davis 2011 292 pages
3.72
31.2K ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Anatomy of the Soul Summary
Anatomy of the Soul
Surprising Connections Between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices that Can Transform Your Life and Relationships
by Curt Thompson 2010 304 pages
4.32
2.8K ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Christian
Animals in Translation Summary
Animals in Translation
Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
by Temple Grandin 2004 358 pages
4.14
9.8K ratings
Animals
Science
Psychology
Healing and Recovery Summary
Healing and Recovery
by David R. Hawkins 2009 510 pages
4.50
801 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
The Science of Mom Summary
The Science of Mom
A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year
by Alice Callahan 2015 304 pages
4.38
1.1K ratings
Parenting
Childrens
Science
The End of Average Summary
The End of Average
How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness
by Todd Rose 2016 256 pages
4.05
4.4K ratings
Education
Psychology
Business
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
A Little History of Science Summary
A Little History of Science
by William Bynum 2012 263 pages
3.81
1.9K ratings
Science
History
History Of Science
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Summary
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
by Jeff S. Volek 2011 316 pages
4.21
2.2K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Diets
This Will Make You Smarter Summary
This Will Make You Smarter
New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
by John Brockman 2012 399 pages
3.79
7.0K ratings
Science
Psychology
Self Help
Altered States of Consciousness Summary
Altered States of Consciousness
Experiences Out of Time and Self
by Marc Wittmann 2018 190 pages
3.76
177 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Quantum Psychology Summary
Quantum Psychology
How Brain Software Programs You & Your World
by Robert Anton Wilson 1990 202 pages
4.23
2.6K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Proof of Heaven Summary
Proof of Heaven
A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
by Eben Alexander 2012 196 pages
3.73
63.1K ratings
Spirituality
Memoir
Book Club
Brain Food Summary
Brain Food
The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power
by Lisa Mosconi 2018 351 pages
3.93
2.6K ratings
Health
Science
Food
The Black Hole War Summary
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
by Leonard Susskind 2008 480 pages
4.13
11.3K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Nature Via Nurture Summary
Nature Via Nurture
Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human
by Matt Ridley 2003 320 pages
4.06
4.2K ratings
Science
Biology
Psychology
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory
The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe
by Stephen W. Porges 2013 288 pages
4.19
852 ratings
Psychology
Health
Mental Health
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards Summary
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards
How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003 320 pages
3.93
2.0K ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
The Upside of Stress Summary
The Upside of Stress
Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
by Kelly McGonigal 2012 294 pages
4.09
7.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Godless Summary
Godless
How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
by Dan Barker 2008 392 pages
3.97
7.2K ratings
Religion
Atheism
Philosophy
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
Apocalypse Never Summary
Apocalypse Never
Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
by Michael Shellenberger 2020 272 pages
4.17
6.0K ratings
Science
Politics
Environment
Python for Everybody Summary
Python for Everybody
Exploring Data in Python 3
by Charles Severance 2016 387 pages
4.27
892 ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
False Alarm Summary
False Alarm
How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet
by Bjørn Lomborg 2020 320 pages
4.17
2.6K ratings
Science
Politics
Climate Change
Conscious Summary
Conscious
A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
by Annaka Harris 2019 144 pages
3.83
8.3K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
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
The Logic of Life Summary
The Logic of Life
The Rational Economics of an Irrational World
by Tim Harford 2008 213 pages
3.81
5.8K ratings
Economics
Psychology
Business
Risk Savvy Summary
Risk Savvy
How to Make Good Decisions
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2013 336 pages
4.02
1.8K ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
The Great Cholesterol Con Summary
The Great Cholesterol Con
The Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It
by Malcolm Kendrick 2007 384 pages
4.22
846 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
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
Aware Summary
Aware
The Science and Practice of Presence--A Complete Guide to the Groundbreaking Wheel of Awareness Meditation Practice
by Daniel J. Siegel 2018 397 pages
3.58
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Black-and-White Thinking Summary
Black-and-White Thinking
The Burden of a Binary Brain in a Complex World
by Kevin Dutton 2021 400 pages
3.57
452 ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
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