Science Book Summaries

Moonshot Summary
Moonshot
A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible
by Mike Massimino 2023 210 pages
4.29
578 ratings
Biography
Science
Space
The Forever Dog Summary
The Forever Dog
Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer
by Rodney Habib 2021 464 pages
4.21
2.6K ratings
Dogs
Animals
Health
How the Scots Invented the Modern World Summary
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It
by Arthur Herman 2001 480 pages
3.94
6.5K ratings
History
Scotland
Philosophy
This is Vegan Propaganda Summary
This is Vegan Propaganda
by Ed Winters 2022 320 pages
4.62
4.7K ratings
Vegan
Food
Health
The Quick Fix Summary
The Quick Fix
Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills
by Jesse Singal 2021 352 pages
3.92
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Liver Rescue Summary
Liver Rescue
by Anthony William 2018 469 pages
4.10
2.5K ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
Head in the Cloud Summary
Head in the Cloud
Why Knowing Things Still Matters When Facts Are So Easy to Look Up
by William Poundstone 2016 352 pages
3.43
653 ratings
Psychology
Science
Education
An Introduction to General Systems Thinking Summary
An Introduction to General Systems Thinking
by Gerald M. Weinberg 1975 320 pages
3.94
665 ratings
Science
Business
Computer Science
The Origin of Wealth Summary
The Origin of Wealth
Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics
by Eric D. Beinhocker 2006 527 pages
4.27
1.7K ratings
Economics
History
Business
Spontaneous Healing Summary
Spontaneous Healing
by Andrew Weil 2011 384 pages
4.07
6.4K ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
Science Fictions Summary
Science Fictions
by Stuart Ritchie 2020 368 pages
4.36
2.3K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Hidden Figures Summary
Hidden Figures
by Margot Lee Shetterly 2016 349 pages
3.96
111.1K ratings
History
Science
Biography
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Summary
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by William Kamkwamba 2009 304 pages
4.25
11.0K ratings
Picture Books
Biography
Science
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan Summary
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan
The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis
by Jacques Lacan 1973 304 pages
4.10
1.7K ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Philosophy
The Anarchist Cookbook Summary
The Anarchist Cookbook
by William Powell 1971 160 pages
3.50
2.5K ratings
Politics
Banned Books
Reference
Descartes' Baby Summary
Descartes' Baby
How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human
by Paul Bloom 2004 288 pages
3.90
305 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Anatomy of Anxiety Summary
The Anatomy of Anxiety
Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response
by Ellen Vora 2022 337 pages
3.81
2.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
The First 20 Minutes Summary
The First 20 Minutes
Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer
by Gretchen Reynolds 2012 288 pages
3.80
4.5K ratings
Health
Science
Fitness
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Space, Time, and Motion
by Sean Carroll 2022 304 pages
3.98
1.6K ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Psychedelics Summary
Psychedelics
The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert
by David J. Nutt 2023 307 pages
4.39
500 ratings
Psychology
Science
Health
The Science of Positivity Summary
The Science of Positivity
Stop Negative Thought Patterns by Changing Your Brain Chemistry
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2013 224 pages
3.59
489 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Kali Linux Revealed Summary
Kali Linux Revealed
Mastering the Penetration Testing Distribution
by Raphaël Hertzog 2017 342 pages
3.78
148 ratings
Hackers
Technology
Technical
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age
Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business
by Eric Schmidt 2013 336 pages
3.33
2.6K ratings
Business
Technology
Science
Harnessing Complexity Summary
Harnessing Complexity
by Robert Axelrod 2000 207 pages
3.74
144 ratings
Science
Business
Management
Molecular Cell Biology Summary
Molecular Cell Biology
by Harvey F. Lodish 1992 973 pages
4.11
720 ratings
Biology
Science
Textbooks
Decoding the Heavens Summary
Decoding the Heavens
A 2,000-Year-Old Computer and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets
by Jo Marchant 2009 336 pages
4.09
543 ratings
History
Science
Technology
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain Summary
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
The New Science of Transformation
by Andrew B. Newberg 2016 288 pages
3.90
297 ratings
Science
Psychology
Spirituality
The Internet of Us Summary
The Internet of Us
Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016 256 pages
3.51
522 ratings
Philosophy
Technology
Psychology
Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? Summary
Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?
Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise
by Alex Hutchinson 2011 317 pages
4.02
2.0K ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
I Contain Multitudes Summary
I Contain Multitudes
The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
by Ed Yong 2016 368 pages
4.18
29.7K ratings
Science
Biology
Health
The Power of Language Summary
The Power of Language
How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds
by Viorica Marian 2023 288 pages
4.09
840 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Science
Stealing Fire Summary
Stealing Fire
How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
by Steven Kotler 2017 304 pages
3.94
9.0K ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Immune System Recovery Plan Summary
The Immune System Recovery Plan
A Doctor's 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease
by Susan Blum 2013 545 pages
4.03
1.4K ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
How to Read Numbers Summary
How to Read Numbers
A Guide to Stats in the News
by Tom Chivers 2021 208 pages
4.31
425 ratings
Science
Economics
Politics
EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition Summary
EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition
Get a Passing Score in Less Time
by Christopher Coughlin 2012 403 pages
4.43
290 ratings
Medical
Science
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
A Journey into the Heartland of Psychiatry
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
2.3K ratings
Mental Health
Psychology
Science
The Language Game Summary
The Language Game
How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
by Morten H. Christiansen 2022 304 pages
4.03
394 ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
Radical Technologies Summary
Radical Technologies
The Design of Everyday Life
by Adam Greenfield 2017 368 pages
4.02
1.0K ratings
Technology
Design
Politics
Hashimoto's Protocol Summary
Hashimoto's Protocol
A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back
by Izabella Wentz 2017 384 pages
4.05
2.2K ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
52 Ways to Walk Summary
52 Ways to Walk
The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time
by Annabel Streets 2022 288 pages
3.95
2.1K ratings
Health
Self Help
Walking
Emotional First Aid Summary
Emotional First Aid
Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries
by Guy Winch 2013 304 pages
3.86
4.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Eating on the Wild Side Summary
Eating on the Wild Side
The Missing Link to Optimum Health
by Jo Robinson 2013 416 pages
4.19
3.9K ratings
Food
Health
Nutrition
Why You Love Music Summary
Why You Love Music
From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
by John Powell 2016 310 pages
3.77
570 ratings
Music
Psychology
Science
Biomimicry Summary
Biomimicry
Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus 1997 308 pages
4.01
2.5K ratings
Science
Design
Sustainability
Elastic Summary
Elastic
Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change
by Leonard Mlodinow 2018
3.88
1.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
The Chemistry of Joy Summary
The Chemistry of Joy
A Three-Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom
by Henry Emmons 2005 290 pages
4.03
808 ratings
Self Help
Health
Mental Health
Your Brain, Explained Summary
Your Brain, Explained
What Neuroscience Reveals About Your Brain and its Quirks
by Marc Dingman 2019 256 pages
4.16
588 ratings
Neuroscience
Science
Psychology
The Longevity Solution Summary
The Longevity Solution
Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life
by James DiNicolantonio 2019 394 pages
3.97
723 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Self Help
The Vital Question Summary
The Vital Question
Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
by Nick Lane 2015 368 pages
4.18
5.7K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Just Babies Summary
Just Babies
The Origins of Good and Evil
by Paul Bloom 2013 273 pages
3.72
3.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
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