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Science Book Summaries

How God Changes Your Brain
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2009
Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist
3.96
1k+
Science
Psychology
Religion
How God Changes Your Brain Summary
How God Changes Your Brain
Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist
by Andrew B. Newberg 2009 368 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Religion
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
by Melanie Joy • 2009
An Introduction to Carnism
4.09
7k+
Vegan
Animals
Food
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
7k+ ratings
Vegan
Animals
Food
Harnessing Complexity
by Robert Axelrod • 2000
3.73
147
Science
Business
Philosophy
Harnessing Complexity Summary
Harnessing Complexity
by Robert Axelrod 2000 207 pages
3.73
147 ratings
Science
Business
Philosophy
Science Set Free
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2012
10 Paths to New Discovery
4.08
1k+
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Science Set Free Summary
Science Set Free
10 Paths to New Discovery
by Rupert Sheldrake 2012 400 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Cognition
by Daniel Reisberg • 2005
Exploring the Science of the Mind
3.78
281
Psychology
Science
School
Cognition Summary
Cognition
Exploring the Science of the Mind
by Daniel Reisberg 2005
3.78
281 ratings
Psychology
Science
School
Brain Facts
by The Society for Neuroscience • 2002
A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System
3.93
125
Neuroscience
Science
Psychology
Brain Facts Summary
Brain Facts
A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System
by The Society for Neuroscience 2002 58 pages
3.93
125 ratings
Neuroscience
Science
Psychology
The Hormone Cure
by Sara Gottfried • 2013
Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol
3.96
2k+
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
The Hormone Cure Summary
The Hormone Cure
Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol
by Sara Gottfried 2013 432 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
by Dipesh Chakrabarty • 2021
3.68
142
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age Summary
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
by Dipesh Chakrabarty 2021 292 pages
3.68
142 ratings
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
Command and Control
by Eric Schlosser • 2013
Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
4.27
14k+
History
Politics
Science
Command and Control Summary
Command and Control
Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
by Eric Schlosser 2013 656 pages
4.27
14k+ ratings
History
Politics
Science
Faster
by James Gleick • 1999
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
3.52
1k+
Science
Technology
Psychology
Faster Summary
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
by James Gleick 1999 330 pages
3.52
1k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Psychology
Hacking Darwin
by Jamie Metzl • 2019
Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
3.97
3k+
Science
Biology
Genetics
Hacking Darwin Summary
Hacking Darwin
Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
by Jamie Metzl 2019 327 pages
3.97
3k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Genetics
Quantum Computing for Everyone
by Chris Bernhardt • 2019
4.06
500+
Science
Physics
Computer Science
Quantum Computing for Everyone Summary
Quantum Computing for Everyone
by Chris Bernhardt 2019 216 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Computer Science
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
by Jack Herer • 1992
The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana
4.46
500+
History
Drugs
Politics
The Emperor Wears No Clothes Summary
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana
by Jack Herer 1992 291 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
History
Drugs
Politics
Physics and Philosophy
by Werner Heisenberg • 1958
The Revolution in Modern Science
4.03
3k+
Philosophy
Science
Physics
Physics and Philosophy Summary
Physics and Philosophy
The Revolution in Modern Science
by Werner Heisenberg 1958 176 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Physics
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
by René Descartes • 1999
3.77
37k+
Philosophy
Classics
France
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy Summary
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
by René Descartes 1999 103 pages
3.77
37k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
Liespotting
by Pamela Meyer • 2010
Proven Techniques to Detect Deception
3.51
2k+
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Liespotting Summary
Liespotting
Proven Techniques to Detect Deception
by Pamela Meyer 2010 256 pages
3.51
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
How Life Works
by Philip Ball • 2023
A User’s Guide to the New Biology
4.21
500+
Science
Biology
Nature
How Life Works Summary
How Life Works
A User’s Guide to the New Biology
by Philip Ball 2023 552 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Science
Biology
Nature
Tripping Over the Truth
by Travis Christofferson • 2014
The Metabolic Theory of Cancer
4.53
500+
Health
Science
Medicine
Tripping Over the Truth Summary
Tripping Over the Truth
The Metabolic Theory of Cancer
by Travis Christofferson 2014 297 pages
4.53
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
What If? 2
by Randall Munroe • 2022
Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
4.37
17k+
Science
Humor
Physics
What If? 2 Summary
What If? 2
Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
by Randall Munroe 2022 354 pages
4.37
17k+ ratings
Science
Humor
Physics
A Quantum Life
by Hakeem Oluseyi • 2021
My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars
4.48
500+
Memoir
Science
Biography
A Quantum Life Summary
A Quantum Life
My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars
by Hakeem Oluseyi 2021 356 pages
4.48
500+ ratings
Memoir
Science
Biography
Beyond Biocentrism
by Robert Lanza • 2016
Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death
4.05
1k+
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
Beyond Biocentrism Summary
Beyond Biocentrism
Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death
by Robert Lanza 2016 224 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Emotional Life of the Toddler
by Alicia F. Lieberman • 1993
3.97
1k+
Parenting
Psychology
Childrens
The Emotional Life of the Toddler Summary
The Emotional Life of the Toddler
by Alicia F. Lieberman 1993 244 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Childrens
Information Is Beautiful
by David McCandless • 2001
4.12
3k+
Design
Reference
Science
Information Is Beautiful Summary
Information Is Beautiful
by David McCandless 2001 256 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Design
Reference
Science
Psychedelics
by David J. Nutt • 2023
The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert
4.36
500+
Science
Psychology
Health
Psychedelics Summary
Psychedelics
The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert
by David J. Nutt 2023 307 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Health
The Power of Bad
by John Tierney • 2019
How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It
3.86
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Power of Bad Summary
The Power of Bad
How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It
by John Tierney 2019 335 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Unlocking the Emotional Brain
by Bruce Ecker • 2012
4.44
248
Psychology
Self Help
Counselling
Unlocking the Emotional Brain Summary
Unlocking the Emotional Brain
by Bruce Ecker 2012 264 pages
4.44
248 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Counselling
Imagine
by Jonah Lehrer • 2012
How Creativity Works
3.98
54k+
Psychology
Science
Business
Imagine Summary
Imagine
How Creativity Works
by Jonah Lehrer 2012 279 pages
3.98
54k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
The Craft of Scientific Presentations
by Michael Alley • 1986
Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid
3.93
337
Writing
Science
Textbooks
The Craft of Scientific Presentations Summary
The Craft of Scientific Presentations
Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid
by Michael Alley 1986 241 pages
3.93
337 ratings
Writing
Science
Textbooks
Predictive Analytics
by Eric Siegel • 2013
The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die
3.66
2k+
Business
Science
Technology
Predictive Analytics Summary
Predictive Analytics
The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die
by Eric Siegel 2013 368 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Business
Science
Technology
How Pleasure Works
by Paul Bloom • 2010
The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
3.71
3k+
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
How Pleasure Works Summary
How Pleasure Works
The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
by Paul Bloom 2010 302 pages
3.71
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Quantum
by Manjit Kumar • 2007
Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
4.27
10k+
Science
Physics
History
Quantum Summary
Quantum
Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
by Manjit Kumar 2007 448 pages
4.27
10k+ ratings
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Physics
History
The Disappearing Spoon
by Sam Kean • 2010
And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
3.92
56k+
Science
History
Chemistry
The Disappearing Spoon Summary
The Disappearing Spoon
And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
by Sam Kean 2010 394 pages
3.92
56k+ ratings
Science
History
Chemistry
Irrationally yours
by Dan Ariely • 2015
On Missing Socks, Pick-up Lines and Other Existential Puzzles
3.48
2k+
Psychology
Economics
Science
Irrationally yours Summary
Irrationally yours
On Missing Socks, Pick-up Lines and Other Existential Puzzles
by Dan Ariely 2015 219 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
Chariots of the Gods
by Erich von Däniken • 1999
3.53
17k+
History
Science
Aliens
Chariots of the Gods Summary
Chariots of the Gods
by Erich von Däniken 1999 220 pages
3.53
17k+ ratings
History
Science
Aliens
The Future of the Professions
by Richard Susskind • 2015
How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts
3.64
1k+
Business
Technology
Economics
The Future of the Professions Summary
The Future of the Professions
How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts
by Richard Susskind 2015 368 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Economics
Eat Smarter
by Shawn Stevenson • 2020
Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain, and Transform Your Life
4.25
2k+
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
Eat Smarter Summary
Eat Smarter
Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain, and Transform Your Life
by Shawn Stevenson 2020 432 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
It's Not Hysteria
by Karen Tang • 2024
Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health
4.12
10k+
Feminism
Health
Science
It's Not Hysteria Summary
It's Not Hysteria
Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health
by Karen Tang 2024 384 pages
4.12
10k+ ratings
Feminism
Health
Science
Hidden Figures
by Margot Lee Shetterly • 2016
3.96
100k+
History
Science
Biography
Hidden Figures Summary
Hidden Figures
by Margot Lee Shetterly 2016 349 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
History
Science
Biography
The Forgetting Machine
by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga • 2017
Memory, Perception, and the "Jennifer Aniston Neuron"
3.74
1k+
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Forgetting Machine Summary
The Forgetting Machine
Memory, Perception, and the "Jennifer Aniston Neuron"
by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga 2017 170 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
by Chris Hadfield • 2013
4.17
63k+
Science
Biography
Space
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Summary
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
by Chris Hadfield 2013 295 pages
4.17
63k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Space
Love Triangle
by Matt Parker • 2024
How Trigonometry Shapes the World
3.93
1k+
Science
Mathematics
Humor
Love Triangle Summary
Love Triangle
How Trigonometry Shapes the World
by Matt Parker 2024 352 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Humor
Success through Failure
by Henry Petroski • 2006
The Paradox of Design
3.60
201
Engineering
Science
Design
Success through Failure Summary
Success through Failure
The Paradox of Design
by Henry Petroski 2006 256 pages
3.60
201 ratings
Engineering
Science
Design
The Disease Delusion
by Jeffrey S. Bland • 2014
Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
4.19
500+
Health
Science
Nutrition
The Disease Delusion Summary
The Disease Delusion
Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
by Jeffrey S. Bland 2014 432 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
The Power of Language
by Viorica Marian • 2023
How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds
4.06
1k+
Language
Linguistics
Science
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
4.06
1k+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Science
The Story of Philosophy
by Will Durant • 1991
The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
4.15
18k+
Philosophy
History
Biography
The Story of Philosophy Summary
The Story of Philosophy
The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
by Will Durant 1991 704 pages
4.15
18k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Biography
Speed & Scale
by John Doerr • 2021
An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
4.19
1k+
Sustainability
Science
Climate Change
Speed & Scale Summary
Speed & Scale
An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
by John Doerr 2021 448 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Sustainability
Science
Climate Change
Biocentrism
by Robert Lanza • 2009
How Life and Consciousness Are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe
3.94
4k+
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Biocentrism Summary
Biocentrism
How Life and Consciousness Are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe
by Robert Lanza 2009 223 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Health At Every Size
by Linda Bacon • 2008
The Surprising Truth About Your Weight
4.18
6k+
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Health At Every Size Summary
Health At Every Size
The Surprising Truth About Your Weight
by Linda Bacon 2008 374 pages
4.18
6k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Why We Get Fat
by Gary Taubes • 2010
And What to Do About It
4.03
22k+
Health
Nutrition
Food
Why We Get Fat Summary
Why We Get Fat
And What to Do About It
by Gary Taubes 2010 288 pages
4.03
22k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
Part Two from What the Dog Saw
3.99
1k+
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Business
Self Help
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses Summary
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
Part Two from What the Dog Saw
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 120 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Psychology
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