Science Book Summaries

Death by Black Hole Summary
Death by Black Hole
And Other Cosmic Quandaries
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2006 384 pages
4.10
31.7K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy Summary
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
by Renรฉ Descartes 1637 103 pages
3.77
35.6K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
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
Biomimicry Summary
Biomimicry
Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus 1997 308 pages
4.01
2.5K ratings
Science
Design
Sustainability
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
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
This Changes Everything Summary
This Changes Everything
Capitalism vs. The Climate
by Naomi Klein 2014 566 pages
4.16
27.1K ratings
Politics
Environment
Science
Quantum Warrior Summary
Quantum Warrior
The Future of the Mind
by John Kehoe 2011 204 pages
4.12
582 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
Information is Beautiful Summary
Information is Beautiful
by David McCandless 2001 255 pages
4.12
3.5K ratings
Design
Reference
Science
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain Summary
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain
And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation
by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young 2012 288 pages
3.82
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
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 Overflowing Brain Summary
The Overflowing Brain
Information Overload and the Limits of Working Memory
by Torkel Klingberg 2007 224 pages
3.52
314 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
The Sober Truth Summary
The Sober Truth
Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
by Lance Dodes 2014 192 pages
3.91
590 ratings
Psychology
Science
Health
Hallucinations Summary
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks 2012 326 pages
3.93
24.6K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind
The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
by Annie Murphy Paul 2021 352 pages
4.04
3.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Identically Different Summary
Identically Different
Why You Can Change Your Genes
by Tim Spector 2012 338 pages
3.75
432 ratings
Science
Health
Biology
Soft-Wired Summary
Soft-Wired
How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Can Change Your Life
by Michael Merzenich 2013 227 pages
3.99
363 ratings
Neuroscience
Psychology
Science
Stuff Matters Summary
Stuff Matters
Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
by Mark Miodownik 2013 272 pages
4.11
20.3K ratings
Science
History
Chemistry
Being Digital Summary
Being Digital
by Nicholas Negroponte 1995 249 pages
3.81
2.4K ratings
Technology
Science
Business
Because Internet Summary
Because Internet
Understanding the New Rules of Language
by Gretchen McCulloch 2019 327 pages
4.05
12.1K ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
Duped Summary
Duped
Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception
by Timothy R. Levine 2019 384 pages
3.52
190 ratings
Psychology
Science
Social
Something Deeply Hidden Summary
Something Deeply Hidden
Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
by Sean Carroll 2019 347 pages
4.07
5.8K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Heuristics and Biases Summary
Heuristics and Biases
The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment
by Thomas Gilovich 2002 882 pages
4.39
476 ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
The Little Book of Economics Summary
The Little Book of Economics
How the Economy Works in the Real World
by Greg Ip 2010 250 pages
3.72
1.2K ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
The Problems of Philosophy Summary
The Problems of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell 1912 116 pages
3.90
17.9K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Hidden Order Summary
Hidden Order
The Economics of Everyday Life
by David D. Friedman 1996 352 pages
3.74
522 ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
Brainstorm Summary
Brainstorm
The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
by Daniel J. Siegel 2011 336 pages
3.89
4.3K ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Summary
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
by David J. Griffiths 1994 468 pages
4.25
2.8K ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies Summary
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies
by John Paul Mueller 2018 338 pages
3.50
187 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
The Alchemy of Us Summary
The Alchemy of Us
How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
by Ainissa Ramirez 2020 328 pages
3.91
1.3K ratings
Science
History
Technology
The Music of Life Summary
The Music of Life
Biology Beyond Genes
by Denis Noble 2006 153 pages
3.83
361 ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python Summary
Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python
Best Practices for Writing Clean Code
by Al Sweigart 2020 384 pages
4.28
223 ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Coding
A Theory of Everything Summary
A Theory of Everything
An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science & Spirituality
by Ken Wilber 1996 189 pages
3.93
1.9K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Spirituality
The Cosmic Game Summary
The Cosmic Game
Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness
by Stanislav Grof 1997 304 pages
4.24
503 ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Laws of Medicine Summary
The Laws of Medicine
Field Notes from an Uncertain Science
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2015 70 pages
4.06
5.0K ratings
Medicine
Science
Medical
My Age of Anxiety Summary
My Age of Anxiety
Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
by Scott Stossel 2014 416 pages
3.85
7.4K ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Cognitive Surplus Summary
Cognitive Surplus
Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
by Clay Shirky 2010 256 pages
3.83
5.8K ratings
Technology
Business
Psychology
How Luck Happens Summary
How Luck Happens
Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life
by Janice Kaplan 2018 352 pages
3.64
611 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
Brave Genius Summary
Brave Genius
A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize
by Sean B. Carroll 2013 592 pages
4.27
699 ratings
History
Science
Biography
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition Summary
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
by Michael Tomasello 1999 256 pages
4.13
269 ratings
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
The Big Thirst Summary
The Big Thirst
The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
by Charles Fishman 2010 418 pages
3.94
2.0K ratings
Science
Environment
Nature
Stress-Proof Summary
Stress-Proof
The Scientific Solution to Protect Your Brain and Body--and Be More Resilient Every Day
by Mithu Storoni 2017 288 pages
3.71
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
The Microbiome Solution Summary
The Microbiome Solution
A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out
by Robynne Chutkan 2015 304 pages
4.00
1.2K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Teaming with Nutrients Summary
Teaming with Nutrients
The Organic Gardenerโ€™s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition
by Jeff Lowenfels 2013 250 pages
4.29
380 ratings
Gardening
Science
Agriculture
Sex by Numbers Summary
Sex by Numbers
What Statistics Can Tell Us About Sexual Behaviour
by David Spiegelhalter 2015 369 pages
3.86
199 ratings
Science
Sexuality
Psychology
Sensemaking Summary
Sensemaking
The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm
by Christian Madsbjerg 2017 240 pages
3.68
657 ratings
Business
Psychology
Philosophy
Social Psychology Summary
Social Psychology
by Elliot Aronson 1973 633 pages
4.02
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Textbooks
Letters to a Young Scientist Summary
Letters to a Young Scientist
by Edward O. Wilson 2013 256 pages
3.90
4.6K ratings
Science
Biology
Nature
How the Hippies Saved Physics Summary
How the Hippies Saved Physics
Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival
by David Kaiser 2011 400 pages
3.56
796 ratings
Science
Physics
History
The Lives of a Cell Summary
The Lives of a Cell
Notes of a Biology Watcher
by Lewis Thomas 1974 160 pages
4.14
10.3K ratings
Science
Biology
Essays
Home
Swipe
Library
Get App
Create a free account to unlock:
Recommendations: Personalized for you
Requests: Request new book summaries
Bookmarks: Save your favorite books
History: Revisit books later
Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings
200,000+ readers
Try Full Access for 7 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
๐Ÿ“– Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
๐ŸŽง Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
โค๏ธ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
๐Ÿ“œ Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
๐Ÿ“ฅ Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 4: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 7: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Aug 18,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8x More Books
2.8x more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
200,000+ readers
"...I can 10x the number of books I can read..."
"...exceptionally accurate, engaging, and beautifully presented..."
"...better than any amazon review when I'm making a book-buying decision..."
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 7-Day Free Trial
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

Settings
General
Widget
Loading...