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Science Book Summaries

Dare I Say It
by Naomi Watts • 2025
Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
3.85
8k+
Health
Memoir
Self Help
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Dare I Say It
Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
by Naomi Watts 2025 256 pages
3.85
8k+ ratings
Health
Memoir
Self Help
The Passion Paradox
by Brad Stulberg • 2019
A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life
4.01
1k+
Self Help
Psychology
Business
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The Passion Paradox
A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life
by Brad Stulberg 2019 192 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
Atlas of Human Anatomy
by Frank H. Netter • 1989
4.51
3k+
Medicine
Medical
Science
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Atlas of Human Anatomy
by Frank H. Netter 1989 640 pages
4.51
3k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
The Anatomy of Hope
by Jerome Groopman • 2003
How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
4.03
2k+
Medicine
Medical
Health
The Anatomy of Hope Summary
The Anatomy of Hope
How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
by Jerome Groopman 2003 272 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Health
The Mind’s I
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 1981
Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
4.15
5k+
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Mind’s I Summary
The Mind’s I
Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1981 512 pages
4.15
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Carl Jung
by Claire Dunne • 2000
Wounded Healer of the Soul: An Illustrated Biography
4.18
500+
Psychology
Biography
Philosophy
Carl Jung Summary
Carl Jung
Wounded Healer of the Soul: An Illustrated Biography
by Claire Dunne 2000 242 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Psychology
Biography
Philosophy
The Misinformation Age
by Cailin O'Connor • 2018
How False Beliefs Spread
3.77
1k+
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
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The Misinformation Age
How False Beliefs Spread
by Cailin O'Connor 2018 280 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
by David Adam • 2014
OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought
3.90
6k+
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Summary
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought
by David Adam 2014 336 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Animal Madness
by Laurel Braitman • 2014
How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves
3.85
1k+
Animals
Science
Psychology
Animal Madness Summary
Animal Madness
How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves
by Laurel Braitman 2014 384 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Animals
Science
Psychology
Animals Make Us Human
by Temple Grandin • 2009
Creating the Best Life for Animals
4.04
6k+
Animals
Science
Dogs
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Animals Make Us Human
Creating the Best Life for Animals
by Temple Grandin 2009 352 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
Animals
Science
Dogs
The Age-Proof Brain
by Marc Milstein • 2022
4.27
1k+
Health
Self Help
Science
The Age-Proof Brain Summary
The Age-Proof Brain
by Marc Milstein 2022 240 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Smarter Than You Think
by Clive Thompson • 2013
How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better
3.94
2k+
Technology
Science
Psychology
Smarter Than You Think Summary
Smarter Than You Think
How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better
by Clive Thompson 2013 343 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Psychology
EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition
by Christopher Coughlin • 2012
Get a Passing Score in Less Time
4.45
315
Medical
Medicine
Health Care
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
4.45
315 ratings
Medical
Medicine
Health Care
Drunk
by Edward Slingerland • 2021
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
3.81
3k+
History
Science
Anthropology
Drunk Summary
Drunk
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
by Edward Slingerland 2021 369 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
History
Science
Anthropology
Think Like a Rocket Scientist
by Ozan Varol • 2020
Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
4.17
5k+
Business
Self Help
Science
Think Like a Rocket Scientist Summary
Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
by Ozan Varol 2020 368 pages
4.17
5k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Science
One Mind
by Larry Dossey • 2013
How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters
4.12
500+
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
One Mind Summary
One Mind
How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters
by Larry Dossey 2013 339 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
An Introduction to General Systems Thinking
by Gerald M. Weinberg • 1975
3.94
500+
Science
Business
Computer Science
An Introduction to General Systems Thinking Summary
An Introduction to General Systems Thinking
by Gerald M. Weinberg 1975 320 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Science
Business
Computer Science
The Geography of Genius
by Eric Weiner • 2016
Lessons from the World's Most Creative Places
3.80
4k+
History
Travel
Science
The Geography of Genius Summary
The Geography of Genius
Lessons from the World's Most Creative Places
by Eric Weiner 2016 368 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
History
Travel
Science
Future Crimes
by Marc Goodman • 2015
3.92
4k+
Technology
Science
Business
Future Crimes Summary
Future Crimes
by Marc Goodman 2015 393 pages
3.92
4k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Business
Psycho-Logical
by Dean Burnett • 2021
Why Mental Health Goes Wrong – and How to Make Sense of It
3.84
1k+
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Psycho-Logical Summary
Psycho-Logical
Why Mental Health Goes Wrong – and How to Make Sense of It
by Dean Burnett 2021
3.84
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
The Genesis Machine
by Amy Webb • 2022
Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology
3.94
500+
Science
Biology
Technology
The Genesis Machine Summary
The Genesis Machine
Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology
by Amy Webb 2022 368 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Science
Biology
Technology
The Neuroscience of You
by Chantel Prat • 2022
How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours
3.80
1k+
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Neuroscience of You Summary
The Neuroscience of You
How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours
by Chantel Prat 2022 379 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Moonshot
by Mike Massimino • 2023
A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible
4.26
500+
Science
Space
Biography
Moonshot Summary
Moonshot
A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible
by Mike Massimino 2023 210 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Science
Space
Biography
Critical Thinking
by Sharon Kaye • 2009
A Beginner's Guide
3.65
110
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
A Beginner's Guide
by Sharon Kaye 2009 192 pages
3.65
110 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Isaac Newton
by James Gleick • 2003
3.79
9k+
Biography
Science
History
Isaac Newton Summary
Isaac Newton
by James Gleick 2003 272 pages
3.79
9k+ ratings
Biography
Science
History
You Are What You Watch
by Walter Hickey • 2023
3.65
500+
Psychology
Film
Science
You Are What You Watch Summary
You Are What You Watch
by Walter Hickey 2023 240 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Psychology
Film
Science
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
How it drives science
3.86
1k+
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance
How it drives science
by Stuart Firestein 2012 208 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Swearing Is Good for You
by Emma Byrne • 2017
The Amazing Science of Bad Language
3.48
2k+
Science
Psychology
Language
Swearing Is Good for You Summary
Swearing Is Good for You
The Amazing Science of Bad Language
by Emma Byrne 2017 240 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Language
Reality Unveiled
by Ziad Masri • 2017
4.23
1k+
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Reality Unveiled Summary
Reality Unveiled
by Ziad Masri 2017 216 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Hertzian Tales
by Anthony Dunne • 1999
Electronic Products, Aesthetic Experience, And Critical Design
4.26
125
Design
Art
Technology
Hertzian Tales Summary
Hertzian Tales
Electronic Products, Aesthetic Experience, And Critical Design
by Anthony Dunne 1999 174 pages
4.26
125 ratings
Design
Art
Technology
DIY
by Eric Sprankle • 2024
The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation
4.33
275
Sexuality
History
Psychology
DIY Summary
DIY
The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation
by Eric Sprankle 2024 240 pages
4.33
275 ratings
Sexuality
History
Psychology
Fermat's Enigma
by Simon Singh • 1998
4.3
33k+
Science
Mathematics
History
Fermat's Enigma Summary
Fermat's Enigma
by Simon Singh 1998 315 pages
4.3
33k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
Nutrient Power
by William J. Walsh • 2012
Heal Your Biochemistry and Heal Your Brain
4.09
500+
Health
Nutrition
Science
Nutrient Power Summary
Nutrient Power
Heal Your Biochemistry and Heal Your Brain
by William J. Walsh 2012 224 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Intelligence
by Stuart Ritchie • 2015
All That Matters
4.05
500+
Psychology
Science
Education
Intelligence Summary
Intelligence
All That Matters
by Stuart Ritchie 2015 160 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Education
Resilience
by Andrew Zolli • 2012
Why Things Bounce Back
3.62
500+
Psychology
Business
Science
Resilience Summary
Resilience
Why Things Bounce Back
by Andrew Zolli 2012 336 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
River Kings
by Cat Jarman • 2021
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
4.04
4k+
History
Archaeology
Medieval
River Kings Summary
River Kings
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
by Cat Jarman 2021 336 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
History
Archaeology
Medieval
Seven Days that Divide the World
by John C. Lennox • 2011
The Beginning According to Genesis & Science
4.16
2k+
Science
Christian
Theology
Seven Days that Divide the World Summary
Seven Days that Divide the World
The Beginning According to Genesis & Science
by John C. Lennox 2011 192 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Science
Christian
Theology
Your Body in Balance
by Neal D. Barnard • 2020
The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health
3.99
1k+
Health
Nutrition
Vegan
Your Body in Balance Summary
Your Body in Balance
The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health
by Neal D. Barnard 2020 352 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Vegan
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes • 1986
4.40
24k+
History
Science
Physics
The Making of the Atomic Bomb Summary
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes 1986 886 pages
4.40
24k+ ratings
History
Science
Physics
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
by Adam Rutherford • 2016
The Stories in Our Genes
4.03
12k+
Science
History
Biology
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived Summary
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
by Adam Rutherford 2016 419 pages
4.03
12k+ ratings
Science
History
Biology
The Internet of Us
by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016
Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
3.50
500+
Philosophy
Technology
Psychology
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
3.50
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Technology
Psychology
Exposure
by Robert Bilott • 2019
Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont
4.49
2k+
Science
History
Environment
Exposure Summary
Exposure
Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont
by Robert Bilott 2019 400 pages
4.49
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Environment
Streetlights and Shadows
by Gary Klein • 2009
Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making
4.28
321
Psychology
Business
Science
Streetlights and Shadows Summary
Streetlights and Shadows
Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making
by Gary Klein 2009 337 pages
4.28
321 ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
Caesar's Last Breath
by Sam Kean • 2017
Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
4.25
4k+
Science
History
Chemistry
Caesar's Last Breath Summary
Caesar's Last Breath
Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
by Sam Kean 2017 384 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
Science
History
Chemistry
Testosterone Rex
by Cordelia Fine • 2017
Myths of Sex, Science, and Society
3.79
3k+
Science
Feminism
Psychology
Testosterone Rex Summary
Testosterone Rex
Myths of Sex, Science, and Society
by Cordelia Fine 2017 272 pages
3.79
3k+ ratings
Science
Feminism
Psychology
Crimes Against Logic
by Jamie Whyte • 2004
Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders
3.67
1k+
Philosophy
Logic
Politics
Crimes Against Logic Summary
Crimes Against Logic
Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders
by Jamie Whyte 2004 157 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Politics
Hidden Order
by David D. Friedman • 1996
The Economics of Everyday Life
3.75
500+
Economics
Business
Politics
Hidden Order Summary
Hidden Order
The Economics of Everyday Life
by David D. Friedman 1996 352 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
Language in Thought and Action
by S.I. Hayakawa • 1991
4.22
1k+
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
Language in Thought and Action Summary
Language in Thought and Action
by S.I. Hayakawa 1991 224 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
Beyond Measure
by James Vincent • 2022
The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
3.85
1k+
Science
History
Technology
Beyond Measure Summary
Beyond Measure
The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
by James Vincent 2022 432 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Science
History
Technology
Triumphs of Experience
by George E. Vaillant • 2012
The Men of the Harvard Grant Study
4.15
1k+
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Triumphs of Experience Summary
Triumphs of Experience
The Men of the Harvard Grant Study
by George E. Vaillant 2012 457 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
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