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Science Book Summaries

Time Wise
by Dr Amantha Imber • 2022
High performers rely on design, not discipline. Make the right choice the path of least resistance.
3.65
391
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Time Wise
High performers rely on design, not discipline. Make the right choice the path of least resistance.
by Dr Amantha Imber 2022 383 pages
3.65
391 ratings
Think
by Simon Blackburn • 1999
Your concepts are a house you never inspected. Philosophy walks you through the foundation.
3.73
5k+
Think Summary
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Think
Your concepts are a house you never inspected. Philosophy walks you through the foundation.
by Simon Blackburn 1999 312 pages
3.73
5k+ ratings
Wired for Love
by Stephanie Cacioppo • 2022
Love is cognition, not emotion. A neuroscientist proves it, then her husband dies.
4.04
1k+
Wired for Love Summary
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Wired for Love
Love is cognition, not emotion. A neuroscientist proves it, then her husband dies.
by Stephanie Cacioppo 2022 215 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Beyond Belief
by Nir Eyal • 2026
Your brain filters 11 million bits of reality to 50. Beliefs pick what survives.
4.24
500+
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Beyond Belief
Your brain filters 11 million bits of reality to 50. Beliefs pick what survives.
by Nir Eyal 2026 304 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Practice Perfect
by Doug Lemov • 2012
Bad practice hardwires mistakes. Forty-two rules for training that actually changes behavior.
3.81
1k+
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Practice Perfect
Bad practice hardwires mistakes. Forty-two rules for training that actually changes behavior.
by Doug Lemov 2012 288 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Closer Encounters
by Jason Reza Jorjani • 2021
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
4.05
160
Closer Encounters Summary
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Closer Encounters
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2021 1531 pages
4.05
160 ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
500+
The Mind is Flat Summary
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The Mind is Flat
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018 272 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
From Shiva to Schrödinger
by Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar • 2024
A quantum physicist finds his field's strangest truths already mapped in ancient Kashmir.
4.00
62
From Shiva to Schrödinger Summary
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From Shiva to Schrödinger
A quantum physicist finds his field's strangest truths already mapped in ancient Kashmir.
by Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar 2024 240 pages
4.00
62 ratings
Decoding Boys
by Cara Natterson • 2020
Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.
3.92
1k+
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Decoding Boys
Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.
by Cara Natterson 2020 288 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
The Real Anthony Fauci
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • 2021
When regulators own vaccine patents and collect royalties, who audits the auditors? RFK Jr.'s case.
4.47
9k+
The Real Anthony Fauci Summary
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The Real Anthony Fauci
When regulators own vaccine patents and collect royalties, who audits the auditors? RFK Jr.'s case.
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2021 934 pages
4.47
9k+ ratings
Primal Intelligence
by Angus Fletcher • 2025
A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.
3.77
434
Primal Intelligence Summary
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Primal Intelligence
A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.
by Angus Fletcher 2025 304 pages
3.77
434 ratings
The Turning Point
by Fritjof Capra • 1982
Cancer, inflation, and nuclear threat share a root: the mechanical worldview. The alternative.
4.11
1k+
The Turning Point Summary
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The Turning Point
Cancer, inflation, and nuclear threat share a root: the mechanical worldview. The alternative.
by Fritjof Capra 1982 464 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Hyperefficient
by Mithu Storoni • 2024
Your brain runs 90-minute focus waves. Align your work to them: four hours beat ten.
3.63
235
Hyperefficient Summary
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Hyperefficient
Your brain runs 90-minute focus waves. Align your work to them: four hours beat ten.
by Mithu Storoni 2024 239 pages
3.63
235 ratings
Becoming a Data Head
by Alex J. Gutman • 2021
The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.
4.18
480
Becoming a Data Head Summary
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Becoming a Data Head
The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.
by Alex J. Gutman 2021 288 pages
4.18
480 ratings
Suicidal Empathy
by Gad Saad • 2026
Too much empathy, aimed wrong, can destroy the civilization extending it. An evolutionary diagnosis.
4.15
1k+
Suicidal Empathy Summary
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Suicidal Empathy
Too much empathy, aimed wrong, can destroy the civilization extending it. An evolutionary diagnosis.
by Gad Saad 2026 8 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Great Mental Models, Volume 4
by Shane Parrish • 2024
Economics shows you the trade-off. Art shows you the story. Together they retrain what you notice.
3.92
298
The Great Mental Models, Volume 4 Summary
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The Great Mental Models, Volume 4
Economics shows you the trade-off. Art shows you the story. Together they retrain what you notice.
by Shane Parrish 2024 409 pages
3.92
298 ratings
The People's Hospital
by Ricardo Nuila • 2020
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
4.38
3k+
The People's Hospital Summary
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The People's Hospital
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
by Ricardo Nuila 2020 370 pages
4.38
3k+ ratings
Single at Heart
by Bella DePaulo • 2023
Why lifelong single women in their 70s are the healthiest, least stressed people in the room.
3.96
221
Single at Heart Summary
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Single at Heart
Why lifelong single women in their 70s are the healthiest, least stressed people in the room.
by Bella DePaulo 2023 322 pages
3.96
221 ratings
Inside the Box
by David Epstein • 2026
The periodic table wasn't a dream; it was a publisher's deadline. What constraints unlock.
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1k+
Inside the Box Summary
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Inside the Box
The periodic table wasn't a dream; it was a publisher's deadline. What constraints unlock.
by David Epstein 2026 304 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Assault on Truth
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson • 1984
The case against Freud: he knew child abuse was real and called it fantasy anyway.
3.99
494
The Assault on Truth Summary
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The Assault on Truth
The case against Freud: he knew child abuse was real and called it fantasy anyway.
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson 1984
3.99
494 ratings
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
by Guy Claxton • 1997
Your fastest thinking is your default. It is costing you creativity, wisdom, and accuracy.
3.91
322
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind Summary
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Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
Your fastest thinking is your default. It is costing you creativity, wisdom, and accuracy.
by Guy Claxton 1997 272 pages
3.91
322 ratings
The Man Who Shocked The World
by Thomas Blass • 2004
Sixty-five percent obey orders to shock a stranger. The biography of the psychologist who proved it.
3.93
220
The Man Who Shocked The World Summary
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The Man Who Shocked The World
Sixty-five percent obey orders to shock a stranger. The biography of the psychologist who proved it.
by Thomas Blass 2004 392 pages
3.93
220 ratings
The Infinity Machine
by Sebastian Mallaby • 2026
Superintelligence is arriving on schedule. Everything else about its creation went wrong.
4.43
2k+
The Infinity Machine Summary
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The Infinity Machine
Superintelligence is arriving on schedule. Everything else about its creation went wrong.
by Sebastian Mallaby 2026 480 pages
4.43
2k+ ratings
Against Depression
by Peter D. Kramer • 2005
Depression as depth is a myth. It's progressive brain damage, and waiting lets it compound.
3.86
500+
Against Depression Summary
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Against Depression
Depression as depth is a myth. It's progressive brain damage, and waiting lets it compound.
by Peter D. Kramer 2005 353 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Reshuffle
by Sangeet Paul Choudary • 2025
AI doesn't end jobs. It unbundles them. Whoever coordinates the pieces keeps the upside.
4.35
295
Reshuffle Summary
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Reshuffle
AI doesn't end jobs. It unbundles them. Whoever coordinates the pieces keeps the upside.
by Sangeet Paul Choudary 2025 460 pages
4.35
295 ratings
Sextinction
by Debra Soh • 2026
When mating brains built for scarcity collide with porn, apps, and AI companions, intimacy loses.
3.70
123
Sextinction Summary
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Sextinction
When mating brains built for scarcity collide with porn, apps, and AI companions, intimacy loses.
by Debra Soh 2026 336 pages
3.70
123 ratings
Everybody's Guide to Natural ESP
by Ingo Swann • 1991
Why remote viewing pioneers ditched words and started sketching, unlocking the ESP everyone has.
4.25
191
Everybody's Guide to Natural ESP Summary
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Everybody's Guide to Natural ESP
Why remote viewing pioneers ditched words and started sketching, unlocking the ESP everyone has.
by Ingo Swann 1991 236 pages
4.25
191 ratings
Dealing With Feeling
by Marc Brackett • 2025
A Yale psychologist's system for turning emotional reactions into deliberate responses you choose.
4.04
500+
Dealing With Feeling Summary
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Dealing With Feeling
A Yale psychologist's system for turning emotional reactions into deliberate responses you choose.
by Marc Brackett 2025 320 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
We Are as Gods
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2026
Scarcity is dying. Your brain never got the memo. The owner's manual for upgrading it.
4.58
79
We Are as Gods Summary
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We Are as Gods
Scarcity is dying. Your brain never got the memo. The owner's manual for upgrading it.
by Peter H. Diamandis 2026 320 pages
4.58
79 ratings
Gods, Voices, and the Bicameral Mind
by Marcel Kuijsten • 2016
Your inner voice is barely 3000 years old. Before it, humans heard gods.
3.93
69
Gods, Voices, and the Bicameral Mind Summary
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Gods, Voices, and the Bicameral Mind
Your inner voice is barely 3000 years old. Before it, humans heard gods.
by Marcel Kuijsten 2016 312 pages
3.93
69 ratings
KitchenWise
by Shirley O. Corriher • 2020
A biochemist's kitchen: why food sticks, cakes fall, chocolate seizes, and how to fix it.
3.77
150
KitchenWise Summary
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KitchenWise
A biochemist's kitchen: why food sticks, cakes fall, chocolate seizes, and how to fix it.
by Shirley O. Corriher 2020 288 pages
3.77
150 ratings
Root Cause Analysis
by Duke Okes • 2009
A disciplined diagnostic method that isolates the system cause, then proves the fix held.
3.75
51
Root Cause Analysis Summary
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Root Cause Analysis
A disciplined diagnostic method that isolates the system cause, then proves the fix held.
by Duke Okes 2009 182 pages
3.75
51 ratings
Tuning the Human Biofield
by Eileen Day McKusick • 2014
Your body files every painful memory in specific locations. A tuning fork can hear them.
4.40
500+
Tuning the Human Biofield Summary
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Tuning the Human Biofield
Your body files every painful memory in specific locations. A tuning fork can hear them.
by Eileen Day McKusick 2014 252 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Clean Code
by Robert C. Martin • 2007
Reading code dominates a developer's day; these rules keep your colleagues from cursing your name.
4.35
23k+
Clean Code Summary
Clean Code
Reading code dominates a developer's day; these rules keep your colleagues from cursing your name.
by Robert C. Martin 2007 464 pages
4.35
23k+ ratings
Life 3.0
by Max Tegmark • 2017
Superintelligence is coming. The problem isn't building it; it's making sure it wants what we want.
3.99
27k+
Life 3.0 Summary
Life 3.0
Superintelligence is coming. The problem isn't building it; it's making sure it wants what we want.
by Max Tegmark 2017 364 pages
3.99
27k+ ratings
Nexus
by Yuval Noah Harari • 2024
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
4.16
51k+
Nexus Summary
Nexus
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
by Yuval Noah Harari 2024 528 pages
4.16
51k+ ratings
Fast Like a Girl
by Mindy Pelz • 2022
Standard fasting wrecks women's hormones. Here's the cycle-synced protocol that heals instead.
4.21
20k+
Fast Like a Girl Summary
Fast Like a Girl
Standard fasting wrecks women's hormones. Here's the cycle-synced protocol that heals instead.
by Mindy Pelz 2022 329 pages
4.21
20k+ ratings
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman • 1988
Why you can't figure out a simple door: the design classic that blames objects, not people.
4.15
48k+
The Design of Everyday Things Summary
The Design of Everyday Things
Why you can't figure out a simple door: the design classic that blames objects, not people.
by Donald A. Norman 1988 257 pages
4.15
48k+ ratings
An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1995
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
4.06
86k+
An Unquiet Mind Summary
An Unquiet Mind
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1995 219 pages
4.06
86k+ ratings
Python Crash Course
by Eric Matthes • 2015
Learn Python through data: plot random walks, map countries, and build interactive charts from zero.
4.35
3k+
Python Crash Course Summary
Python Crash Course
Learn Python through data: plot random walks, map countries, and build interactive charts from zero.
by Eric Matthes 2015 544 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Hold Me Tight
by Sue Johnson • 2008
Recurring fights are attachment cries. The conversation that moves past blame and repairs the bond.
4.12
22k+
Hold Me Tight Summary
Hold Me Tight
Recurring fights are attachment cries. The conversation that moves past blame and repairs the bond.
by Sue Johnson 2008 300 pages
4.12
22k+ ratings
The Mind-Gut Connection
by Emeran Mayer • 2015
Your gut and brain are talking. The trillions of microbes between them are running the show.
3.76
9k+
The Mind-Gut Connection Summary
The Mind-Gut Connection
Your gut and brain are talking. The trillions of microbes between them are running the show.
by Emeran Mayer 2015 256 pages
3.76
9k+ ratings
Alone Together
by Sherry Turkle • 2011
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
3.62
6k+
Alone Together Summary
Alone Together
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
by Sherry Turkle 2011 384 pages
3.62
6k+ ratings
Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine
by K. Park • 1970
Health as an ecosystem, not a body: the Indian text that trained a generation of doctors.
3.89
1k+
Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine Summary
Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine
Health as an ecosystem, not a body: the Indian text that trained a generation of doctors.
by K. Park 1970 868 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
ADHD 2.0
by Edward M. Hallowell • 2021
New brain science reveals why distraction feels unstoppable, and how to retrain focus at any age.
4.07
13k+
ADHD 2.0 Summary
ADHD 2.0
New brain science reveals why distraction feels unstoppable, and how to retrain focus at any age.
by Edward M. Hallowell 2021 208 pages
4.07
13k+ ratings
Grit
by Angela Duckworth • 2016
Effort counts twice in achievement. Talent counts once. The gap widens over decades.
4.08
100k+
Grit Summary
Grit
Effort counts twice in achievement. Talent counts once. The gap widens over decades.
by Angela Duckworth 2016 333 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Stolen Focus
by Johann Hari • 2022
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
4.22
80k+
Stolen Focus Summary
Stolen Focus
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
by Johann Hari 2022 348 pages
4.22
80k+ ratings
Good Energy
by Casey Means • 2024
93% of adults have metabolic red flags. The fix is a cellular recharge, not a prescription.
4.06
26k+
Good Energy Summary
Good Energy
93% of adults have metabolic red flags. The fix is a cellular recharge, not a prescription.
by Casey Means 2024 400 pages
4.06
26k+ ratings
Storytelling with Data
by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic • 2015
A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.
4.38
8k+
Storytelling with Data Summary
Storytelling with Data
A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.
by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2015 288 pages
4.38
8k+ ratings
Games People Play
by Eric Berne • 1964
Your most ordinary conversations follow hidden scripts, with payoffs you rarely see and never chose.
3.72
41k+
Games People Play Summary
Games People Play
Your most ordinary conversations follow hidden scripts, with payoffs you rarely see and never chose.
by Eric Berne 1964 216 pages
3.72
41k+ ratings
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