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Science Book Summaries

Mind Mapping For Dummies
by Florian Rustler • 2011
3.54
165
Science
Self Help
Psychology
Mind Mapping For Dummies Summary
Mind Mapping For Dummies
by Florian Rustler 2011 272 pages
3.54
165 ratings
Science
Self Help
Psychology
Love and Math
by Edward Frenkel • 2013
The Heart of Hidden Reality
3.70
3k+
Mathematics
Science
Biography
Love and Math Summary
Love and Math
The Heart of Hidden Reality
by Edward Frenkel 2013 292 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Biography
The Genius Life
by Max Lugavere • 2020
Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary
4.18
1k+
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Genius Life Summary
The Genius Life
Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary
by Max Lugavere 2020 288 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Red Web
by Andrei Soldatov • 2015
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
3.95
500+
Russia
Politics
History
The Red Web Summary
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
by Andrei Soldatov 2015 384 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Russia
Politics
History
The Breathing Book
by Donna Farhi • 1996
Good Health and Vitality Through Essential Breath Work
4.19
500+
Health
Self Help
Reference
The Breathing Book Summary
The Breathing Book
Good Health and Vitality Through Essential Breath Work
by Donna Farhi 1996 256 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Reference
The Language Puzzle
by Steven Mithen • 2024
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
3.89
487
History
Science
Linguistics
The Language Puzzle Summary
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
by Steven Mithen 2024 544 pages
3.89
487 ratings
History
Science
Linguistics
How Everything Can Collapse
by Pablo Servigne • 2015
A Manual for our Times
4.16
1k+
Science
Ecology
Politics
How Everything Can Collapse Summary
How Everything Can Collapse
A Manual for our Times
by Pablo Servigne 2015 250 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Science
Ecology
Politics
The Proof is in the Plants
by Simon Hill • 2021
4.56
1k+
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Proof is in the Plants Summary
The Proof is in the Plants
by Simon Hill 2021 416 pages
4.56
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Visual Thinking
by Colin Ware • 2008
For Design
3.81
189
Design
Psychology
Science
Visual Thinking Summary
Visual Thinking
For Design
by Colin Ware 2008 210 pages
3.81
189 ratings
Design
Psychology
Science
Neuroplasticity
by Moheb Costandi • 2016
3.98
500+
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
Neuroplasticity Summary
Neuroplasticity
by Moheb Costandi 2016 192 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
Mismeasure of Woman
by Carol Tavris • 1992
Why Women Are Not the Better Sex, the Inferior Sex, or the Opposite Sex
4.07
431
Feminism
Psychology
Gender
Mismeasure of Woman Summary
Mismeasure of Woman
Why Women Are Not the Better Sex, the Inferior Sex, or the Opposite Sex
by Carol Tavris 1992 400 pages
4.07
431 ratings
Feminism
Psychology
Gender
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age
by Daniel G. Amen • 2012
Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day
3.89
500+
Health
Self Help
Science
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age Summary
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age
Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day
by Daniel G. Amen 2012 384 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
The Hand
by Frank R. Wilson • 1998
How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
3.82
217
Science
Psychology
Design
The Hand Summary
The Hand
How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
by Frank R. Wilson 1998 416 pages
3.82
217 ratings
Science
Psychology
Design
The Myths of Happiness
by Sonja Lyubomirsky • 2012
3.66
2k+
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Myths of Happiness Summary
The Myths of Happiness
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2012 320 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Understanding and Using C Pointers
by Richard Reese • 2013
Core Techniques for Memory Management
4.15
183
Programming
Computer Science
Computers
Understanding and Using C Pointers Summary
Understanding and Using C Pointers
Core Techniques for Memory Management
by Richard Reese 2013 223 pages
4.15
183 ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Computers
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook
by Michael Geisen • 2016
The Complete Middle School Study Guide
4.45
500+
Science
Education
Reference
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook Summary
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook
The Complete Middle School Study Guide
by Michael Geisen 2016 544 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
Science
Education
Reference
The Compass of Pleasure
by David J. Linden • 2010
How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good
3.89
5k+
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Compass of Pleasure Summary
The Compass of Pleasure
How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good
by David J. Linden 2010 240 pages
3.89
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Going Nuclear
by Tim Gregory • 2025
How the Atom Will Save the World
4.47
309
Science
Technology
Environment
Going Nuclear Summary
Going Nuclear
How the Atom Will Save the World
by Tim Gregory 2025 384 pages
4.47
309 ratings
Science
Technology
Environment
The Food Revolution
by John Robbins • 2001
How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, 10th Anniversary Edition
4.28
3k+
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Food Revolution Summary
The Food Revolution
How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, 10th Anniversary Edition
by John Robbins 2001 453 pages
4.28
3k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Introducing Game Theory
by Ivan Pastine • 2017
A Graphic Guide
3.89
2k+
Science
Economics
Business
Introducing Game Theory Summary
Introducing Game Theory
A Graphic Guide
by Ivan Pastine 2017 279 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Science
Economics
Business
The Science of Yoga
by William J. Broad • 2012
The Risks and the Rewards
3.74
3k+
Science
Health
Fitness
The Science of Yoga Summary
The Science of Yoga
The Risks and the Rewards
by William J. Broad 2012 352 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Science
Health
Fitness
The Art of Rest
by Claudia Hammond • 2019
How to Find Respite in the Modern Age
3.59
2k+
Self Help
Psychology
Health
The Art of Rest Summary
The Art of Rest
How to Find Respite in the Modern Age
by Claudia Hammond 2019 304 pages
3.59
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Uncertainty
by David Lindley • 1996
Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
4.02
2k+
Science
Physics
History
Uncertainty Summary
Uncertainty
Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
by David Lindley 1996 272 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2019
3.94
1k+
Science
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Creativity Code Summary
Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy 2019 336 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Symmetry
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2007
A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
3.82
500+
Mathematics
Science
Popular Science
Symmetry Summary
Symmetry
A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
by Marcus du Sautoy 2007 384 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Popular Science
Happiness by Design
by Paul Dolan • 2014
Change What You Do, Not How You Think
3.59
2k+
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Happiness by Design Summary
Happiness by Design
Change What You Do, Not How You Think
by Paul Dolan 2014 258 pages
3.59
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Social Leap
by William Von Hippel • 2018
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy – Why Humans Lie, Exaggerate, and Feel Jealous
4.23
1k+
Psychology
Science
Evolution
The Social Leap Summary
The Social Leap
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy – Why Humans Lie, Exaggerate, and Feel Jealous
by William Von Hippel 2018 304 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Evolution
A Human Algorithm
by Flynn Coleman • 2019
How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are
3.58
299
Technology
Science
Business
A Human Algorithm Summary
A Human Algorithm
How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are
by Flynn Coleman 2019 336 pages
3.58
299 ratings
Technology
Science
Business
COVID-19
by Klaus Schwab • 2020
The Great Reset
2.69
1k+
Politics
Economics
History
COVID-19 Summary
COVID-19
The Great Reset
by Klaus Schwab 2020 280 pages
2.69
1k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Climate Justice
by Mary Robinson • 2018
Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
4.06
2k+
Environment
Climate Change
Science
Climate Justice Summary
Climate Justice
Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
by Mary Robinson 2018 176 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Environment
Climate Change
Science
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
by Stephen Maran • 1999
3.86
500+
Science
Astronomy
Space
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran Summary
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
by Stephen Maran 1999
3.86
500+ ratings
Science
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Space
Thinking and Deciding
by Jonathan Baron • 2007
4.06
320
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Thinking and Deciding Summary
Thinking and Deciding
by Jonathan Baron 2007 600 pages
4.06
320 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Resistance Training Revolution
by Sal Di Stefano • 2021
The No-Cardio Way to Burn Fat and Age-Proof Your Body―in Only 60 Minutes a Week
4.2
1k+
Health
Fitness
Science
The Resistance Training Revolution Summary
The Resistance Training Revolution
The No-Cardio Way to Burn Fat and Age-Proof Your Body―in Only 60 Minutes a Week
by Sal Di Stefano 2021 304 pages
4.2
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
Darwin's Doubt
by Stephen C. Meyer • 2013
The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
4.19
1k+
Science
Evolution
Religion
Darwin's Doubt Summary
Darwin's Doubt
The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
by Stephen C. Meyer 2013 512 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Science
Evolution
Religion
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room
3.80
2k+
Technology
Science
Philosophy
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know
Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room
by David Weinberger 2012 256 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Philosophy
Deep Learning
by John D. Kelleher • 2019
3.89
473
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Computer Science
Deep Learning Summary
Deep Learning
by John D. Kelleher 2019 296 pages
3.89
473 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Computer Science
The Joy of Search
by Daniel M. Russell • 2019
A Google Insider's Guide to Going Beyond the Basics
3.55
175
Technology
Science
Research
The Joy of Search Summary
The Joy of Search
A Google Insider's Guide to Going Beyond the Basics
by Daniel M. Russell 2019 336 pages
3.55
175 ratings
Technology
Science
Research
Unthinking
by Harry Beckwith • 2011
The Surprising Forces Behind What We Buy
3.46
355
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Unthinking Summary
Unthinking
The Surprising Forces Behind What We Buy
by Harry Beckwith 2011
3.46
355 ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Synchronicity
by F. David Peat • 1987
The Bridge Between Matter and Mind
3.92
318
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Synchronicity Summary
Synchronicity
The Bridge Between Matter and Mind
by F. David Peat 1987 256 pages
3.92
318 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Whole
by T. Colin Campbell • 2013
Rethinking the Science of Nutrition
3.90
6k+
Health
Nutrition
Food
Whole Summary
Whole
Rethinking the Science of Nutrition
by T. Colin Campbell 2013 352 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Darwin Economy
by Robert H. Frank • 2011
Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good
3.77
500+
Economics
Politics
Psychology
The Darwin Economy Summary
The Darwin Economy
Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good
by Robert H. Frank 2011 240 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Psychology
At the Water's Edge
by Carl Zimmer • 1998
Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea
4.09
2k+
Science
Biology
Evolution
At the Water's Edge Summary
At the Water's Edge
Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea
by Carl Zimmer 1998 290 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Nurture Shock
by Po Bronson • 2008
New Thinking About Children
4.03
26k+
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Nurture Shock Summary
Nurture Shock
New Thinking About Children
by Po Bronson 2008 336 pages
4.03
26k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Education
La vida secreta de la mente
by Mariano Sigman • 2015
Nuestro cerebro cuando decidimos, sentimos y pensamos
3.99
2k+
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
La vida secreta de la mente Summary
La vida secreta de la mente
Nuestro cerebro cuando decidimos, sentimos y pensamos
by Mariano Sigman 2015 292 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Science and Sanity
by Alfred Korzybski • 1933
An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics
4.40
386
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Science and Sanity Summary
Science and Sanity
An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics
by Alfred Korzybski 1933 927 pages
4.40
386 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Proust and the Squid
by Maryanne Wolf • 2007
The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
3.85
8k+
Science
Psychology
Education
Proust and the Squid Summary
Proust and the Squid
The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
by Maryanne Wolf 2007 308 pages
3.85
8k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Education
Discover Your Genius
by Michael J. Gelb • 2009
How to Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds
3.66
450
Self Help
History
Psychology
Discover Your Genius Summary
Discover Your Genius
How to Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds
by Michael J. Gelb 2009 384 pages
3.66
450 ratings
Self Help
History
Psychology
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
by Greta Thunberg • 2019
3.85
27k+
Politics
Environment
Science
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference Summary
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
by Greta Thunberg 2019 112 pages
3.85
27k+ ratings
Politics
Environment
Science
Last Child in the Woods
by Richard Louv • 2005
Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
3.92
15k+
Parenting
Nature
Education
Last Child in the Woods Summary
Last Child in the Woods
Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
by Richard Louv 2005 310 pages
3.92
15k+ ratings
Parenting
Nature
Education
The Future of Life
by Edward O. Wilson • 2002
4.14
3k+
Science
Biology
Environment
The Future of Life Summary
The Future of Life
by Edward O. Wilson 2002 256 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Environment
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