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Science Book Summaries

The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
by Mario Livio • 2005
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
3.89
1k+
Mathematics
Science
History
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved Summary
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
by Mario Livio 2005 368 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
History
Blueprint
by Nicholas A. Christakis • 2019
The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
3.95
2k+
Science
Psychology
History
Blueprint Summary
Blueprint
The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
by Nicholas A. Christakis 2019 544 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
History
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
by Tony Buzan • 1976
New Mind-Mapping Techniques
3.88
375
Self Help
Psychology
Science
Use Both Sides of Your Brain Summary
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
New Mind-Mapping Techniques
by Tony Buzan 1976 160 pages
3.88
375 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
What Is Relativity?
by Jeffrey O. Bennett • 2014
An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
4.33
500+
Science
Physics
Mathematics
What Is Relativity? Summary
What Is Relativity?
An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
by Jeffrey O. Bennett 2014 204 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
The Right Kind of Crazy
by Adam Steltzner • 2015
A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation
3.81
500+
Science
Space
Business
The Right Kind of Crazy Summary
The Right Kind of Crazy
A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation
by Adam Steltzner 2015 256 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Science
Space
Business
Follow Your Gut
by Rob Knight • 2015
The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes
3.82
1k+
Science
Health
Nutrition
Follow Your Gut Summary
Follow Your Gut
The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes
by Rob Knight 2015 128 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Science
Health
Nutrition
Criminology For Dummies
by Steven Briggs • 2009
3.89
248
Science
Reference
Psychology
Criminology For Dummies Summary
Criminology For Dummies
by Steven Briggs 2009 384 pages
3.89
248 ratings
Science
Reference
Psychology
May Contain Lies
by Alex Edmans • 2024
How Stories, Statistics and Studies Exploit Our Biases - And What We Can Do About It
4.11
1k+
Psychology
Science
Economics
May Contain Lies Summary
May Contain Lies
How Stories, Statistics and Studies Exploit Our Biases - And What We Can Do About It
by Alex Edmans 2024 322 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
Ready to Run
by Kelly Starrett • 2014
Unlocking Your Potential to Run Naturally
4.23
2k+
Fitness
Health
Sports
Ready to Run Summary
Ready to Run
Unlocking Your Potential to Run Naturally
by Kelly Starrett 2014 288 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Sports
Breakfast with Socrates
by Robert Rowland Smith • 2009
An Extraordinary (Philosophical) Journey Through Your Ordinary Day
3.28
1k+
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Breakfast with Socrates Summary
Breakfast with Socrates
An Extraordinary (Philosophical) Journey Through Your Ordinary Day
by Robert Rowland Smith 2009 237 pages
3.28
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
What the Face Reveals
by Paul Ekman • 1998
Basic and Applied Studies of Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System
4.19
238
Psychology
Communication
Science
What the Face Reveals Summary
What the Face Reveals
Basic and Applied Studies of Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System
by Paul Ekman 1998 672 pages
4.19
238 ratings
Psychology
Communication
Science
The User's Guide to the Human Mind
by Shawn T. Smith • 2011
Why Our Brains Make Us Unhappy, Anxious, and Neurotic and What We Can Do about It
4.02
312
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The User's Guide to the Human Mind Summary
The User's Guide to the Human Mind
Why Our Brains Make Us Unhappy, Anxious, and Neurotic and What We Can Do about It
by Shawn T. Smith 2011 216 pages
4.02
312 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Upright Thinkers
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2015
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
4.13
2k+
Science
History
Evolution
The Upright Thinkers Summary
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
by Leonard Mlodinow 2015 352 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Evolution
The Catalyst
by Thomas R. Cech • 2024
RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
4.28
500+
Science
Biology
Medicine
The Catalyst Summary
The Catalyst
RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
by Thomas R. Cech 2024 304 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Science
Biology
Medicine
Conspirituality
by Derek Beres • 2023
How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
3.98
1k+
Politics
Psychology
Science
Conspirituality Summary
Conspirituality
How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
by Derek Beres 2023 384 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
Science
The Elephant in the Universe
by Govert Schilling • 2022
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
4.07
265
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
by Govert Schilling 2022 376 pages
4.07
265 ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Clean Meat
by Paul Shapiro • 2018
How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World
4.04
500+
Science
Food
Environment
Clean Meat Summary
Clean Meat
How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World
by Paul Shapiro 2018 272 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Science
Food
Environment
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
by Julian Guthrie • 2013
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice
4.11
500+
Sports
Biography
Business
The Billionaire and the Mechanic Summary
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice
by Julian Guthrie 2013 336 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Business
Linux for Beginners
by Jason Cannon • 2014
4.02
339
Computer Science
Computers
Technology
Linux for Beginners Summary
Linux for Beginners
by Jason Cannon 2014 147 pages
4.02
339 ratings
Computer Science
Computers
Technology
Reaching the Animal Mind
by Karen Pryor • 2008
Clicker Training and What It Teaches Us About All Animals
4.39
1k+
Dogs
Animals
Psychology
Reaching the Animal Mind Summary
Reaching the Animal Mind
Clicker Training and What It Teaches Us About All Animals
by Karen Pryor 2008 272 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
Dogs
Animals
Psychology
The Space Barons
by Christian Davenport • 2018
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
4.10
4k+
Science
Space
Business
The Space Barons Summary
The Space Barons
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
by Christian Davenport 2018 320 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Science
Space
Business
The Economics Book
by Niall Kishtainy • 2012
Big Ideas Simply Explained
4.02
2k+
Economics
Business
Reference
The Economics Book Summary
The Economics Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
by Niall Kishtainy 2012 352 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Reference
This Explains Everything
by John Brockman • 2013
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
3.66
2k+
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
This Explains Everything Summary
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
by John Brockman 2013 411 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt
by Lucy Hawking • 2009
4.20
3k+
Science
Childrens
Middle Grade
George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt Summary
George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt
by Lucy Hawking 2009 320 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
Science
Childrens
Middle Grade
A Brief History of Intelligence
by Max Solomon Bennett • 2023
Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
4.46
4k+
Science
Artificial Intelligence
History
A Brief History of Intelligence Summary
A Brief History of Intelligence
Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
by Max Solomon Bennett 2023 432 pages
4.46
4k+ ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
History
Quantum Man
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2011
Richard Feynman's Life in Science
4.07
3k+
Science
Biography
Physics
Quantum Man Summary
Quantum Man
Richard Feynman's Life in Science
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2011 368 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Physics
Everyday Trauma
by Tracey Shors • 2021
Remapping the Brain's Response to Stress, Anxiety, and Painful Memories for a Better Life
3.52
500+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Everyday Trauma Summary
Everyday Trauma
Remapping the Brain's Response to Stress, Anxiety, and Painful Memories for a Better Life
by Tracey Shors 2021 208 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Sociology Book
by Sam Atkinson • 2015
Big Ideas Simply Explained
4.02
1k+
Sociology
Reference
Science
The Sociology Book Summary
The Sociology Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
by Sam Atkinson 2015 352 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Reference
Science
Feeding You Lies
by Vani Hari • 2019
How to Unravel the Food Industry's Playbook and Reclaim Your Health
4.15
1k+
Health
Food
Nutrition
Feeding You Lies Summary
Feeding You Lies
How to Unravel the Food Industry's Playbook and Reclaim Your Health
by Vani Hari 2019 328 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
To Repair the World
by Paul Farmer • 2013
Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation
4.11
1k+
Medicine
Health
Science
To Repair the World Summary
To Repair the World
Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation
by Paul Farmer 2013 294 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Medicine
Health
Science
The Yeast Connection
by William G. Crook • 1983
A Medical Breakthrough
3.80
261
Health
Self Help
Diets
The Yeast Connection Summary
The Yeast Connection
A Medical Breakthrough
by William G. Crook 1983 613 pages
3.80
261 ratings
Health
Self Help
Diets
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
by Wes Ely • 2021
A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU
4.35
1k+
Medicine
Medical
Science
Every Deep-Drawn Breath Summary
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU
by Wes Ely 2021 347 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Economics Rules
by Dani Rodrik • 2015
The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science
3.94
1k+
Economics
Business
Finance
Economics Rules Summary
Economics Rules
The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science
by Dani Rodrik 2015 272 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
The Microbiome Solution
by Robynne Chutkan MD • 2015
A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out
4.00
1k+
Health
Nutrition
Science
The Microbiome Solution Summary
The Microbiome Solution
A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out
by Robynne Chutkan MD 2015 304 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Supernature
by Lyall Watson • 1973
4.10
500+
Science
Paranormal
Popular Science
Supernature Summary
Supernature
by Lyall Watson 1973
4.10
500+ ratings
Science
Paranormal
Popular Science
The Flaw of Averages
by Sam L. Savage • 2009
Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty
3.86
500+
Business
Science
Mathematics
The Flaw of Averages Summary
The Flaw of Averages
Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty
by Sam L. Savage 2009 416 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Business
Science
Mathematics
Stephen Hawking
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2020
A Memoir of Friendship and Physics
4.03
500+
Science
Biography
Memoir
Stephen Hawking Summary
Stephen Hawking
A Memoir of Friendship and Physics
by Leonard Mlodinow 2020 240 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Science
Biography
Memoir
Unwritten Laws of Engineering
by W.J. King • 2011
4.10
500+
Engineering
Business
Programming
Unwritten Laws of Engineering Summary
Unwritten Laws of Engineering
by W.J. King 2011 78 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Engineering
Business
Programming
Death by Comfort
by Paul Taylor • 2022
How modern life is killing us and what we can do about it
3.97
495
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Death by Comfort Summary
Death by Comfort
How modern life is killing us and what we can do about it
by Paul Taylor 2022 194 pages
3.97
495 ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Falter
by Bill McKibben • 2019
Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
4.00
2k+
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Falter Summary
Falter
Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
by Bill McKibben 2019 291 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Street-Fighting Mathematics
by Sanjoy Mahajan • 2010
The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving
3.74
236
Mathematics
Science
Textbooks
Street-Fighting Mathematics Summary
Street-Fighting Mathematics
The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving
by Sanjoy Mahajan 2010 152 pages
3.74
236 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Textbooks
Nonsense on Stilts
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008
How to Tell Science from Bunk
3.89
1k+
Science
Philosophy
Skepticism
Nonsense on Stilts Summary
Nonsense on Stilts
How to Tell Science from Bunk
by Massimo Pigliucci 2008 336 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Skepticism
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Jason M. Satterfield • 2015
Techniques for Retraining Your Brain
4.05
2k+
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Techniques for Retraining Your Brain
by Jason M. Satterfield 2015
4.05
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Case Against Sugar
by Gary Taubes • 2016
3.84
11k+
Health
Science
Food
The Case Against Sugar Summary
The Case Against Sugar
by Gary Taubes 2016 384 pages
3.84
11k+ ratings
Health
Science
Food
The Great Transition
by Lester R. Brown • 2014
Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy
3.66
201
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Great Transition Summary
The Great Transition
Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy
by Lester R. Brown 2014 194 pages
3.66
201 ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
We Are the Weather
by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2019
Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
3.69
17k+
Science
Environment
Climate Change
We Are the Weather Summary
We Are the Weather
Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2019 288 pages
3.69
17k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Quantum Enigma
by Bruce Rosenblum • 2006
Physics Encounters Consciousness
4.13
2k+
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Quantum Enigma Summary
Quantum Enigma
Physics Encounters Consciousness
by Bruce Rosenblum 2006 230 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Keto for Cancer
by Miriam Kalamian • 2017
Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy
4.20
198
Health
Nutrition
Science
Keto for Cancer Summary
Keto for Cancer
Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy
by Miriam Kalamian 2017 400 pages
4.20
198 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Can You Solve My Problems?
by Alex Bellos • 2016
A Casebook of Ingenious, Perplexing and Totally Satisfying Puzzles
4.03
387
Puzzles
Mathematics
Science
Can You Solve My Problems? Summary
Can You Solve My Problems?
A Casebook of Ingenious, Perplexing and Totally Satisfying Puzzles
by Alex Bellos 2016
4.03
387 ratings
Puzzles
Mathematics
Science
Freakonomics
by Steven D. Levitt • 2005
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
4.01
900k+
Economics
Business
Science
Freakonomics Summary
Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt 2005 320 pages
4.01
900k+ ratings
Economics
Business
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