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Science Book Summaries

Refactoring to Patterns
by Joshua Kerievsky • 2004
How to transform tangled code into textbook patterns one small, safe step at a time.
4.05
1k+
Refactoring to Patterns Summary
Refactoring to Patterns
How to transform tangled code into textbook patterns one small, safe step at a time.
by Joshua Kerievsky 2004 367 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
How Ideas Spread
by Jonah Berger • 2014
We share things to signal who we are. That single insight unlocks why ideas spread.
3.70
378
How Ideas Spread Summary
How Ideas Spread
We share things to signal who we are. That single insight unlocks why ideas spread.
by Jonah Berger 2014 6 pages
3.70
378 ratings
Unmasked
by Paul Holes • 2022
A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.
4.09
30k+
Unmasked Summary
Unmasked
A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.
by Paul Holes 2022 288 pages
4.09
30k+ ratings
Seven Days that Divide the World
by John C. Lennox • 2011
The creation week divides science and faith; a mathematician shows the divide is manufactured.
4.16
2k+
Seven Days that Divide the World Summary
Seven Days that Divide the World
The creation week divides science and faith; a mathematician shows the divide is manufactured.
by John C. Lennox 2011 192 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
The 4-Hour Chef
by Timothy Ferriss • 2012
Eighty seconds of tension beats an hour of cardio. Most fitness advice is equally backwards.
3.94
11k+
The 4-Hour Chef Summary
The 4-Hour Chef
Eighty seconds of tension beats an hour of cardio. Most fitness advice is equally backwards.
by Timothy Ferriss 2012 671 pages
3.94
11k+ ratings
Farsighted
by Steven Johnson • 2018
Why our biggest choices flunk the pro/con list, and what works: mapping, rehearsal, fiction.
3.55
2k+
Farsighted Summary
Farsighted
Why our biggest choices flunk the pro/con list, and what works: mapping, rehearsal, fiction.
by Steven Johnson 2018 384 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
To Infinity and Beyond
by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2023
A cosmic tour where emptiness isn't empty, time bends, and most of reality remains invisible.
4.31
1k+
To Infinity and Beyond Summary
To Infinity and Beyond
A cosmic tour where emptiness isn't empty, time bends, and most of reality remains invisible.
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2023 319 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Life After Death
by Deepak Chopra • 2013
Your brain does not make consciousness; it receives it. Death ends the receiver, not the signal.
3.84
2k+
Life After Death Summary
Life After Death
Your brain does not make consciousness; it receives it. Death ends the receiver, not the signal.
by Deepak Chopra 2013 304 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Outraged
by Kurt Gray • 2025
Liberals and conservatives don't have different moralities; they just see different victims.
4.11
472
Outraged Summary
Outraged
Liberals and conservatives don't have different moralities; they just see different victims.
by Kurt Gray 2025 368 pages
4.11
472 ratings
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2019
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
3.47
121
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
by Albert Rutherford 2019 179 pages
3.47
121 ratings
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
Look Summary
Look
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023 256 pages
3.15
233 ratings
Sams Teach Yourself SQL™ in 10 Minutes
by Ben Forta • 1999
Quick-start SQL: from data retrieval to secure virtual tables, all in ten-minute lessons.
4.09
1k+
Sams Teach Yourself SQL™ in 10 Minutes Summary
Sams Teach Yourself SQL™ in 10 Minutes
Quick-start SQL: from data retrieval to secure virtual tables, all in ten-minute lessons.
by Ben Forta 1999 256 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Curious
by Ian Leslie • 2014
Why knowing more makes you more curious, and why Google is putting that cycle at risk.
4.03
3k+
Curious Summary
Curious
Why knowing more makes you more curious, and why Google is putting that cycle at risk.
by Ian Leslie 2014 240 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Memory
by Jonathan K. Foster • 2008
What you remember is never what happened. The science of how memory rebuilds the past.
3.54
500+
Memory Summary
Memory
What you remember is never what happened. The science of how memory rebuilds the past.
by Jonathan K. Foster 2008 142 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
Just So
by Alan W. Watts • 2020
Real wealth is felt, not figured. The self that tallies is a phantom.
4.27
399
Just So Summary
Just So
Real wealth is felt, not figured. The self that tallies is a phantom.
by Alan W. Watts 2020 216 pages
4.27
399 ratings
Antimatter
by Frank Close • 2009
Half the universe should be antimatter. That it vanished is physics' most persistent mystery.
4.04
1k+
Antimatter Summary
Antimatter
Half the universe should be antimatter. That it vanished is physics' most persistent mystery.
by Frank Close 2009 176 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Why Calories Don't Count
by Giles Yeo • 2021
Calorie labels rest on century-old approximations. Your body runs a different set of equations.
3.83
500+
Why Calories Don't Count Summary
Why Calories Don't Count
Calorie labels rest on century-old approximations. Your body runs a different set of equations.
by Giles Yeo 2021 368 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
The Art of Seeing
by Aldous Huxley • 1942
Your glasses are crutches. How a near-blind writer retrained his eyes and mind to see clearly.
3.64
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The Art of Seeing Summary
The Art of Seeing
Your glasses are crutches. How a near-blind writer retrained his eyes and mind to see clearly.
by Aldous Huxley 1942 147 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
The Passion of the Western Mind
by Richard Tarnas • 1991
Western thought is a single dramatic story, from ancient archetypes to postmodern doubt.
4.24
2k+
The Passion of the Western Mind Summary
The Passion of the Western Mind
Western thought is a single dramatic story, from ancient archetypes to postmodern doubt.
by Richard Tarnas 1991 560 pages
4.24
2k+ ratings
Visible Learning for Teachers
by John Hattie • 2012
One teacher habit outperforms every method: constantly checking whether students actually learned.
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1k+
Visible Learning for Teachers Summary
Visible Learning for Teachers
One teacher habit outperforms every method: constantly checking whether students actually learned.
by John Hattie 2012 280 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Health Design Thinking
by Bon Ku • 2020
Empathy interviews, prototypes, sprints: the playbook for making healthcare human again.
4.11
163
Health Design Thinking Summary
Health Design Thinking
Empathy interviews, prototypes, sprints: the playbook for making healthcare human again.
by Bon Ku 2020 228 pages
4.11
163 ratings
Your Brain, Explained
by Marc Dingman • 2019
No fear center. No memory center. Just sprawling networks. A clear-eyed tour of your actual brain.
4.15
500+
Your Brain, Explained Summary
Your Brain, Explained
No fear center. No memory center. Just sprawling networks. A clear-eyed tour of your actual brain.
by Marc Dingman 2019 256 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes • 1986
Physics made the bomb inevitable long before any general asked for it.
4.40
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb Summary
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Physics made the bomb inevitable long before any general asked for it.
by Richard Rhodes 1986 886 pages
4.40
24k+ ratings
The Legacy
by David Suzuki • 2010
GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.
4.21
492
The Legacy Summary
The Legacy
GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.
by David Suzuki 2010 128 pages
4.21
492 ratings
Corruptible
by Brian Klaas • 2021
The wrong people chase power, our instincts select them, and broken systems let the abuse happen.
4.18
3k+
Corruptible Summary
Corruptible
The wrong people chase power, our instincts select them, and broken systems let the abuse happen.
by Brian Klaas 2021 319 pages
4.18
3k+ ratings
Geography for Dummies
by Charles A. Heatwole • 2002
How to read the world: a plain-language tour of Earth's lands, waters, people, and borders.
3.77
100
Geography for Dummies Summary
Geography for Dummies
How to read the world: a plain-language tour of Earth's lands, waters, people, and borders.
by Charles A. Heatwole 2002 386 pages
3.77
100 ratings
Visions
by Michio Kaku • 2011
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
4.03
2k+
Visions Summary
Visions
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
by Michio Kaku 2011 418 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Winner's Brain
by Jeff Brown • 2010
Success leaves a footprint in the brain. Eight ways to rewire yours for focus and follow-through.
3.50
500+
The Winner's Brain Summary
The Winner's Brain
Success leaves a footprint in the brain. Eight ways to rewire yours for focus and follow-through.
by Jeff Brown 2010 240 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
Bugs, Bowels, and Behavior
by Teri Arranga • 2012
In autism, the gut drives the brain. Fix the first, and the second often follows.
3.23
81
Bugs, Bowels, and Behavior Summary
Bugs, Bowels, and Behavior
In autism, the gut drives the brain. Fix the first, and the second often follows.
by Teri Arranga 2012 304 pages
3.23
81 ratings
The Sober Truth
by Lance Dodes • 2014
Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.
3.92
500+
The Sober Truth Summary
The Sober Truth
Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.
by Lance Dodes 2014 192 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Mathematics
by Timothy Gowers • 2002
Real mathematics does not compute. It builds worlds where objects are defined by their behavior.
3.86
1k+
Mathematics Summary
Mathematics
Real mathematics does not compute. It builds worlds where objects are defined by their behavior.
by Timothy Gowers 2002 143 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Trialogues at the Edge of the West
by Rupert Sheldrake • 1992
Nature learns, chaos creates, and three minds argue the cosmos has a memory and a soul.
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500+
Trialogues at the Edge of the West Summary
Trialogues at the Edge of the West
Nature learns, chaos creates, and three minds argue the cosmos has a memory and a soul.
by Rupert Sheldrake 1992 192 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book
by The 30 Minute Expert Series • 2013
You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.
3.87
31
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book Summary
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book
You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.
by The 30 Minute Expert Series 2013 40 pages
3.87
31 ratings
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers
by William Poundstone • 2003
Why Microsoft asks job candidates to move mountains. It is not about the answer.
3.58
1k+
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers Summary
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers
Why Microsoft asks job candidates to move mountains. It is not about the answer.
by William Poundstone 2003 288 pages
3.58
1k+ ratings
The End of Everything
by Katie Mack • 2020
Five ways the universe ends, from a cold fade to a quantum bubble that deletes reality.
4.25
13k+
The End of Everything Summary
The End of Everything
Five ways the universe ends, from a cold fade to a quantum bubble that deletes reality.
by Katie Mack 2020 226 pages
4.25
13k+ ratings
Google It
by Anna Crowley Redding • 2018
Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.
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500+
Google It Summary
Google It
Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.
by Anna Crowley Redding 2018 272 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998 208 pages
3.77
115 ratings
The Age of AI
by Jason Thacker • 2020
AI is renegotiating your job, your privacy, your body. A theologian draws the boundaries.
3.69
184
The Age of AI Summary
The Age of AI
AI is renegotiating your job, your privacy, your body. A theologian draws the boundaries.
by Jason Thacker 2020 192 pages
3.69
184 ratings
Brain Power
by Michael J. Gelb • 2011
Cognitive decline is not inevitable. The habits that keep your mind decades younger than your body.
3.73
284
Brain Power Summary
Brain Power
Cognitive decline is not inevitable. The habits that keep your mind decades younger than your body.
by Michael J. Gelb 2011 248 pages
3.73
284 ratings
Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects
by Giuseppe Ciaburro • 2018
Nine Keras projects that bring reinforcement learning from theory to working self-learning agents.
4.00
1
Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects Summary
Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects
Nine Keras projects that bring reinforcement learning from theory to working self-learning agents.
by Giuseppe Ciaburro 2018 288 pages
4.00
1 ratings
The Anatomy of Stretching
by Brad Walker • 2007
Anatomy-based stretching that targets the tight muscle, not just the area. No more guesswork.
4.21
500+
The Anatomy of Stretching Summary
The Anatomy of Stretching
Anatomy-based stretching that targets the tight muscle, not just the area. No more guesswork.
by Brad Walker 2007 200 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Surviving AI
by Calum Chace • 2015
Superintelligence is coming. It could be the greatest thing or the last thing we ever build.
3.88
500+
Surviving AI Summary
Surviving AI
Superintelligence is coming. It could be the greatest thing or the last thing we ever build.
by Calum Chace 2015 303 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
by Timothy Ferris • 2003
Our cosmic address was once a tiny sphere with Earth at its center. How we found the real one.
4.16
3k+
Coming of Age in the Milky Way Summary
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
Our cosmic address was once a tiny sphere with Earth at its center. How we found the real one.
by Timothy Ferris 2003 512 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Keto Clarity
by Jimmy Moore • 2014
Your carb ceiling is personal, extra protein turns to sugar, and fat was never the villain.
4.01
3k+
Keto Clarity Summary
Keto Clarity
Your carb ceiling is personal, extra protein turns to sugar, and fat was never the villain.
by Jimmy Moore 2014 304 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
Introducing NLP
by Joseph O'Connor • 1990
Decode how top performers think, and replicate their internal blueprint for yourself.
3.75
2k+
Introducing NLP Summary
Introducing NLP
Decode how top performers think, and replicate their internal blueprint for yourself.
by Joseph O'Connor 1990 245 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Innate
by Kevin J. Mitchell • 2018
Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.
4.14
500+
Innate Summary
Innate
Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.
by Kevin J. Mitchell 2018 304 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
The Science of Good and Evil
by Michael Shermer • 2004
Good and evil are evolutionary strategies, and science can decipher them.
3.91
3k+
The Science of Good and Evil Summary
The Science of Good and Evil
Good and evil are evolutionary strategies, and science can decipher them.
by Michael Shermer 2004 350 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Mathematics and Humor
by John Allen Paulos • 1980
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
3.40
159
Mathematics and Humor Summary
Mathematics and Humor
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
by John Allen Paulos 1980 124 pages
3.40
159 ratings
The Programmer's Brain
by Felienne Hermans • 2021
Syntax slips overnight; complex code confuses you. The cognitive fix no programming class taught.
3.85
416
The Programmer's Brain Summary
The Programmer's Brain
Syntax slips overnight; complex code confuses you. The cognitive fix no programming class taught.
by Felienne Hermans 2021 256 pages
3.85
416 ratings
The Chemistry of Calm
by Henry Emmons • 2010
A psychiatrist's drug-free protocol for anxiety targeting brain chemistry, not just coping skills.
3.78
1k+
The Chemistry of Calm Summary
The Chemistry of Calm
A psychiatrist's drug-free protocol for anxiety targeting brain chemistry, not just coping skills.
by Henry Emmons 2010 288 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
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