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Science Book Summaries

How to Change Your Mind
by Michael Pollan • 2018
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
4.27
85k+
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Psychology
Health
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How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
by Michael Pollan 2018 464 pages
4.27
85k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Health
Mindsight
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2009
The New Science of Personal Transformation
4.14
11k+
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Mindsight Summary
Mindsight
The New Science of Personal Transformation
by Daniel J. Siegel 2009 236 pages
4.14
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Willpower Instinct
by Kelly McGonigal • 2011
How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
4.13
33k+
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Willpower Instinct Summary
The Willpower Instinct
How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
by Kelly McGonigal 2011 275 pages
4.13
33k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Fabric of Reality
by David Deutsch • 1996
The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications
4.14
5k+
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Physics
Philosophy
The Fabric of Reality Summary
The Fabric of Reality
The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications
by David Deutsch 1996 390 pages
4.14
5k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Why We Love
by Helen Fisher • 2004
The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
3.74
3k+
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Relationships
Why We Love Summary
Why We Love
The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
by Helen Fisher 2004 320 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Relationships
Superagency
by Reid Hoffman • 2025
What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future
3.33
1k+
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Business
Superagency Summary
Superagency
What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future
by Reid Hoffman 2025 286 pages
3.33
1k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Business
A Billion Wicked Thoughts
by Ogi Ogas • 2011
What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships
3.83
4k+
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Science
Sexuality
A Billion Wicked Thoughts Summary
A Billion Wicked Thoughts
What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships
by Ogi Ogas 2011 418 pages
3.83
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sexuality
The Definitive Book of Body Language
by Allan Pease • 1981
3.95
28k+
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Self Help
Communication
The Definitive Book of Body Language Summary
The Definitive Book of Body Language
by Allan Pease 1981 400 pages
3.95
28k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
Buyology
by Martin Lindstrom • 2008
Truth and Lies About Why We Buy
3.76
14k+
Business
Psychology
Economics
Buyology Summary
Buyology
Truth and Lies About Why We Buy
by Martin Lindstrom 2008 272 pages
3.76
14k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Economics
Artificial Intelligence
by Melanie Mitchell • 2019
A Guide for Thinking Humans
4.33
4k+
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Science
Technology
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence
A Guide for Thinking Humans
by Melanie Mitchell 2019 336 pages
4.33
4k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Moonwalking with Einstein
by Joshua Foer • 2011
The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
3.88
94k+
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Psychology
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Moonwalking with Einstein
The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
by Joshua Foer 2011 307 pages
3.88
94k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Self Help
The Shallows
by Nicholas Carr • 2010
What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
3.89
33k+
Psychology
Science
Technology
The Shallows Summary
The Shallows
What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
by Nicholas Carr 2010 276 pages
3.89
33k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Technology
Gut
by Giulia Enders • 2014
The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
4.08
56k+
Health
Science
Medicine
Gut Summary
Gut
The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
by Giulia Enders 2014 272 pages
4.08
56k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The Happiness Hypothesis
by Jonathan Haidt • 2006
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
4.09
45k+
Psychology
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Self Help
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
by Jonathan Haidt 2006 297 pages
4.09
45k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Evolutionary Psychology
by David M. Buss • 2014
The New Science of the Mind
4.34
1k+
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology Summary
Evolutionary Psychology
The New Science of the Mind
by David M. Buss 2014 518 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Evolution
The Art of Deception
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2001
Controlling the Human Element of Security
3.76
7k+
Psychology
Technology
Hackers
The Art of Deception Summary
The Art of Deception
Controlling the Human Element of Security
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2001 368 pages
3.76
7k+ ratings
Psychology
Technology
Hackers
Everything Is Tuberculosis
by John Green • 2025
The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
4.33
200k+
History
Science
Health
Everything Is Tuberculosis Summary
Everything Is Tuberculosis
The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green 2025 198 pages
4.33
200k+ ratings
History
Science
Health
Playing and Reality
by D.W. Winnicott • 1971
4.20
2k+
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Philosophy
Playing and Reality Summary
Playing and Reality
by D.W. Winnicott 1971 214 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Philosophy
The Soundscape
by R. Murray Schafer • 1977
Our Environment and the Tuning of the World
4.13
500+
Music
Art
Science
The Soundscape Summary
The Soundscape
Our Environment and the Tuning of the World
by R. Murray Schafer 1977 320 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Music
Art
Science
Irresistible
by Adam Alter • 2017
The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
3.85
12k+
Psychology
Technology
Science
Irresistible Summary
Irresistible
The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
by Adam Alter 2017 368 pages
3.85
12k+ ratings
Psychology
Technology
Science
How We Learn
by Benedict Carey • 2014
The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
3.91
7k+
Education
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How We Learn Summary
How We Learn
The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
by Benedict Carey 2014 272 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Education
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Science
Willpower
by Roy F. Baumeister • 2011
Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
3.95
20k+
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Personal Development
Willpower Summary
Willpower
Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
by Roy F. Baumeister 2011 291 pages
3.95
20k+ ratings
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Antifragile
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2012
Things That Gain from Disorder
4.10
58k+
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Business
Economics
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Antifragile
Things That Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012 426 pages
4.10
58k+ ratings
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Economics
The Little Book of Psychology
by Emily Ralls • 2021
An Introduction to the Key Psychologists and Theories You Need to Know
3.96
1k+
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Science
The Little Book of Psychology Summary
The Little Book of Psychology
An Introduction to the Key Psychologists and Theories You Need to Know
by Emily Ralls 2021 130 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Red Queen
by Matt Ridley • 1993
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
4.05
17k+
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Biology
Evolution
The Red Queen Summary
The Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
by Matt Ridley 1993 405 pages
4.05
17k+ ratings
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Biology
Evolution
Blink
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2005
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
3.96
600k+
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Self Help
Blink Summary
Blink
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell 2005 172 pages
3.96
600k+ ratings
Psychology
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Self Help
Body Language
by Allan Pease • 2006
How to Read Others' Thoughts by Their Gestures
3.86
4k+
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
Body Language Summary
Body Language
How to Read Others' Thoughts by Their Gestures
by Allan Pease 2006 152 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Psychology
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Communication
Mastermind
by Maria Konnikova • 2013
How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
3.55
8k+
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Mastermind Summary
Mastermind
How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
by Maria Konnikova 2013 273 pages
3.55
8k+ ratings
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Gödel, Escher, Bach
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 1979
An Eternal Golden Braid
4.29
52k+
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Gödel, Escher, Bach Summary
Gödel, Escher, Bach
An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1979 777 pages
4.29
52k+ ratings
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Chatter
by Ethan Kross • 2021
3.96
24k+
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Chatter Summary
Chatter
by Ethan Kross 2021
3.96
24k+ ratings
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The Signal and the Noise
by Nate Silver • 2012
Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't
3.97
52k+
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Business
Economics
The Signal and the Noise Summary
The Signal and the Noise
Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't
by Nate Silver 2012 545 pages
3.97
52k+ ratings
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Business
Economics
How Not to Age
by Michael Greger • 2023
The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
4.25
3k+
Health
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Nutrition
How Not to Age Summary
How Not to Age
The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
by Michael Greger 2023 640 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
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Nutrition
How to Measure Anything
by Douglas W. Hubbard • 1985
Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business
3.90
3k+
Business
Management
Science
How to Measure Anything Summary
How to Measure Anything
Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business
by Douglas W. Hubbard 1985 432 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
Business
Management
Science
Uncommon Sense Teaching
by Barbara Oakley • 2021
Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
4.16
1k+
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Uncommon Sense Teaching Summary
Uncommon Sense Teaching
Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
by Barbara Oakley 2021 336 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
by Kevin Dutton • 2012
What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success
3.74
14k+
Psychology
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Self Help
The Wisdom of Psychopaths Summary
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success
by Kevin Dutton 2012 222 pages
3.74
14k+ ratings
Psychology
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Self Help
The Way Out
by Alan Gordon • 2020
The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Heal Chronic Pain
4.39
5k+
Health
Self Help
Psychology
The Way Out Summary
The Way Out
The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Heal Chronic Pain
by Alan Gordon 2020 224 pages
4.39
5k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Rewire
by Nicole Vignola • 2024
Break the Cycle, Alter Your Thoughts and Create Lasting Change
4.20
2k+
Self Help
Psychology
Science
Rewire Summary
Rewire
Break the Cycle, Alter Your Thoughts and Create Lasting Change
by Nicole Vignola 2024 354 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
AI Ethics
by Mark Coeckelbergh • 2020
3.63
500+
Philosophy
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
AI Ethics Summary
AI Ethics
by Mark Coeckelbergh 2020 248 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
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Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Data Science for Business
by Foster Provost • 2013
What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking
4.13
2k+
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Technology
Science
Data Science for Business Summary
Data Science for Business
What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking
by Foster Provost 2013 413 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Science
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot • 2010
4.13
800k+
Science
Book Club
History
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Summary
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot 2010 362 pages
4.13
800k+ ratings
Science
Book Club
History
Deep Utopia
by Nick Bostrom • 2024
Life and Meaning in a Solved World
3.61
500+
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Deep Utopia Summary
Deep Utopia
Life and Meaning in a Solved World
by Nick Bostrom 2024 536 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
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Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff • 1980
4.09
7k+
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Linguistics
Psychology
Metaphors We Live By Summary
Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff 1980 276 pages
4.09
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Linguistics
Psychology
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
by Michael Wooldridge • 2021
What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going
3.87
500+
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence Summary
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going
by Michael Wooldridge 2021 272 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Sex at Dawn
by Christopher Ryan • 2010
The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
3.97
31k+
Science
History
Sexuality
Sex at Dawn Summary
Sex at Dawn
The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
by Christopher Ryan 2010 416 pages
3.97
31k+ ratings
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History
Sexuality
Consciousness Explained
by Daniel C. Dennett • 1991
3.90
8k+
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Psychology
Consciousness Explained Summary
Consciousness Explained
by Daniel C. Dennett 1991 530 pages
3.90
8k+ ratings
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Psychology
David and Goliath
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2013
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
3.97
100k+
Psychology
Business
Self Help
David and Goliath Summary
David and Goliath
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell 2013 305 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
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The Poisoner's Handbook
by Deborah Blum • 2010
Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
4.02
37k+
History
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True Crime
The Poisoner's Handbook Summary
The Poisoner's Handbook
Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
by Deborah Blum 2010 319 pages
4.02
37k+ ratings
History
Science
True Crime
Learned Optimism
by Martin E.P. Seligman • 1990
How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
3.96
20k+
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Personal Development
Learned Optimism Summary
Learned Optimism
How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
by Martin E.P. Seligman 1990 319 pages
3.96
20k+ ratings
Psychology
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Psych 101
by Paul Kleinman • 2012
Psychology Facts, Basics, Statistics, Tests, and More!
3.92
4k+
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Reference
Psych 101 Summary
Psych 101
Psychology Facts, Basics, Statistics, Tests, and More!
by Paul Kleinman 2012 288 pages
3.92
4k+ ratings
Psychology
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Reference
How Not to Die
by Michael Greger • 2015
Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
4.41
50k+
Health
Nutrition
Science
How Not to Die Summary
How Not to Die
Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
by Michael Greger 2015 576 pages
4.41
50k+ ratings
Health
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