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Science Book Summaries

The Book of Spice
by John O'Connell • 2015
A 60,000 percent markup on nutmeg launched fleets, built empires, and redrew continents.
3.67
254
The Book of Spice Summary
The Book of Spice
A 60,000 percent markup on nutmeg launched fleets, built empires, and redrew continents.
by John O'Connell 2015 286 pages
3.67
254 ratings
Sugarproof
by Michael I. Goran • 2020
The sweetener in kids' yogurt and bread harms their liver. Here's the fix.
4.15
207
Sugarproof Summary
Sugarproof
The sweetener in kids' yogurt and bread harms their liver. Here's the fix.
by Michael I. Goran 2020 368 pages
4.15
207 ratings
Plan B 3.0
by Lester R. Brown • 2008
Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.
3.93
500+
Plan B 3.0 Summary
Plan B 3.0
Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.
by Lester R. Brown 2008 527 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Arithmetic
by Paul Lockhart • 2017
Arithmetic is a craft, not a grind. The elegant patterns hiding in every counting system.
3.92
236
Arithmetic Summary
Arithmetic
Arithmetic is a craft, not a grind. The elegant patterns hiding in every counting system.
by Paul Lockhart 2017 224 pages
3.92
236 ratings
How to Build Strong & Lean Bodyweight Muscle
by Anthony Arvanitakis • 2018
A gym-free body is possible: the science of using your own weight to build real, lean mass.
4.28
236
How to Build Strong & Lean Bodyweight Muscle Summary
How to Build Strong & Lean Bodyweight Muscle
A gym-free body is possible: the science of using your own weight to build real, lean mass.
by Anthony Arvanitakis 2018 169 pages
4.28
236 ratings
Do Fathers Matter?
by Paul Raeburn • 2014
Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.
3.59
500+
Do Fathers Matter? Summary
Do Fathers Matter?
Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.
by Paul Raeburn 2014 288 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Minds, Brains and Science
by John Rogers Searle • 1984
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
3.76
500+
Minds, Brains and Science Summary
Minds, Brains and Science
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
by John Rogers Searle 1984 107 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Holistic Dental Care
by Nadine Artemis • 2013
Most oral care products prevent healing. The food, oils, and protocol that let teeth regenerate.
4.37
500+
Holistic Dental Care Summary
Holistic Dental Care
Most oral care products prevent healing. The food, oils, and protocol that let teeth regenerate.
by Nadine Artemis 2013 152 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
The Cannabis Manifesto
by Steve DeAngelo • 2015
A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.
4.10
367
The Cannabis Manifesto Summary
The Cannabis Manifesto
A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.
by Steve DeAngelo 2015 230 pages
4.10
367 ratings
Moonshots
by Naveen Jain • 2018
Industry experts see limits; outsiders see moonshots. The mindset that builds the future.
4.20
182
Moonshots Summary
Moonshots
Industry experts see limits; outsiders see moonshots. The mindset that builds the future.
by Naveen Jain 2018 288 pages
4.20
182 ratings
Guesstimation
by Lawrence Weinstein • 2008
How to answer impossible questions with a napkin, a pen, and a few simple guesses.
3.75
432
Guesstimation Summary
Guesstimation
How to answer impossible questions with a napkin, a pen, and a few simple guesses.
by Lawrence Weinstein 2008 301 pages
3.75
432 ratings
The Unschooled Mind
by Howard Gardner • 1991
Children's intuitive theories outlast school; genuine understanding takes deliberate rewiring.
3.96
500+
The Unschooled Mind Summary
The Unschooled Mind
Children's intuitive theories outlast school; genuine understanding takes deliberate rewiring.
by Howard Gardner 1991 320 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
This Idea Is Brilliant
by John Brockman • 2018
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
3.83
500+
This Idea Is Brilliant Summary
This Idea Is Brilliant
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
by John Brockman 2018 515 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Surviving Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2012
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
4.22
500+
Surviving Survival Summary
Surviving Survival
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
by Laurence Gonzales 2012 304 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Everyday Chaos
by David Weinberger • 2019
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
3.78
202
Everyday Chaos Summary
Everyday Chaos
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
by David Weinberger 2019 256 pages
3.78
202 ratings
100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's and Age-Related Memory Loss
by Jean Carper • 2010
Berries, brisk walks, and bedtime routines: the hundred habits science says can shield your brain.
3.95
500+
100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's and Age-Related Memory Loss Summary
100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's and Age-Related Memory Loss
Berries, brisk walks, and bedtime routines: the hundred habits science says can shield your brain.
by Jean Carper 2010 317 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Sugar Nation
by Jeff O'Connell • 2011
After a prediabetes diagnosis, one journalist found a reversal protocol his doctor never mentioned.
3.55
500+
Sugar Nation Summary
Sugar Nation
After a prediabetes diagnosis, one journalist found a reversal protocol his doctor never mentioned.
by Jeff O'Connell 2011 320 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
The Reality Bubble
by Ziya Tong • 2019
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
4.18
1k+
The Reality Bubble Summary
The Reality Bubble
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
by Ziya Tong 2019 380 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Beyond Genetics
by Glenn McGee • 2004
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
3.60
5
Beyond Genetics Summary
Beyond Genetics
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
by Glenn McGee 2004 221 pages
3.60
5 ratings
Private Empire
by Steve Coll • 2012
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
4.00
4k+
Private Empire Summary
Private Empire
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
by Steve Coll 2012 685 pages
4.00
4k+ ratings
Everything Is Miscellaneous
by David Weinberger • 2007
Atoms forced one shelf per book. Bits let every fact live in many places at once.
3.74
2k+
Everything Is Miscellaneous Summary
Everything Is Miscellaneous
Atoms forced one shelf per book. Bits let every fact live in many places at once.
by David Weinberger 2007 277 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide
by Robert H. Frank • 2009
Why your neighbor's house determines your mortgage, and other economic laws hiding in plain sight.
3.49
300
The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide Summary
The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide
Why your neighbor's house determines your mortgage, and other economic laws hiding in plain sight.
by Robert H. Frank 2009 241 pages
3.49
300 ratings
A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms
by Jay Wengrow • 2017
The algorithm knowledge that turns working code into fast code, explained without the math degree.
4.39
500+
A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms Summary
A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms
The algorithm knowledge that turns working code into fast code, explained without the math degree.
by Jay Wengrow 2017 222 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
California Burning
by Katherine Blunt • 2022
The California utility that chose shareholder returns over safety, and the fires that followed.
4.26
1k+
California Burning Summary
California Burning
The California utility that chose shareholder returns over safety, and the fires that followed.
by Katherine Blunt 2022 350 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Social Psychology
by Richard J. Crisp • 2015
The invisible rules of attraction, prejudice, and obedience: why 65% of us would kill on command.
3.97
202
Social Psychology Summary
Social Psychology
The invisible rules of attraction, prejudice, and obedience: why 65% of us would kill on command.
by Richard J. Crisp 2015 144 pages
3.97
202 ratings
What Evolution Is
by Ernst W. Mayr • 2001
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
4.02
3k+
What Evolution Is Summary
What Evolution Is
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
by Ernst W. Mayr 2001 318 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
The Candy House
by Jennifer Egan • 2022
Externalized memory promises total connection, but some souls will do anything to stay hidden.
3.64
68k+
The Candy House Summary
The Candy House
Externalized memory promises total connection, but some souls will do anything to stay hidden.
by Jennifer Egan 2022 352 pages
3.64
68k+ ratings
Psychotherapy
by Tom Burns • 2015
Talk therapy's warring schools, from Freud to CBT, all depend on one common ingredient.
3.73
164
Psychotherapy Summary
Psychotherapy
Talk therapy's warring schools, from Freud to CBT, all depend on one common ingredient.
by Tom Burns 2015 127 pages
3.73
164 ratings
The Universe in Your Hand
by Christophe Galfard • 2015
Why time slows at high speed, space is never empty, 95% of the universe is missing.
4.39
7k+
The Universe in Your Hand Summary
The Universe in Your Hand
Why time slows at high speed, space is never empty, 95% of the universe is missing.
by Christophe Galfard 2015 395 pages
4.39
7k+ ratings
Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson • 2017
He learned optics for sunsets, anatomy for smiles. Leonardo drew no line between art and science.
4.18
100k+
Leonardo da Vinci Summary
Leonardo da Vinci
He learned optics for sunsets, anatomy for smiles. Leonardo drew no line between art and science.
by Walter Isaacson 2017 600 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Project Animal Farm
by Sonia Faruqi • 2015
One dairy farm visit sent a banker undercover worldwide to expose factory farming's hidden reality.
4.21
405
Project Animal Farm Summary
Project Animal Farm
One dairy farm visit sent a banker undercover worldwide to expose factory farming's hidden reality.
by Sonia Faruqi 2015 336 pages
4.21
405 ratings
The Perfectionists
by Simon Winchester • 2018
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
4.15
6k+
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
by Simon Winchester 2018 416 pages
4.15
6k+ ratings
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin • 2009
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life. The real explanation: it is just one of countless tries.
4.08
1k+
In Search of the Multiverse Summary
In Search of the Multiverse
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life. The real explanation: it is just one of countless tries.
by John Gribbin 2009 250 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Aliens
by Jim Al-Khalili • 2016
50,000 civilizations may share our galaxy. The search is chemistry, biology, and deep listening.
3.78
1k+
Aliens Summary
Aliens
50,000 civilizations may share our galaxy. The search is chemistry, biology, and deep listening.
by Jim Al-Khalili 2016 240 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Power Cues
by Nick Morgan • 2014
Your unconscious signals speak first. Neuroscience can read them, and you can learn to send them.
3.77
378
Power Cues Summary
Power Cues
Your unconscious signals speak first. Neuroscience can read them, and you can learn to send them.
by Nick Morgan 2014 272 pages
3.77
378 ratings
Textbook of Medical Physiology
by Arthur C. Guyton • 1969
How the body works, from cells to systems: the definitive physiology textbook for medical training.
4.25
2k+
Textbook of Medical Physiology Summary
Textbook of Medical Physiology
How the body works, from cells to systems: the definitive physiology textbook for medical training.
by Arthur C. Guyton 1969 1104 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
When God Talks Back
by T.M. Luhrmann • 2012
Mental techniques borrowed from therapy and theater make an invisible God answer back.
3.94
500+
When God Talks Back Summary
When God Talks Back
Mental techniques borrowed from therapy and theater make an invisible God answer back.
by T.M. Luhrmann 2012 464 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
The Humming Effect
by Jonathan Goldman • 2017
Humming for five minutes lowers blood pressure, boosts nitric oxide, needs nothing but breath.
4.22
173
The Humming Effect Summary
The Humming Effect
Humming for five minutes lowers blood pressure, boosts nitric oxide, needs nothing but breath.
by Jonathan Goldman 2017 130 pages
4.22
173 ratings
Philosophy of Mind
by Jaegwon Kim • 1996
How does physical matter produce the feel of pain? A guided tour through the rival answers.
4.00
500+
Philosophy of Mind Summary
Philosophy of Mind
How does physical matter produce the feel of pain? A guided tour through the rival answers.
by Jaegwon Kim 1996 352 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets
by Benoît B. Mandelbrot • 1997
Ten trading days can hold half a market's losses, and the standard models never see them coming.
4.09
6k+
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets Summary
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets
Ten trading days can hold half a market's losses, and the standard models never see them coming.
by Benoît B. Mandelbrot 1997
4.09
6k+ ratings
Healthy Aging
by Andrew Weil • 2005
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
3.87
1k+
Healthy Aging Summary
Healthy Aging
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
by Andrew Weil 2005 384 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Calculus of Friendship
by Steven H. Strogatz • 2009
They traded calculus problems by mail for thirty years. The equations said what they couldn't.
3.87
404
The Calculus of Friendship Summary
The Calculus of Friendship
They traded calculus problems by mail for thirty years. The equations said what they couldn't.
by Steven H. Strogatz 2009 184 pages
3.87
404 ratings
Change Your Mind--And Keep the Change
by Connirae Andreas • 1987
Your habits and beliefs have a sensory code. Learn to rewrite it, often in minutes.
3.94
105
Change Your Mind--And Keep the Change Summary
Change Your Mind--And Keep the Change
Your habits and beliefs have a sensory code. Learn to rewrite it, often in minutes.
by Connirae Andreas 1987 218 pages
3.94
105 ratings
Life in Code
by Ellen Ullman • 2017
Programming is obsession, not logic, and the people who built the internet mistrust human beings.
3.96
1k+
Life in Code Summary
Life in Code
Programming is obsession, not logic, and the people who built the internet mistrust human beings.
by Ellen Ullman 2017 320 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Confessions of a Surgeon
by Paul A. Ruggieri • 2012
Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.
3.75
2k+
Confessions of a Surgeon Summary
Confessions of a Surgeon
Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.
by Paul A. Ruggieri 2012 272 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Dirty Minds
by Kayt Sukel • 2012
Romantic love activates the same brain circuits as cocaine. Heartbreak is neurological withdrawal.
3.55
447
Dirty Minds Summary
Dirty Minds
Romantic love activates the same brain circuits as cocaine. Heartbreak is neurological withdrawal.
by Kayt Sukel 2012 288 pages
3.55
447 ratings
Pure Human
by Gregg Braden • 2025
Your DNA encodes a sacred message. A global agenda aims to rewrite it by 2030.
4.38
236
Pure Human Summary
Pure Human
Your DNA encodes a sacred message. A global agenda aims to rewrite it by 2030.
by Gregg Braden 2025 304 pages
4.38
236 ratings
Projections
by Karl Deisseroth • 2021
How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.
4.00
1k+
Projections Summary
Projections
How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.
by Karl Deisseroth 2021 256 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Sex on the Brain
by Daniel G. Amen • 2007
Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.
3.72
300
Sex on the Brain Summary
Sex on the Brain
Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.
by Daniel G. Amen 2007 304 pages
3.72
300 ratings
Lost Knowledge of the Imagination
by Gary Lachman • 2017
Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.
4.25
246
Lost Knowledge of the Imagination Summary
Lost Knowledge of the Imagination
Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.
by Gary Lachman 2017 145 pages
4.25
246 ratings
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