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Science Book Summaries

The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians
by Louis Cozolino • 2020
4.49
49
Neuroscience
Science
Psychology
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians Summary
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians
by Louis Cozolino 2020 336 pages
4.49
49 ratings
Neuroscience
Science
Psychology
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen
by Manfred Spitzer • 2012
3.70
1k+
Psychology
Science
Technology
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen Summary
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen
by Manfred Spitzer 2012 368 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Technology
The Pleasure Trap
by Douglas J. Lisle • 2006
Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness
4.12
2k+
Health
Psychology
Nutrition
The Pleasure Trap Summary
The Pleasure Trap
Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness
by Douglas J. Lisle 2006 225 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Health
Psychology
Nutrition
Flight Paths
by Rebecca Heisman • 2023
How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration
4.07
500+
Science
Nature
Birds
Flight Paths Summary
Flight Paths
How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration
by Rebecca Heisman 2023 288 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Science
Nature
Birds
The Klamath Knot
by David Rains Wallace • 1983
Explorations of Myth and Evolution
4.20
184
Nature
Natural History
Environment
The Klamath Knot Summary
The Klamath Knot
Explorations of Myth and Evolution
by David Rains Wallace 1983 174 pages
4.20
184 ratings
Nature
Natural History
Environment
The Hidden Geometry of Life
by Karen L. French • 2012
The Science and Spirituality of Nature
3.67
55
Science
Nature
Mathematics
The Hidden Geometry of Life Summary
The Hidden Geometry of Life
The Science and Spirituality of Nature
by Karen L. French 2012 240 pages
3.67
55 ratings
Science
Nature
Mathematics
Empires of the Word
by Nicholas Ostler • 2005
A Language History of the World
4.06
3k+
History
Linguistics
Language
Empires of the Word Summary
Empires of the Word
A Language History of the World
by Nicholas Ostler 2005 615 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
History
Linguistics
Language
The End of Night
by Paul Bogard • 2013
Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
4.04
2k+
Science
Nature
Environment
The End of Night Summary
The End of Night
Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
by Paul Bogard 2013 336 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Science
Nature
Environment
Mapping the Darkness
by Kenneth Miller • 2023
The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep
3.89
230
Science
History
Health
Mapping the Darkness Summary
Mapping the Darkness
The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep
by Kenneth Miller 2023 432 pages
3.89
230 ratings
Science
History
Health
Improbable Planet
by Hugh Ross • 2016
How Earth Became Humanity's Home
4.17
362
Science
Christian
Theology
Improbable Planet Summary
Improbable Planet
How Earth Became Humanity's Home
by Hugh Ross 2016 288 pages
4.17
362 ratings
Science
Christian
Theology
The Modern Mind
by Peter Watson • 1937
An Intellectual History of the 20th Century
4.31
1k+
History
Philosophy
Science
The Modern Mind Summary
The Modern Mind
An Intellectual History of the 20th Century
by Peter Watson 1937 847 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Science
Meat Planet
by Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft • 2019
Artificial Flesh and the Future of Food (California Studies in Food and Culture)
3.34
73
Food
Science
Animals
Meat Planet Summary
Meat Planet
Artificial Flesh and the Future of Food (California Studies in Food and Culture)
by Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft 2019 262 pages
3.34
73 ratings
Food
Science
Animals
Lives of the Trees
by Diana Wells • 2010
An Uncommon History
3.79
287
Nature
History
Science
Lives of the Trees Summary
Lives of the Trees
An Uncommon History
by Diana Wells 2010 369 pages
3.79
287 ratings
Nature
History
Science
Absence of Mind
by Marilynne Robinson • 2010
The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self
3.80
500+
Philosophy
Essays
Religion
Absence of Mind Summary
Absence of Mind
The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self
by Marilynne Robinson 2010 158 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Religion
Godel's Proof
by Ernest Nagel • 1958
4.19
5k+
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
Godel's Proof Summary
Godel's Proof
by Ernest Nagel 1958 160 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
A Billion Butterflies
by Jagadish Shukla • 2025
A Life in Climate and Chaos Theory
4.11
296
Science
Memoir
Nature
A Billion Butterflies Summary
A Billion Butterflies
A Life in Climate and Chaos Theory
by Jagadish Shukla 2025 281 pages
4.11
296 ratings
Science
Memoir
Nature
Beyond Revenge
by Michael E. McCullough • 2008
The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct
3.88
74
Psychology
Science
Religion
Beyond Revenge Summary
Beyond Revenge
The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct
by Michael E. McCullough 2008 320 pages
3.88
74 ratings
Psychology
Science
Religion
Momentos estelares de la ciencia
by Isaac Asimov • 1959
4.11
500+
Science
History
Essays
Momentos estelares de la ciencia Summary
Momentos estelares de la ciencia
by Isaac Asimov 1959 170 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Science
History
Essays
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19
by Kari Nixon • 2021
What Pandemics Teach Us About Parenting, Work, Life, and Communities from the 1700s to Today
3.85
169
Science
History
Health
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19 Summary
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19
What Pandemics Teach Us About Parenting, Work, Life, and Communities from the 1700s to Today
by Kari Nixon 2021 304 pages
3.85
169 ratings
Science
History
Health
Sickening
by John Abramson • 2022
How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It
4.21
1k+
Health
Politics
Science
Sickening Summary
Sickening
How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It
by John Abramson 2022 336 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Health
Politics
Science
The Survival Game
by David Philip Barash • 2003
How Game Theory Explains the Biology of Human Cooperation and Competition
3.84
44
Science
Psychology
Economics
The Survival Game Summary
The Survival Game
How Game Theory Explains the Biology of Human Cooperation and Competition
by David Philip Barash 2003 320 pages
3.84
44 ratings
Science
Psychology
Economics
The Extreme Life of the Sea
by Stephen R. Palumbi • 2014
4.00
444
Science
Nature
Animals
The Extreme Life of the Sea Summary
The Extreme Life of the Sea
by Stephen R. Palumbi 2014 240 pages
4.00
444 ratings
Science
Nature
Animals
Medicine Wheel for the Planet
by Jennifer Grenz • 2024
A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing
4.31
500+
Indigenous
Science
Nature
Medicine Wheel for the Planet Summary
Medicine Wheel for the Planet
A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing
by Jennifer Grenz 2024 280 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Indigenous
Science
Nature
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
by Robert Jay Lifton • 1963
A Study of 'Brainwashing' in China
4.16
333
Psychology
History
Politics
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism Summary
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
A Study of 'Brainwashing' in China
by Robert Jay Lifton 1963 524 pages
4.16
333 ratings
Psychology
History
Politics
Accessory to War
by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2018
The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
3.65
5k+
Science
History
Politics
Accessory to War Summary
Accessory to War
The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2018 592 pages
3.65
5k+ ratings
Science
History
Politics
On Paradise Drive
by David Brooks • 2005
How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense
3.58
500+
Sociology
Politics
History
On Paradise Drive Summary
On Paradise Drive
How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense
by David Brooks 2005 320 pages
3.58
500+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
History
Sacred Medicine
by Lissa Rankin • 2022
A Doctor's Quest to Unravel the Mysteries of Healing
3.84
264
Health
Medicine
Psychology
Sacred Medicine Summary
Sacred Medicine
A Doctor's Quest to Unravel the Mysteries of Healing
by Lissa Rankin 2022 359 pages
3.84
264 ratings
Health
Medicine
Psychology
Masala Lab
by Krish Ashok • 2020
The Science of Indian Cooking
3.82
3k+
Food
Cooking
Science
Masala Lab Summary
Masala Lab
The Science of Indian Cooking
by Krish Ashok 2020 280 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
Food
Cooking
Science
Feel Better In 5
by Rangan Chatterjee • 2019
Your Daily Plan to Feel Great for Life
4.09
2k+
Health
Self Help
Personal Development
Feel Better In 5 Summary
Feel Better In 5
Your Daily Plan to Feel Great for Life
by Rangan Chatterjee 2019 288 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Personal Development
The Doctor Who Fooled the World
by Brian Deer • 2020
Science, Deception, and the War on Vaccines
4.04
1k+
Science
History
Medicine
The Doctor Who Fooled the World Summary
The Doctor Who Fooled the World
Science, Deception, and the War on Vaccines
by Brian Deer 2020 396 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Science
History
Medicine
The Light Ages
by Seb Falk • 2020
The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
3.67
1k+
History
Science
Medieval
The Light Ages Summary
The Light Ages
The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
by Seb Falk 2020 392 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
History
Science
Medieval
Addiction by Design
by Natasha Dow Schüll • 2012
Machine Gambling in Las Vegas
4.18
1k+
Psychology
Design
Science
Addiction by Design Summary
Addiction by Design
Machine Gambling in Las Vegas
by Natasha Dow Schüll 2012 456 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Design
Science
The Story of Stories
by Kevin Ashton • 2026
The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art
4.09
103
History
Writing
Books About Books
The Story of Stories Summary
The Story of Stories
The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art
by Kevin Ashton 2026 400 pages
4.09
103 ratings
History
Writing
Books About Books
Calling the Shots
by Jennifer A. Reich • 2016
Why Parents Reject Vaccines
3.91
132
Science
Sociology
Social Science
Calling the Shots Summary
Calling the Shots
Why Parents Reject Vaccines
by Jennifer A. Reich 2016 336 pages
3.91
132 ratings
Science
Sociology
Social Science
The Magic of Melatonin
by Jan-Dirk Fauteck • 2019
How this Amazing Hormone Will Help You Sleep, Reduce Pain, Relieve Anxiety, Slow Aging, and Much More
3.80
35
Health
Science
Biology
The Magic of Melatonin Summary
The Magic of Melatonin
How this Amazing Hormone Will Help You Sleep, Reduce Pain, Relieve Anxiety, Slow Aging, and Much More
by Jan-Dirk Fauteck 2019 178 pages
3.80
35 ratings
Health
Science
Biology
Regenerate
by Sayer Ji • 2020
Unlocking Your Body's Radical Resilience through the New Biology
4.14
348
Health
Science
Food
Regenerate Summary
Regenerate
Unlocking Your Body's Radical Resilience through the New Biology
by Sayer Ji 2020 366 pages
4.14
348 ratings
Health
Science
Food
No Sweat
by Michelle Segar • 2015
How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness
3.62
1k+
Health
Self Help
Fitness
No Sweat Summary
No Sweat
How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness
by Michelle Segar 2015 272 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Fitness
Zoobiquity
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2012
The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health
4.12
3k+
Science
Animals
Health
Zoobiquity Summary
Zoobiquity
The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2012 416 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Science
Animals
Health
To Forgive Design
by Henry Petroski • 2012
Understanding Failure
3.53
217
Engineering
Design
Science
To Forgive Design Summary
To Forgive Design
Understanding Failure
by Henry Petroski 2012 432 pages
3.53
217 ratings
Engineering
Design
Science
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares
by Greg Marley • 2010
The Love, Lore, and Mystique of Mushrooms
3.95
271
Nature
Science
Food
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares Summary
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares
The Love, Lore, and Mystique of Mushrooms
by Greg Marley 2010 288 pages
3.95
271 ratings
Nature
Science
Food
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
by George Kingsley Zipf • 2012
An Introduction to Human Ecology
3.77
22
Science
Psychology
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort Summary
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
An Introduction to Human Ecology
by George Kingsley Zipf 2012 588 pages
3.77
22 ratings
Science
Psychology
The Neuroscience of Self-Love
by Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa • 2022
How To Improve Your Most Important Relationship
3.92
2k+
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Neuroscience of Self-Love Summary
The Neuroscience of Self-Love
How To Improve Your Most Important Relationship
by Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa 2022 158 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Mind the Science
by Jonathan N. Stea • 2024
Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry
4.15
257
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Mind the Science Summary
Mind the Science
Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry
by Jonathan N. Stea 2024 264 pages
4.15
257 ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Structural Anthropology
by Claude Lévi-Strauss • 1958
3.93
1k+
Anthropology
Philosophy
Sociology
Structural Anthropology Summary
Structural Anthropology
by Claude Lévi-Strauss 1958 410 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Anthropology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Myth of Mental Illness
by Thomas Szasz • 1961
Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct
3.76
1k+
Psychology
Philosophy
Mental Health
The Myth of Mental Illness Summary
The Myth of Mental Illness
Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct
by Thomas Szasz 1961 320 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Mental Health
The Self-Aware Universe
by Amit Goswami • 1993
How Consciousness Creates the Material World
4.05
1k+
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Self-Aware Universe Summary
The Self-Aware Universe
How Consciousness Creates the Material World
by Amit Goswami 1993 336 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Empathic Brain
by Christian Keysers • 2009
3.71
112
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Empathic Brain Summary
The Empathic Brain
by Christian Keysers 2009 246 pages
3.71
112 ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Zero Waste Solution
by Paul Connett • 2013
Untrashing the Planet One Community at a Time
3.92
78
Environment
Sustainability
Science
The Zero Waste Solution Summary
The Zero Waste Solution
Untrashing the Planet One Community at a Time
by Paul Connett 2013 531 pages
3.92
78 ratings
Environment
Sustainability
Science
Reality+
by David J. Chalmers • 2022
Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
3.72
1k+
Philosophy
Science
Technology
Reality+ Summary
Reality+
Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
by David J. Chalmers 2022 544 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Technology
Geek Sublime
by Vikram Chandra • 2013
Une vision esthétique, littéraire, mathématique et pleine d'autodérision du codage
3.28
1k+
Science
Technology
Programming
Geek Sublime Summary
Geek Sublime
Une vision esthétique, littéraire, mathématique et pleine d'autodérision du codage
by Vikram Chandra 2013 336 pages
3.28
1k+ ratings
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