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Science Book Summaries

A First-Rate Madness
by S. Nassir Ghaemi • 2011
Sanity is overrated for crisis leadership. Depression and mania offer traits the healthy mind lacks.
3.73
4k+
A First-Rate Madness Summary
A First-Rate Madness
Sanity is overrated for crisis leadership. Depression and mania offer traits the healthy mind lacks.
by S. Nassir Ghaemi 2011 340 pages
3.73
4k+ ratings
Fulfilled
by Anna Yusim • 2017
Therapy fixed your symptoms but left you empty. The spiritual work that fills the gap.
4.15
197
Fulfilled Summary
Fulfilled
Therapy fixed your symptoms but left you empty. The spiritual work that fills the gap.
by Anna Yusim 2017 320 pages
4.15
197 ratings
Life Everlasting
by Bernd Heinrich • 2012
A dead animal in the wild wastes nothing. Scavengers, beetles, and bacteria turn death into fuel.
3.98
1k+
Life Everlasting Summary
Life Everlasting
A dead animal in the wild wastes nothing. Scavengers, beetles, and bacteria turn death into fuel.
by Bernd Heinrich 2012 256 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Encuentra tu persona vitamina
by Marian Rojas Estapé • 2021
Attachment wounds, cortisol spikes, and why you pick the wrong people: a psychiatrist explains.
4.03
12k+
Encuentra tu persona vitamina Summary
Encuentra tu persona vitamina
Attachment wounds, cortisol spikes, and why you pick the wrong people: a psychiatrist explains.
by Marian Rojas Estapé 2021 318 pages
4.03
12k+ ratings
The Happiness Equation
by Nattavudh Powdthavee • 2010
Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.
3.54
142
The Happiness Equation Summary
The Happiness Equation
Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.
by Nattavudh Powdthavee 2010 294 pages
3.54
142 ratings
Java Cookbook
by Ian F. Darwin • 2001
Everyday Java challenges and the clean, working code that defeats them, from I/O to lambdas.
3.69
162
Java Cookbook Summary
Java Cookbook
Everyday Java challenges and the clean, working code that defeats them, from I/O to lambdas.
by Ian F. Darwin 2001 638 pages
3.69
162 ratings
Eating for Autism
by Elizabeth Strickland • 2009
Most autism treatments skip the plate. A systematic nutrition plan that starts there instead.
3.64
131
Eating for Autism Summary
Eating for Autism
Most autism treatments skip the plate. A systematic nutrition plan that starts there instead.
by Elizabeth Strickland 2009 304 pages
3.64
131 ratings
The Forest People
by Colin M. Turnbull • 1961
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
3.96
2k+
The Forest People Summary
The Forest People
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
by Colin M. Turnbull 1961 295 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Evil
by Julia Shaw • 2019
Why normal people do terrible things, and why calling them evil makes everything worse.
3.57
3k+
Evil Summary
Evil
Why normal people do terrible things, and why calling them evil makes everything worse.
by Julia Shaw 2019 320 pages
3.57
3k+ ratings
Bloodline
by James Rollins • 2012
The president's pregnant daughter is taken. Her captors want the child: a genetically altered heir.
4.25
24k+
Bloodline Summary
Bloodline
The president's pregnant daughter is taken. Her captors want the child: a genetically altered heir.
by James Rollins 2012 447 pages
4.25
24k+ ratings
Functional Programming for Java Developers
by Dean Wampler • 2011
Immutability kills whole categories of concurrency bugs. The functional tools Java developers need.
3.27
126
Functional Programming for Java Developers Summary
Functional Programming for Java Developers
Immutability kills whole categories of concurrency bugs. The functional tools Java developers need.
by Dean Wampler 2011 90 pages
3.27
126 ratings
Blue Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson • 1996
Mars is free. Aging founders race to write a constitution as Earth drowns and memory fades.
3.95
33k+
Blue Mars Summary
Blue Mars
Mars is free. Aging founders race to write a constitution as Earth drowns and memory fades.
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1996 768 pages
3.95
33k+ ratings
Stressilient
by Sam Akbar • 2022
Your brain scans for ancient threats. A clinical psychologist's protocol for teaching it calm.
3.77
242
Stressilient Summary
Stressilient
Your brain scans for ancient threats. A clinical psychologist's protocol for teaching it calm.
by Sam Akbar 2022 208 pages
3.77
242 ratings
The Extinction of Experience
by Christine Rosen • 2024
The price of a seamless life: you lose patience, presence, and the ability to read a face.
3.65
2k+
The Extinction of Experience Summary
The Extinction of Experience
The price of a seamless life: you lose patience, presence, and the ability to read a face.
by Christine Rosen 2024 272 pages
3.65
2k+ ratings
Diagnosis
by Jane M. Hightower • 2008
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
3.53
34
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
by Jane M. Hightower 2008 328 pages
3.53
34 ratings
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology
by Hugh Coolican • 1990
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
3.84
194
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology Summary
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
by Hugh Coolican 1990 714 pages
3.84
194 ratings
Deja de ser tú
by Joe Dispenza • 2025
The body memorizes who you were. Meditation is how you teach it who you are becoming.
4.06
286
Deja de ser tú Summary
Deja de ser tú
The body memorizes who you were. Meditation is how you teach it who you are becoming.
by Joe Dispenza 2025 416 pages
4.06
286 ratings
Growth
by Vaclav Smil • 2019
The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.
3.87
1k+
Growth Summary
Growth
The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.
by Vaclav Smil 2019 664 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
AI and Machine Learning for On-Device Development
by Laurence Moroney • 2021
Privacy-respecting on-device AI: face detection, text analysis, custom models. No cloud, no PhD.
4.17
6
AI and Machine Learning for On-Device Development Summary
AI and Machine Learning for On-Device Development
Privacy-respecting on-device AI: face detection, text analysis, custom models. No cloud, no PhD.
by Laurence Moroney 2021 326 pages
4.17
6 ratings
Music Heard So Deeply
by Betsey King • 2015
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
4.65
23
Music Heard So Deeply Summary
Music Heard So Deeply
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
by Betsey King 2015 228 pages
4.65
23 ratings
The Qur'anic Prescription
by Madiha Saeed • 2022
An MD unpacks the anti-inflammatory, gut-healing health prescription hidden in the Qur'an.
4.20
50
The Qur'anic Prescription Summary
The Qur'anic Prescription
An MD unpacks the anti-inflammatory, gut-healing health prescription hidden in the Qur'an.
by Madiha Saeed 2022 326 pages
4.20
50 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Neil Wilkins • 2019
The AI taking your job tomorrow does not exist. The fear is manufactured for profit.
3.18
17
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence
The AI taking your job tomorrow does not exist. The fear is manufactured for profit.
by Neil Wilkins 2019 96 pages
3.18
17 ratings
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
by Mark Jerome Walters • 2003
Epidemics do not strike randomly. They follow the roads we built and the forests we cut.
3.71
178
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them Summary
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
Epidemics do not strike randomly. They follow the roads we built and the forests we cut.
by Mark Jerome Walters 2003 215 pages
3.71
178 ratings
Information Theory, Coding and Crytography
by Ranjan Bose • 2002
Entropy sets the limit. Coding reaches it. Cryptography locks it. One textbook covers all three.
3.75
162
Information Theory, Coding and Crytography Summary
Information Theory, Coding and Crytography
Entropy sets the limit. Coding reaches it. Cryptography locks it. One textbook covers all three.
by Ranjan Bose 2002 348 pages
3.75
162 ratings
Chasing Ghosts
by Marc Hartzman • 2021
Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.
3.54
392
Chasing Ghosts Summary
Chasing Ghosts
Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.
by Marc Hartzman 2021 272 pages
3.54
392 ratings
Source
by Joseph Jaworski • 2011
Stillness opens a creative field effort cannot reach, and what comes back rewrites leadership.
4.26
133
Source Summary
Source
Stillness opens a creative field effort cannot reach, and what comes back rewrites leadership.
by Joseph Jaworski 2011
4.26
133 ratings
The Triumph of Doubt
by David Michaels • 2020
Tobacco wrote the manual for burying inconvenient science. Every other industry now uses it.
4.08
222
The Triumph of Doubt Summary
The Triumph of Doubt
Tobacco wrote the manual for burying inconvenient science. Every other industry now uses it.
by David Michaels 2020 344 pages
4.08
222 ratings
The New York Times Book of Mathematics
by Gina Kolata • 2013
Seven riffle shuffles, three hundred years, and one question: is math discovered or invented?
3.62
159
The New York Times Book of Mathematics Summary
The New York Times Book of Mathematics
Seven riffle shuffles, three hundred years, and one question: is math discovered or invented?
by Gina Kolata 2013 498 pages
3.62
159 ratings
Domesticated
by Richard C. Francis • 2015
Selecting for tameness remakes body, brain, and behavior. The same force may have shaped us.
3.98
500+
Domesticated Summary
Domesticated
Selecting for tameness remakes body, brain, and behavior. The same force may have shaped us.
by Richard C. Francis 2015 498 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
Ghosts
by Roger Clarke • 2012
Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.
3.54
1k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts
Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.
by Roger Clarke 2012 368 pages
3.54
1k+ ratings
The Philosophy of 'as If '
by Hans Vaihinger • 1911
Thought runs on conscious falsehoods: the harder the contradiction, the sharper the tool.
4.00
72
The Philosophy of 'as If ' Summary
The Philosophy of 'as If '
Thought runs on conscious falsehoods: the harder the contradiction, the sharper the tool.
by Hans Vaihinger 1911 418 pages
4.00
72 ratings
Skywave
by K. Patrick Donoghue • 2018
Amateur astronomer's Callisto signal ignites a billionaire's secret space race to uncover the truth.
4.34
1k+
Skywave Summary
Skywave
Amateur astronomer's Callisto signal ignites a billionaire's secret space race to uncover the truth.
by K. Patrick Donoghue 2018 504 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
How to Analyze People
by A.C. Drexel • 2017
Most communication is silent. Here is how to read body language, word choice, and personality type.
3.49
74
How to Analyze People Summary
How to Analyze People
Most communication is silent. Here is how to read body language, word choice, and personality type.
by A.C. Drexel 2017 168 pages
3.49
74 ratings
Trauma and the Body
by Pat Ogden • 2006
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
4.40
500+
Trauma and the Body Summary
Trauma and the Body
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
by Pat Ogden 2006 384 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Supernatural
by Colin Wilson • 2011
A skeptic's tour of the paranormal evidence that defies explanation.
3.79
71
Supernatural Summary
Supernatural
A skeptic's tour of the paranormal evidence that defies explanation.
by Colin Wilson 2011 600 pages
3.79
71 ratings
Human Universe
by Brian Cox • 2014
The galaxy should teem with life. The silence hints we might be alone in asking why.
4.28
5k+
Human Universe Summary
Human Universe
The galaxy should teem with life. The silence hints we might be alone in asking why.
by Brian Cox 2014 288 pages
4.28
5k+ ratings
The Stone Reader
by Peter Catapano • 2015
From the New York Times: 133 philosophers debate mind, morals, God, and the good life.
3.83
453
The Stone Reader Summary
The Stone Reader
From the New York Times: 133 philosophers debate mind, morals, God, and the good life.
by Peter Catapano 2015 816 pages
3.83
453 ratings
On Becoming a Doctor
by Tania Heller • 2009
A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.
3.66
220
On Becoming a Doctor Summary
On Becoming a Doctor
A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.
by Tania Heller 2009 307 pages
3.66
220 ratings
The Great Derangement
by Amitav Ghosh • 2016
Fiction cannot hold a cyclone. Politics cannot hold a planet. A novelist names the cultural refusal.
4.04
5k+
The Great Derangement Summary
The Great Derangement
Fiction cannot hold a cyclone. Politics cannot hold a planet. A novelist names the cultural refusal.
by Amitav Ghosh 2016 196 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
The Immortal Mind
by Michael Egnor • 2025
Half a brain removed, yet the self stays whole. A neurosurgeon's evidence for an immortal soul.
4.31
288
The Immortal Mind Summary
The Immortal Mind
Half a brain removed, yet the self stays whole. A neurosurgeon's evidence for an immortal soul.
by Michael Egnor 2025 272 pages
4.31
288 ratings
How to Study with Mind Maps
by Toni Krasnic • 2011
Why rereading fails and how a pen, paper, and five phases produce real understanding.
3.78
236
How to Study with Mind Maps Summary
How to Study with Mind Maps
Why rereading fails and how a pen, paper, and five phases produce real understanding.
by Toni Krasnic 2011 222 pages
3.78
236 ratings
Industrial Society and Its Future
by Ted Kaczynski • 2024
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
3.88
203
Industrial Society and Its Future Summary
Industrial Society and Its Future
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
by Ted Kaczynski 2024 151 pages
3.88
203 ratings
The Infernal Machine
by Steven Johnson • 2024
Dynamite was meant to destroy governments. It built the most powerful one: the surveillance state.
4.03
1k+
The Infernal Machine Summary
The Infernal Machine
Dynamite was meant to destroy governments. It built the most powerful one: the surveillance state.
by Steven Johnson 2024 368 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
No One Cares About Crazy People
by Ron Powers • 2017
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
3.87
4k+
No One Cares About Crazy People Summary
No One Cares About Crazy People
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
by Ron Powers 2017 360 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care
by Tim O'Reilly • 2012
Healthcare guesses which half of its treatments work. Data science is finally giving it an answer.
3.54
118
How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care Summary
How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care
Healthcare guesses which half of its treatments work. Data science is finally giving it an answer.
by Tim O'Reilly 2012 30 pages
3.54
118 ratings
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me
by Judith Warner • 2020
Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.
3.54
500+
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me Summary
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me
Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.
by Judith Warner 2020 320 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
Trauma Releasing Exercises
by David Berceli • 2005
Your body knows how to shake off trauma. A self-guided system that reactivates that lost reflex.
4.08
333
Trauma Releasing Exercises Summary
Trauma Releasing Exercises
Your body knows how to shake off trauma. A self-guided system that reactivates that lost reflex.
by David Berceli 2005 90 pages
4.08
333 ratings
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2016
In a trout stream, a physicist discovers that the unknown is meaning's source, not its enemy.
4.06
176
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected Summary
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected
In a trout stream, a physicist discovers that the unknown is meaning's source, not its enemy.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2016 192 pages
4.06
176 ratings
Thought and Knowledge
by Diane F. Halpern • 1984
Upgrade memory, reasoning, and decisions with the cognitive skills that expose hidden mental errors.
3.89
109
Thought and Knowledge Summary
Thought and Knowledge
Upgrade memory, reasoning, and decisions with the cognitive skills that expose hidden mental errors.
by Diane F. Halpern 1984 480 pages
3.89
109 ratings
The Immune System
by Paul Klenerman • 2017
How the body fights invaders, why it attacks itself, and what vaccines teach the immune system.
3.76
175
The Immune System Summary
The Immune System
How the body fights invaders, why it attacks itself, and what vaccines teach the immune system.
by Paul Klenerman 2017 119 pages
3.76
175 ratings
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