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Science Book Summaries

System Error
by Rob Reich • 2021
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
3.82
500+
System Error Summary
System Error
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
by Rob Reich 2021 352 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
A History of the World in 100 Objects
by Neil MacGregor • 2010
The full sweep of human history, read not from texts but from 100 physical objects.
4.19
9k+
A History of the World in 100 Objects Summary
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The full sweep of human history, read not from texts but from 100 physical objects.
by Neil MacGregor 2010 707 pages
4.19
9k+ ratings
Co-Creating Change
by Jon Frederickson • 2013
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
4.59
193
Co-Creating Change Summary
Co-Creating Change
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
by Jon Frederickson 2013 532 pages
4.59
193 ratings
The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous
by Anonymous • 2022
Cognitive psychology meets Mad Men: the hidden ingredients of every idea that refuses to die.
3.11
149
The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous Summary
The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous
Cognitive psychology meets Mad Men: the hidden ingredients of every idea that refuses to die.
by Anonymous 2022 368 pages
3.11
149 ratings
Limits to Medicine
by Ivan Illich • 1974
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
4.04
500+
Limits to Medicine Summary
Limits to Medicine
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
by Ivan Illich 1974 320 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
The Practice of Embodying Emotions
by Raja Selvam • 2022
Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.
3.71
122
The Practice of Embodying Emotions Summary
The Practice of Embodying Emotions
Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.
by Raja Selvam 2022 344 pages
3.71
122 ratings
Medical Apartheid
by Harriet A. Washington • 2007
Tuskegee was not an anomaly. A sweeping history of medicine exploiting Black Americans for research.
4.43
10k+
Medical Apartheid Summary
Medical Apartheid
Tuskegee was not an anomaly. A sweeping history of medicine exploiting Black Americans for research.
by Harriet A. Washington 2007 501 pages
4.43
10k+ ratings
The Reality of ESP
by Russell Targ • 2012
The CIA funded ESP research for 23 years. A physicist says the statistical case is closed.
4.21
264
The Reality of ESP Summary
The Reality of ESP
The CIA funded ESP research for 23 years. A physicist says the statistical case is closed.
by Russell Targ 2012 312 pages
4.21
264 ratings
Helping Baby Sleep
by Anni Gethin • 2009
Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.
3.56
78
Helping Baby Sleep Summary
Helping Baby Sleep
Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.
by Anni Gethin 2009 224 pages
3.56
78 ratings
Foolishness to the Greeks
by Lesslie Newbigin • 1986
The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.
4.24
500+
Foolishness to the Greeks Summary
Foolishness to the Greeks
The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.
by Lesslie Newbigin 1986 160 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
The Wide Wide Sea
by Hampton Sides • 2024
Hawaiians believed Captain Cook was a god. Weeks later, his body was dismembered in the surf.
4.46
24k+
The Wide Wide Sea Summary
The Wide Wide Sea
Hawaiians believed Captain Cook was a god. Weeks later, his body was dismembered in the surf.
by Hampton Sides 2024 408 pages
4.46
24k+ ratings
Creative Evolution
by Henri Bergson • 1907
Life is not an accident but a creative current, invisible to minds built for solids.
4.10
1k+
Creative Evolution Summary
Creative Evolution
Life is not an accident but a creative current, invisible to minds built for solids.
by Henri Bergson 1907 468 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Vanishing Treasures
by Katherine Rundell • 2024
Swifts that never land, sharks that outlive empires. What we're losing, and the hope we owe.
4.15
4k+
Vanishing Treasures Summary
Vanishing Treasures
Swifts that never land, sharks that outlive empires. What we're losing, and the hope we owe.
by Katherine Rundell 2024 224 pages
4.15
4k+ ratings
How to AI
by Christopher Mims • 2026
How to delegate the boring parts to AI without ever trusting the output.
3.77
129
How to AI Summary
How to AI
How to delegate the boring parts to AI without ever trusting the output.
by Christopher Mims 2026 256 pages
3.77
129 ratings
Coercion and Its Fallout
by Murray Sidman • 1989
Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.
4.44
124
Coercion and Its Fallout Summary
Coercion and Its Fallout
Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.
by Murray Sidman 1989 300 pages
4.44
124 ratings
The Decline of the West
by Oswald Spengler • 1918
History does not climb a ladder. It traces a life cycle, and the West has reached winter.
4.06
2k+
The Decline of the West Summary
The Decline of the West
History does not climb a ladder. It traces a life cycle, and the West has reached winter.
by Oswald Spengler 1918 486 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Dr. Denese's Secrets for Ageless Skin
by Adrienne Denese • 2005
Billions spent on creams that barely work. The nightly routine your skin actually needs.
3.63
68
Dr. Denese's Secrets for Ageless Skin Summary
Dr. Denese's Secrets for Ageless Skin
Billions spent on creams that barely work. The nightly routine your skin actually needs.
by Adrienne Denese 2005 252 pages
3.63
68 ratings
Volume Control
by David Owen • 2019
Modern noise severs ear nerves; the standard hearing test misses it. Inside a hidden epidemic.
4.05
500+
Volume Control Summary
Volume Control
Modern noise severs ear nerves; the standard hearing test misses it. Inside a hidden epidemic.
by David Owen 2019 304 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Drink
by Ann Dowsett Johnston • 2013
Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.
3.74
3k+
Drink Summary
Drink
Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.
by Ann Dowsett Johnston 2013 320 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Cannabis Jobs
by Andrew Ward • 2020
Six-figure jobs hide in cannabis compliance, extraction, and marketing. No plant experience needed.
3.82
11
Cannabis Jobs Summary
Cannabis Jobs
Six-figure jobs hide in cannabis compliance, extraction, and marketing. No plant experience needed.
by Andrew Ward 2020 156 pages
3.82
11 ratings
Understanding Large Language Models
by Thimira Amaratunga • 2023
The 2017 architecture that made LLMs huge and fluent but unable to think, and how it works.
5.00
1
Understanding Large Language Models Summary
Understanding Large Language Models
The 2017 architecture that made LLMs huge and fluent but unable to think, and how it works.
by Thimira Amaratunga 2023 169 pages
5.00
1 ratings
Forest Bathing
by Qing Li • 2018
Trees release invisible compounds that combat illness. The mindful way to take them in.
3.99
5k+
Forest Bathing Summary
Forest Bathing
Trees release invisible compounds that combat illness. The mindful way to take them in.
by Qing Li 2018 320 pages
3.99
5k+ ratings
Did You Just Eat That?
by Paul Dawson • 2018
Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.
3.29
269
Did You Just Eat That? Summary
Did You Just Eat That?
Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.
by Paul Dawson 2018 312 pages
3.29
269 ratings
The Social Paradox
by William Von Hippel • 2025
Autonomy is the sugar of modern life: everywhere, irresistible, and quietly ruining your well-being.
3.77
184
The Social Paradox Summary
The Social Paradox
Autonomy is the sugar of modern life: everywhere, irresistible, and quietly ruining your well-being.
by William Von Hippel 2025 304 pages
3.77
184 ratings
Conspiracy
by Michael Shermer • 2022
Ancient threat detection meets Twitter. Your brain was not built for this, and it shows.
3.76
500+
Conspiracy Summary
Conspiracy
Ancient threat detection meets Twitter. Your brain was not built for this, and it shows.
by Michael Shermer 2022 376 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
No Nonsense Spirituality
by Brittney Hartley • 2024
Spirituality without God or woo: a practical path to meaning built on awe, connection, and science.
4.44
500+
No Nonsense Spirituality Summary
No Nonsense Spirituality
Spirituality without God or woo: a practical path to meaning built on awe, connection, and science.
by Brittney Hartley 2024 272 pages
4.44
500+ ratings
Aping Mankind
by Raymond Tallis • 2011
Brain and genes can't contain a mind: the fatal gap in neuroscience and evolutionary psychology.
4.04
213
Aping Mankind Summary
Aping Mankind
Brain and genes can't contain a mind: the fatal gap in neuroscience and evolutionary psychology.
by Raymond Tallis 2011 400 pages
4.04
213 ratings
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room
by Jacob Burak • 2013
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
3.61
74
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room Summary
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
by Jacob Burak 2013 256 pages
3.61
74 ratings
Summary of The Sentinel
by Fireside Reads • 2020
A pyramid on the moon waited 500,000 years for us to trip its alarm.
Summary of The Sentinel Summary
Summary of The Sentinel
A pyramid on the moon waited 500,000 years for us to trip its alarm.
by Fireside Reads 2020
Memory Superpowers!
by Nelson Dellis • 2020
A memory champion's playbook: turn everything into wild mental pictures and never forget a name.
4.30
90
Memory Superpowers! Summary
Memory Superpowers!
A memory champion's playbook: turn everything into wild mental pictures and never forget a name.
by Nelson Dellis 2020 208 pages
4.30
90 ratings
Unlearn Your Pain
by Howard Schubiner • 2010
Chronic pain is real, but the cause is learned nerve pathways. A physician's program to unlearn it.
4.40
330
Unlearn Your Pain Summary
Unlearn Your Pain
Chronic pain is real, but the cause is learned nerve pathways. A physician's program to unlearn it.
by Howard Schubiner 2010 296 pages
4.40
330 ratings
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
by Izabella Wentz • 2013
Your pills mask the problem. A pharmacist's protocol for reversing Hashimoto's at the immune level.
4.11
2k+
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Summary
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Your pills mask the problem. A pharmacist's protocol for reversing Hashimoto's at the immune level.
by Izabella Wentz 2013 372 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
The Neuropsychology of Anxiety
by Jeffrey A. Gray • 1982
Anxiety is not fear. It is the brain's hesitation state when goals collide, with its own circuitry.
4.19
48
The Neuropsychology of Anxiety Summary
The Neuropsychology of Anxiety
Anxiety is not fear. It is the brain's hesitation state when goals collide, with its own circuitry.
by Jeffrey A. Gray 1982 448 pages
4.19
48 ratings
Notes on the Synthesis of Form
by Christopher W. Alexander • 1964
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
4.06
500+
Notes on the Synthesis of Form Summary
Notes on the Synthesis of Form
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
by Christopher W. Alexander 1964 224 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World
by Keith E. Stanovich • 2009
Your automatic mind betrays you daily. Here is why, and how to take back control.
4.33
48
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World Summary
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World
Your automatic mind betrays you daily. Here is why, and how to take back control.
by Keith E. Stanovich 2009 208 pages
4.33
48 ratings
Ma vie sans gravité
by Thomas Pesquet • 2023
Out of 8,413 applicants, he became an astronaut. Then his girlfriend called it a trauma.
4.57
1k+
Ma vie sans gravité Summary
Ma vie sans gravité
Out of 8,413 applicants, he became an astronaut. Then his girlfriend called it a trauma.
by Thomas Pesquet 2023 416 pages
4.57
1k+ ratings
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
3.69
45
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010 249 pages
3.69
45 ratings
The Humility of God
by Ilia Delio O.S.F. • 2005
What Francis of Assisi grasped: God's only power is love that empties itself.
4.38
72
The Humility of God Summary
The Humility of God
What Francis of Assisi grasped: God's only power is love that empties itself.
by Ilia Delio O.S.F. 2005 192 pages
4.38
72 ratings
Tech Agnostic
by Greg Epstein • 2024
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
3.49
156
Tech Agnostic Summary
Tech Agnostic
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
by Greg Epstein 2024 368 pages
3.49
156 ratings
American Therapy
by Jonathan Engel • 2008
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
3.39
70
American Therapy Summary
American Therapy
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
by Jonathan Engel 2008 368 pages
3.39
70 ratings
Anointed
by Toby Stuart • 2025
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
3.48
150
Anointed Summary
Anointed
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
by Toby Stuart 2025 288 pages
3.48
150 ratings
Leap
by Howard Yu • 2018
The rule that doomed Steinway and saved P&G: abandon your core expertise before it traps you.
3.60
173
Leap Summary
Leap
The rule that doomed Steinway and saved P&G: abandon your core expertise before it traps you.
by Howard Yu 2018 288 pages
3.60
173 ratings
The Guarded Gate
by Daniel Okrent • 2019
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
4.05
500+
The Guarded Gate Summary
The Guarded Gate
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
by Daniel Okrent 2019 496 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Think Stats
by Allen B. Downey • 2011
Statistics taught through code: why simulation and real data beat memorization every time.
3.64
469
Think Stats Summary
Think Stats
Statistics taught through code: why simulation and real data beat memorization every time.
by Allen B. Downey 2011 138 pages
3.64
469 ratings
The Power of Limits
by György Doczi • 1981
Limits, not freedom, generate the patterns uniting sunflowers, the human body, and the pyramids.
4.30
266
The Power of Limits Summary
The Power of Limits
Limits, not freedom, generate the patterns uniting sunflowers, the human body, and the pyramids.
by György Doczi 1981 160 pages
4.30
266 ratings
Drift into Failure
by Sidney Dekker • 2011
Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.
4.01
343
Drift into Failure Summary
Drift into Failure
Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.
by Sidney Dekker 2011 234 pages
4.01
343 ratings
The Pursuit of Power
by Richard J. Evans • 2016
Between Waterloo and the trenches: how industrialization, democracy, and empire transformed Europe.
4.15
2k+
The Pursuit of Power Summary
The Pursuit of Power
Between Waterloo and the trenches: how industrialization, democracy, and empire transformed Europe.
by Richard J. Evans 2016 848 pages
4.15
2k+ ratings
Equitation Science
by Paul McGreevy • 2010
Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.
4.72
32
Equitation Science Summary
Equitation Science
Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.
by Paul McGreevy 2010 326 pages
4.72
32 ratings
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA • 2016
One pill for stress, then psychosis: she slashed her arm, believing her children were dead.
3.55
144
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants Summary
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants
One pill for stress, then psychosis: she slashed her arm, believing her children were dead.
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA 2016 288 pages
3.55
144 ratings
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
by Robert J. Gordon • 2016
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
4.18
2k+
The Rise and Fall of American Growth Summary
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
by Robert J. Gordon 2016 784 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
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