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Science Book Summaries

Bodybuilding Complete
by Kevin P. Hunter • 2017
Your hormones, not your workout, dictate muscle growth. A two-part system for controlling all six.
4.50
2
Bodybuilding Complete Summary
Bodybuilding Complete
Your hormones, not your workout, dictate muscle growth. A two-part system for controlling all six.
by Kevin P. Hunter 2017 204 pages
4.50
2 ratings
Pour une enfance heureuse
by Catherine Gueguen • 2014
Punishment shrinks a child's developing brain. Neuroscience reveals what actually helps it grow.
4.21
500+
Pour une enfance heureuse Summary
Pour une enfance heureuse
Punishment shrinks a child's developing brain. Neuroscience reveals what actually helps it grow.
by Catherine Gueguen 2014 280 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Green Crime
by Julia Shaw • 2025
Climate collapse isn't inevitable tragedy; it's deliberate crime, and the motives are psychological.
4.05
153
Green Crime Summary
Green Crime
Climate collapse isn't inevitable tragedy; it's deliberate crime, and the motives are psychological.
by Julia Shaw 2025 352 pages
4.05
153 ratings
Postdiabetic
by Eric Edmeades • 2024
Nine weeks to reverse insulin resistance using ancestral eating cycles, no willpower required.
3.56
43
Postdiabetic Summary
Postdiabetic
Nine weeks to reverse insulin resistance using ancestral eating cycles, no willpower required.
by Eric Edmeades 2024 214 pages
3.56
43 ratings
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale
by Carlo M. Cipolla • 1974
How plague, timber famine, and silver hunger forced medieval Europe to invent the modern economy.
4.29
277
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale Summary
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale
How plague, timber famine, and silver hunger forced medieval Europe to invent the modern economy.
by Carlo M. Cipolla 1974 491 pages
4.29
277 ratings
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori
by Maria Montessori • 1949
A child's mind constructs itself. The blueprint behind the first six years decides a lifetime.
4.17
3k+
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori Summary
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori
A child's mind constructs itself. The blueprint behind the first six years decides a lifetime.
by Maria Montessori 1949
4.17
3k+ ratings
Crisis Averted
by Caitlin Rivers • 2024
Public health saves millions; why do we starve it until a crisis hits?
4.16
247
Crisis Averted Summary
Crisis Averted
Public health saves millions; why do we starve it until a crisis hits?
by Caitlin Rivers 2024 320 pages
4.16
247 ratings
The New Long Life
by Andrew J. Scott • 2020
Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.
3.69
205
The New Long Life Summary
The New Long Life
Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.
by Andrew J. Scott 2020 256 pages
3.69
205 ratings
Hyperreality
by Mike Hockney • 2012
Reality is a self-solving mathematical equation, and God is the answer, not the author.
4.61
56
Hyperreality Summary
Hyperreality
Reality is a self-solving mathematical equation, and God is the answer, not the author.
by Mike Hockney 2012 213 pages
4.61
56 ratings
True Color
by Kory Stamper • 2026
The century-long quest to pin color down with science and words failed. Human nature is why.
3.56
459
True Color Summary
True Color
The century-long quest to pin color down with science and words failed. Human nature is why.
by Kory Stamper 2026 320 pages
3.56
459 ratings
Beyond Revenge
by Michael E. McCullough • 2008
Revenge is a craving the brain treats like hunger. Forgiveness, it turns out, is just as evolved.
3.88
74
Beyond Revenge Summary
Beyond Revenge
Revenge is a craving the brain treats like hunger. Forgiveness, it turns out, is just as evolved.
by Michael E. McCullough 2008 320 pages
3.88
74 ratings
Schockwellen
by Claudia Kemfert • 2023
Why Germany's energy transition stalled by design, and the community projects that got it right.
4.07
75
Schockwellen Summary
Schockwellen
Why Germany's energy transition stalled by design, and the community projects that got it right.
by Claudia Kemfert 2023 394 pages
4.07
75 ratings
Flight Paths
by Rebecca Heisman • 2023
A spear-pierced stork, a thrush chase, and radar ghosts: how we finally solved bird migration.
4.07
500+
Flight Paths Summary
Flight Paths
A spear-pierced stork, a thrush chase, and radar ghosts: how we finally solved bird migration.
by Rebecca Heisman 2023 288 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Brain Health as You Age
by Steven P. Simmons • 2018
Where normal forgetting ends and dementia begins, and the prevention plan beyond brain games.
3.53
73
Brain Health as You Age Summary
Brain Health as You Age
Where normal forgetting ends and dementia begins, and the prevention plan beyond brain games.
by Steven P. Simmons 2018 200 pages
3.53
73 ratings
Managed Annihilation
by Dean L.Y. Bavington • 2010
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
3.29
21
Managed Annihilation Summary
Managed Annihilation
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
by Dean L.Y. Bavington 2010 224 pages
3.29
21 ratings
The Hidden Geometry of Life
by Karen L. French • 2012
The cosmos is written in geometry. Three shapes frame reality; one spiral drives its motion.
3.67
55
The Hidden Geometry of Life Summary
The Hidden Geometry of Life
The cosmos is written in geometry. Three shapes frame reality; one spiral drives its motion.
by Karen L. French 2012 240 pages
3.67
55 ratings
How to Feed the World
by Vaclav Smil • 2024
Why twenty crops feed humanity, photosynthesis wastes most energy, and incremental fixes beat hype.
3.57
500+
How to Feed the World Summary
How to Feed the World
Why twenty crops feed humanity, photosynthesis wastes most energy, and incremental fixes beat hype.
by Vaclav Smil 2024 272 pages
3.57
500+ ratings
Elite Physique
by Chad Waterbury • 2021
Muscle, fat loss, and joint longevity: the unified system for building a body that lasts.
4.16
19
Elite Physique Summary
Elite Physique
Muscle, fat loss, and joint longevity: the unified system for building a body that lasts.
by Chad Waterbury 2021 660 pages
4.16
19 ratings
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
by Ruby Wax • 2016
A comedian had her brain scanned, found ancient wiring, and wrote the guide for rewiring it.
3.75
4k+
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled Summary
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
A comedian had her brain scanned, found ancient wiring, and wrote the guide for rewiring it.
by Ruby Wax 2016 249 pages
3.75
4k+ ratings
Improbable Planet
by Hugh Ross • 2016
The universe, galaxy, solar system, and Moon each broke Earth's way at odds too perfect for chance.
4.17
362
Improbable Planet Summary
Improbable Planet
The universe, galaxy, solar system, and Moon each broke Earth's way at odds too perfect for chance.
by Hugh Ross 2016 288 pages
4.17
362 ratings
Einstein in Time and Space
by Samuel Graydon • 2023
A life in 99 short chapters: Einstein as a contradictory man, not a marble saint.
4.17
500+
Einstein in Time and Space Summary
Einstein in Time and Space
A life in 99 short chapters: Einstein as a contradictory man, not a marble saint.
by Samuel Graydon 2023 376 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Around the World in 80 Trees
by Jonathan Drori • 2018
A botanical tour of 80 trees that built empires, inspired myths, and launched trade routes.
4.55
2k+
Around the World in 80 Trees Summary
Around the World in 80 Trees
A botanical tour of 80 trees that built empires, inspired myths, and launched trade routes.
by Jonathan Drori 2018 240 pages
4.55
2k+ ratings
Puzzles in General Surgery
by Hassan A. Bukhari • 2013
Clinical puzzles that build surgical judgment for the exam and the OR, from electrolytes to trauma.
4.43
14
Puzzles in General Surgery Summary
Puzzles in General Surgery
Clinical puzzles that build surgical judgment for the exam and the OR, from electrolytes to trauma.
by Hassan A. Bukhari 2013 930 pages
4.43
14 ratings
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds
by Michael C. Patterson • 2014
Your brain stays plastic for life. The daily domains that decide whether it strengthens or fades.
5.00
1
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds Summary
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds
Your brain stays plastic for life. The daily domains that decide whether it strengthens or fades.
by Michael C. Patterson 2014
5.00
1 ratings
Meat Planet
by Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft • 2019
Cultured meat promised to end slaughter and save the planet. The real problem was the dream.
3.34
73
Meat Planet Summary
Meat Planet
Cultured meat promised to end slaughter and save the planet. The real problem was the dream.
by Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft 2019 262 pages
3.34
73 ratings
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
by Joel Salatin • 2010
Soil, animals, and bank account agree: the 'lunatic' farmer is the only sane one left.
4.26
462
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer Summary
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
Soil, animals, and bank account agree: the 'lunatic' farmer is the only sane one left.
by Joel Salatin 2010 300 pages
4.26
462 ratings
Empires of the Word
by Nicholas Ostler • 2005
Akkadian vanished; Chinese didn't. Why some languages endure and others die, across 4,500 years.
4.06
3k+
Empires of the Word Summary
Empires of the Word
Akkadian vanished; Chinese didn't. Why some languages endure and others die, across 4,500 years.
by Nicholas Ostler 2005 615 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Outliving Heart Disease
by Richard Stein • 2008
Heart attacks don't announce themselves. Ten rules for knowing your real risk before it's too late.
4.00
1
Outliving Heart Disease Summary
Outliving Heart Disease
Heart attacks don't announce themselves. Ten rules for knowing your real risk before it's too late.
by Richard Stein 2008 304 pages
4.00
1 ratings
Wild Nights
by Benjamin Reiss • 2017
What you call normal sleep is a 200-year invention, built by factories, colonialism, and the whip.
3.43
203
Wild Nights Summary
Wild Nights
What you call normal sleep is a 200-year invention, built by factories, colonialism, and the whip.
by Benjamin Reiss 2017 320 pages
3.43
203 ratings
Total Truth
by Nancy R. Pearcey • 2004
Christianity became a private feeling, not public truth, because of a split believers never noticed.
4.22
5k+
Total Truth Summary
Total Truth
Christianity became a private feeling, not public truth, because of a split believers never noticed.
by Nancy R. Pearcey 2004 512 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Exploring the Paranormal
by R. Alan Streett • 2024
Psychic fraud, demon hunting, mentalism: his search for the paranormal ended inside his own brain.
4.29
24
Exploring the Paranormal Summary
Exploring the Paranormal
Psychic fraud, demon hunting, mentalism: his search for the paranormal ended inside his own brain.
by R. Alan Streett 2024 224 pages
4.29
24 ratings
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians
by Louis Cozolino • 2020
Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.
4.49
49
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians Summary
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians
Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.
by Louis Cozolino 2020 336 pages
4.49
49 ratings
The End of Night
by Paul Bogard • 2013
The night is vanishing. We forgot what darkness gives us: health, wildness, and the stars.
4.04
2k+
The End of Night Summary
The End of Night
The night is vanishing. We forgot what darkness gives us: health, wildness, and the stars.
by Paul Bogard 2013 336 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Domestication of the Human Species
by Peter J. Wilson • 1988
Walls changed us more than wheat: how permanent shelter reshaped attention, privacy, and power.
3.75
12
The Domestication of the Human Species Summary
The Domestication of the Human Species
Walls changed us more than wheat: how permanent shelter reshaped attention, privacy, and power.
by Peter J. Wilson 1988 201 pages
3.75
12 ratings
Two Awesome Hours
by Josh Davis • 2015
Stop managing time. Start managing your brain's biology for two hours of peak effectiveness.
3.60
500+
Two Awesome Hours Summary
Two Awesome Hours
Stop managing time. Start managing your brain's biology for two hours of peak effectiveness.
by Josh Davis 2015 192 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Cognitive Aging
by Institute of Medicine • 2015
Cognitive aging is not dementia, and the evidence for protecting it is stronger than advertised.
Cognitive Aging Summary
Cognitive Aging
Cognitive aging is not dementia, and the evidence for protecting it is stronger than advertised.
by Institute of Medicine 2015 330 pages
The Power of Beliefs
by Shawn Achor • 2026
Seven beliefs that matter more than talent or luck, and the science for changing yours fast.
4.35
166
The Power of Beliefs Summary
The Power of Beliefs
Seven beliefs that matter more than talent or luck, and the science for changing yours fast.
by Shawn Achor 2026 208 pages
4.35
166 ratings
Design Thinking Research
by Larry Leifer • 2013
What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?
4.00
1
Design Thinking Research Summary
Design Thinking Research
What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?
by Larry Leifer 2013 426 pages
4.00
1 ratings
The Klamath Knot
by David Rains Wallace • 1983
An Oregon forest 40 million years old: evolution still running experiments Darwin never imagined.
4.20
184
The Klamath Knot Summary
The Klamath Knot
An Oregon forest 40 million years old: evolution still running experiments Darwin never imagined.
by David Rains Wallace 1983 174 pages
4.20
184 ratings
Momentos estelares de la ciencia
by Isaac Asimov • 1959
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
4.11
500+
Momentos estelares de la ciencia Summary
Momentos estelares de la ciencia
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
by Isaac Asimov 1959 170 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Psychosomatic Families
by Salvador Minuchin • 1978
Anorexia is a family problem. Treated as one, the cure rate reaches 86%.
4.24
29
Psychosomatic Families Summary
Psychosomatic Families
Anorexia is a family problem. Treated as one, the cure rate reaches 86%.
by Salvador Minuchin 1978 351 pages
4.24
29 ratings
Sickening
by John Abramson • 2022
$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.
4.21
1k+
Sickening Summary
Sickening
$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.
by John Abramson 2022 336 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19
by Kari Nixon • 2021
Quarantine backfires without consent. History's real defenses: distancing and community.
3.85
169
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19 Summary
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19
Quarantine backfires without consent. History's real defenses: distancing and community.
by Kari Nixon 2021 304 pages
3.85
169 ratings
Bellwether
by Connie Willis • 1996
Office chaos connects a fad researcher and a chaos theorist hunting the spark behind every trend.
3.93
14k+
Bellwether Summary
Bellwether
Office chaos connects a fad researcher and a chaos theorist hunting the spark behind every trend.
by Connie Willis 1996 248 pages
3.93
14k+ ratings
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen
by Manfred Spitzer • 2012
Screen time shrinks the brain’s capacity for deep focus, trading it for permanent distraction.
3.70
1k+
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
Screen time shrinks the brain’s capacity for deep focus, trading it for permanent distraction.
by Manfred Spitzer 2012 368 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams
by André Tridon • 2013
Dreams, even nightmares, are wishes you cannot admit. Decode them and insomnia dissolves.
2.00
2
Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams Summary
Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams
Dreams, even nightmares, are wishes you cannot admit. Decode them and insomnia dissolves.
by André Tridon 2013 170 pages
2.00
2 ratings
Addiction by Design
by Natasha Dow Schüll • 2012
Machine gambling is engineered to dissolve the self. Winning is just a chance to keep playing.
4.18
1k+
Addiction by Design Summary
Addiction by Design
Machine gambling is engineered to dissolve the self. Winning is just a chance to keep playing.
by Natasha Dow Schüll 2012 456 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Wired for Healing
by Annie Hopper • 2015
The limbic system reset: a brain retraining protocol for chronic fatigue and chemical sensitivity.
3.86
321
Wired for Healing Summary
Wired for Healing
The limbic system reset: a brain retraining protocol for chronic fatigue and chemical sensitivity.
by Annie Hopper 2015 277 pages
3.86
321 ratings
Mind the Science
by Jonathan N. Stea • 2024
How a multi-trillion-dollar industry exploits your cognitive biases to sell fake mental health cures
4.15
257
Mind the Science Summary
Mind the Science
How a multi-trillion-dollar industry exploits your cognitive biases to sell fake mental health cures
by Jonathan N. Stea 2024 264 pages
4.15
257 ratings
Cyberkrank! Wie das digitalisierte Leben unsere Gesundheit ruiniert
by Manfred Spitzer • 2015
From addiction to sleeplessness: a neuroscientist's clinical case against the smartphone era.
3.78
203
Cyberkrank! Wie das digitalisierte Leben unsere Gesundheit ruiniert Summary
Cyberkrank! Wie das digitalisierte Leben unsere Gesundheit ruiniert
From addiction to sleeplessness: a neuroscientist's clinical case against the smartphone era.
by Manfred Spitzer 2015 432 pages
3.78
203 ratings
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