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La comunicación no verbal

by Flora Davis • 1973

Eyes, posture, space: a hidden language runs every conversation, and you are already fluent.

3.62

500+

🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Interpersonal Dynamics 😊 Facial Expressions 🌍 Cultural Differences 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

La comunicación no verbal

Eyes, posture, space: a hidden language runs every conversation, and you are already fluent.

by Flora Davis 1973 382 pages

3.62

500+ ratings

🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Interpersonal Dynamics 😊 Facial Expressions 🌍 Cultural Differences 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Tell Me Where It Hurts

by Rachel Zoffness • 2026

Chronic pain is a learned brain response, not tissue damage. The neuroscience of turning it down.

4.33

398

🧠 Pain Science 🩹 Chronic Pain 🔁 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind Body Medicine 📋 Pain Management

Tell Me Where It Hurts

Chronic pain is a learned brain response, not tissue damage. The neuroscience of turning it down.

by Rachel Zoffness 2026 336 pages

4.33

398 ratings

🧠 Pain Science 🩹 Chronic Pain 🔁 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind Body Medicine 📋 Pain Management

Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System

by Donald A. Neumann • 2002

Joint surfaces slide, muscles fire, levers trade force for speed: movement rules clinicians rely on.

4.47

188

🏃 Kinesiology 🩺 Physical Therapy 🦴 Functional Anatomy ⚙️ Joint Mechanics 💪 Muscle Physiology

Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System

Joint surfaces slide, muscles fire, levers trade force for speed: movement rules clinicians rely on.

by Donald A. Neumann 2002 624 pages

4.47

188 ratings

🏃 Kinesiology 🩺 Physical Therapy 🦴 Functional Anatomy ⚙️ Joint Mechanics 💪 Muscle Physiology

Tell Me Where It Hurts

by Nick Trout • 2008

A widower's dog is his last link to his wife. Today the vet must deliver news.

3.92

5k+

🩺 Veterinary Memoirs 🐕 Human Animal Bond 📖 Narrative Medicine 💛 End Of Life Care 🩹 Compassion Fatigue

Tell Me Where It Hurts

A widower's dog is his last link to his wife. Today the vet must deliver news.

by Nick Trout 2008 286 pages

3.92

5k+ ratings

🩺 Veterinary Memoirs 🐕 Human Animal Bond 📖 Narrative Medicine 💛 End Of Life Care 🩹 Compassion Fatigue

The Prize

by Daniel Yergin • 1991

How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.

4.44

12k+

🛢️ Commodity History ⛽ Petroleum Industry 🌍 Energy Geopolitics 📖 Narrative History 🏭 Industrial Capitalism

The Prize

How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.

by Daniel Yergin 1991 928 pages

4.44

12k+ ratings

🛢️ Commodity History ⛽ Petroleum Industry 🌍 Energy Geopolitics 📖 Narrative History 🏭 Industrial Capitalism

Deep Fitness

by Philip Shepherd • 2021

Thirty minutes a week, one set to failure: the science and the presence that change everything.

3.86

154

🏋️ Strength Training 💥 High Intensity Training ⏱️ Time-Efficient Fitness 🧘 Mindful Movement 🦴 Aging And Muscle

Deep Fitness

Thirty minutes a week, one set to failure: the science and the presence that change everything.

by Philip Shepherd 2021 224 pages

3.86

154 ratings

🏋️ Strength Training 💥 High Intensity Training ⏱️ Time-Efficient Fitness 🧘 Mindful Movement 🦴 Aging And Muscle

AI Engineering

by Chip Huyen • 2025

Stop training models from scratch. The new discipline for building AI that ships.

4.37

1k+

🏗️ Llm Application Development 📝 Prompt Engineering 🔍 Rag Systems 🎯 Model Finetuning 📊 Ai Evaluation

AI Engineering

Stop training models from scratch. The new discipline for building AI that ships.

by Chip Huyen 2025 532 pages

4.37

1k+ ratings

🏗️ Llm Application Development 📝 Prompt Engineering 🔍 Rag Systems 🎯 Model Finetuning 📊 Ai Evaluation

Modern Operating Systems

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum • 1992

From process scheduling to virtual memory, the abstractions that keep your computer from crashing.

4.14

2k+

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Systems Programming 🧠 Kernel Design 💾 Memory Management 🔀 Concurrency

Modern Operating Systems

From process scheduling to virtual memory, the abstractions that keep your computer from crashing.

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum 1992 960 pages

4.14

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Systems Programming 🧠 Kernel Design 💾 Memory Management 🔀 Concurrency

Rationality

by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015

Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.

4.32

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🛠️ Debiasing 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🎯 Instrumental Rationality 🗺️ Mental Models

Rationality

Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.

by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015 1813 pages

4.32

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🛠️ Debiasing 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🎯 Instrumental Rationality 🗺️ Mental Models

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy

by Jon C. Thompson • 2001

The orthopaedic anatomy you need for the clinic and the boards, in Netter's signature clarity.

4.53

117

🩻 Clinical Anatomy 🏥 Orthopaedic Surgery 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 📚 Medical Atlases 🦴 Musculoskeletal System

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy

The orthopaedic anatomy you need for the clinic and the boards, in Netter's signature clarity.

by Jon C. Thompson 2001 416 pages

4.53

117 ratings

🩻 Clinical Anatomy 🏥 Orthopaedic Surgery 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 📚 Medical Atlases 🦴 Musculoskeletal System

Metazoa / Other Minds

by Peter Godfrey-Smith • 2021

500 million neurons spread across eight arms: the alien mind on Earth.

4.10

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🌊 Marine Biology 🐙 Animal Consciousness 🔀 Convergent Evolution

Metazoa / Other Minds

500 million neurons spread across eight arms: the alien mind on Earth.

by Peter Godfrey-Smith 2021

4.10

20 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🌊 Marine Biology 🐙 Animal Consciousness 🔀 Convergent Evolution

Stiff

by Mary Roach • 2003

Every car you drive was safety-tested on a human cadaver. That is only the beginning.

4.06

200k+

🔍 Forensic Science 🏥 Medical History 🦴 Human Anatomy ⚰️ Funerary Practices 🔬 Popular Science

Stiff

Every car you drive was safety-tested on a human cadaver. That is only the beginning.

by Mary Roach 2003 320 pages

4.06

200k+ ratings

🔍 Forensic Science 🏥 Medical History 🦴 Human Anatomy ⚰️ Funerary Practices 🔬 Popular Science

Ciencias de la Tierra

by Eduard J. Tarbuck • 2011

You cannot electrolyze tap water. The source matters more than the electrolyzer.

3.62

222

🚰 Water Management 💧 Green Hydrogen 🔬 Water Quality 📋 Environmental Planning ⚡ Energy Infrastructure

Ciencias de la Tierra

You cannot electrolyze tap water. The source matters more than the electrolyzer.

by Eduard J. Tarbuck 2011 1 pages

3.62

222 ratings

🚰 Water Management 💧 Green Hydrogen 🔬 Water Quality 📋 Environmental Planning ⚡ Energy Infrastructure

The Art of Fermentation

by Sandor Ellix Katz • 2012

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

4.43

4k+

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

The Art of Fermentation

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

by Sandor Ellix Katz 2012 528 pages

4.43

4k+ ratings

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

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