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The Secret Wisdom of Nature Summary
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation
by Peter Wohlleben 2017 272 pages
4.05
6.7K ratings
Nature
Science
Environment
Peoplewatching Summary
Peoplewatching
The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language
by Desmond Morris 1977 400 pages
4.05
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds
How Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right and Wrong
by Marc Hauser 2006 512 pages
3.74
1.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Galileo's Error Summary
Galileo's Error
Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness
by Philip Goff 2019 256 pages
3.97
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Origin of Species Summary
The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin 1859 703 pages
4.01
119.4K ratings
Science
Classics
Biology
Darwin's Dangerous Idea Summary
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Evolution and the Meanings of Life
by Daniel C. Dennett 1995 588 pages
4.07
16.8K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
Hacking Darwin Summary
Hacking Darwin
Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
by Jamie Metzl 2019 327 pages
3.98
3.7K ratings
Science
Biology
Genetics
Consciousness Summary
Consciousness
A Very Short Introduction
by Susan Blackmore 2003 160 pages
3.88
3.3K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Unf*ck Your Anxiety Summary
Unf*ck Your Anxiety
Using Science to Rewire Your Anxious Brain
by Faith G. Harper 2021 127 pages
3.54
1.2K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Climbing Mount Improbable Summary
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins 1996 308 pages
4.11
9.9K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Conscience Summary
Conscience
The Origins of Moral Intuition
by Patricia S. Churchland 2019 226 pages
3.77
406 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Entangled Life Summary
Entangled Life
How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
by Merlin Sheldrake 2020 352 pages
4.34
45.6K ratings
Science
Nature
Biology
Black-and-White Thinking Summary
Black-and-White Thinking
The Burden of a Binary Brain in a Complex World
by Kevin Dutton 2021 400 pages
3.57
452 ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Genius in All of Us Summary
The Genius in All of Us
Why Everything You've Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong
by David Shenk 2010 320 pages
3.86
2.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Magic of Reality Summary
The Magic of Reality
How We Know What's Really True
by Richard Dawkins 2011 271 pages
4.05
26.9K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Religion
Ageless Summary
Ageless
The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old
by Andrew Steele 2020 304 pages
3.84
1.4K ratings
Science
Health
Biology
The Ancestor's Tale Summary
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
by Richard Dawkins 2004 688 pages
4.15
28.3K ratings
Science
Evolution
Biology
Nature Via Nurture Summary
Nature Via Nurture
Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human
by Matt Ridley 2003 320 pages
4.06
4.2K ratings
Science
Biology
Psychology
Being Human Summary
Being Human
Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2012
4.34
777 ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
The Dragons of Eden Summary
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Carl Sagan 1977 271 pages
4.19
21.0K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Summary
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
by Robert M. Sapolsky 1997 288 pages
4.19
2.1K ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
From Darwin to Derrida Summary
From Darwin to Derrida
Selfish Genes, Social Selves, and the Meanings of Life
by David Haig 2020 512 pages
3.64
76 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Evolution
I Contain Multitudes Summary
I Contain Multitudes
The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
by Ed Yong 2016 368 pages
4.18
29.7K ratings
Science
Biology
Health
Life on the Edge Summary
Life on the Edge
The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
by Johnjoe McFadden 2014 368 pages
4.11
3.6K ratings
Science
Biology
Physics
Caesar's Last Breath Summary
Caesar's Last Breath
Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
by Sam Kean 2017 384 pages
4.25
4.5K ratings
Science
History
Chemistry
Monkeyluv Summary
Monkeyluv
And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2005 209 pages
4.23
2.0K ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
The Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind
Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions
by Jaak Panksepp 2010 592 pages
4.46
382 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
The Essential Difference Summary
The Essential Difference
Male And Female Brains And The Truth About Autism
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2003 288 pages
3.64
917 ratings
Psychology
Science
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Your Brain, Explained Summary
Your Brain, Explained
What Neuroscience Reveals About Your Brain and its Quirks
by Marc Dingman 2019 256 pages
4.16
588 ratings
Neuroscience
Science
Psychology
Estrogeneration Summary
Estrogeneration
How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile
by Anthony G. Jay 2017 296 pages
4.28
620 ratings
Health
Science
Biology
Darwin Comes to Town Summary
Darwin Comes to Town
How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution
by Menno Schilthuizen 2018 304 pages
4.10
2.1K ratings
Science
Nature
Biology
The Neuroscience of Intelligence Summary
The Neuroscience of Intelligence
by Richard J. Haier 2015 266 pages
4.23
415 ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Working Memory Advantage Summary
The Working Memory Advantage
Train Your Brain to Function Stronger, Smarter, Faster
by Tracy Packiam Alloway 2013 352 pages
3.37
141 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Brain
Identically Different Summary
Identically Different
Why You Can Change Your Genes
by Tim Spector 2012 338 pages
3.75
432 ratings
Science
Health
Biology
Letters to a Young Scientist Summary
Letters to a Young Scientist
by Edward O. Wilson 2013 256 pages
3.90
4.6K ratings
Science
Biology
Nature
Descartes' Baby Summary
Descartes' Baby
How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human
by Paul Bloom 2004 288 pages
3.90
305 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Book of Minds Summary
The Book of Minds
How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to AI to Aliens
by Philip Ball 2022 512 pages
4.01
175 ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Ultimate Guide to Red Light Therapy Summary
The Ultimate Guide to Red Light Therapy
How to Use Red and Near-Infrared Light Therapy for Anti-Aging, Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, Performance Enhancement, and Brain Optimization
by Ari Whitten 2018 296 pages
4.14
900 ratings
Health
Science
Reference
The Laws of Medicine Summary
The Laws of Medicine
Field Notes from an Uncertain Science
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2015 70 pages
4.06
5.0K ratings
Medicine
Science
Medical
The Music of Life Summary
The Music of Life
Biology Beyond Genes
by Denis Noble 2006 153 pages
3.83
361 ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Biomimicry Summary
Biomimicry
Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus 1997 308 pages
4.01
2.5K ratings
Science
Design
Sustainability
When Men Behave Badly Summary
When Men Behave Badly
The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
by David M. Buss 2021 336 pages
4.10
839 ratings
Psychology
Science
Relationships
Your Inner Fish Summary
Your Inner Fish
a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
by Neil Shubin 2008 229 pages
4.04
27.8K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Conversations on Consciousness Summary
Conversations on Consciousness
What the Best Minds Think about the Brain, Free Will, and What It Means to Be Human
by Susan Blackmore 2005 274 pages
4.02
2.0K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Vital Question Summary
The Vital Question
Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
by Nick Lane 2015 368 pages
4.18
5.7K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Genius of Birds Summary
The Genius of Birds
by Jennifer Ackerman 2016 352 pages
4.05
12.8K ratings
Science
Nature
Birds
The Sixth Extinction Summary
The Sixth Extinction
An Unnatural History
by Elizabeth Kolbert 2014 336 pages
4.16
76.4K ratings
Science
History
Environment
Kluge Summary
Kluge
The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind
by Gary F. Marcus 2008 224 pages
3.82
2.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion Summary
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion
An Informative, Easy-to-Use Guide to Understanding Magic Mushrooms—From Tips and Trips to Microdosing and Psychedelic Therapy
by Michelle Janikian 2019 224 pages
4.33
485 ratings
Science
Self Help
Psychology
A Crack in Creation Summary
A Crack in Creation
Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017 304 pages
4.13
6.2K ratings
Science
Biology
Genetics
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