Biology Book Summaries

The Lives of a Cell Summary
The Lives of a Cell
Notes of a Biology Watcher
by Lewis Thomas 1974 160 pages
4.14
10k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Essays
The Demon in the Machine Summary
The Demon in the Machine
How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life
by Paul C.W. Davies 2020 320 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Science
Biology
Physics
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
6k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Genetics
The Third Chimpanzee Summary
The Third Chimpanzee
The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
by Jared Diamond 1991 407 pages
4.08
28k+ ratings
Science
History
Anthropology
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
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Estrogeneration Summary
Estrogeneration
How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile
by Anthony G. Jay 2017 296 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Biology
Human Evolution Summary
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
by Bernard Wood 2005 144 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
The Gut Balance Revolution Summary
The Gut Balance Revolution
Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good!
by Gerard E. Mullin 2014 432 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Follow Your Gut Summary
Follow Your Gut
The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes
by Rob Knight 2014 128 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Science
Health
Nutrition
Neuroplasticity Summary
Neuroplasticity
by Moheb Costandi 2016 192 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
The Book of Humans Summary
The Book of Humans
A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us
by Adam Rutherford 2016 273 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Biology
Mama's Last Hug Summary
Mama's Last Hug
Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
by Frans de Waal 2019 336 pages
4.21
5k+ ratings
Science
Animals
Psychology
The Genesis Machine Summary
The Genesis Machine
Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology
by Amy Webb 2022 368 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Science
Biology
Technology
The Animal Kingdom Summary
The Animal Kingdom
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Holland 2011 144 pages
4.00
100+ ratings
Science
Biology
Nature
Unweaving the Rainbow Summary
Unweaving the Rainbow
Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder
by Richard Dawkins 2000 352 pages
4.01
11k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Biology
Marine Biology Summary
Marine Biology
A Very Short Introduction
by Philip V. Mladenov 2013 184 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
Science
Biology
Ecology
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
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Relationships
Innate Summary
Innate
How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are
by Kevin J. Mitchell 2018 304 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
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
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Reference
It's Not You, It's Biology. Summary
It's Not You, It's Biology.
The Science of Love, Sex, and Relationships
by Joe Quirk 2008 272 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
The Genie in Your Genes Summary
The Genie in Your Genes
Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention
by Dawson Church 2007 363 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Science
Health
Psychology
The Mind within the Brain Summary
The Mind within the Brain
How We Make Decisions and How those Decisions Go Wrong
by A. David Redish 2013 392 pages
3.93
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience
A Very Short Introduction
by Richard Passingham 2016 160 pages
3.72
100+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
At the Water's Edge Summary
At the Water's Edge
Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea
by Carl Zimmer 1998 290 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Planta Sapiens Summary
Planta Sapiens
The New Science of Plant Intelligence
by Paco Calvo 2022 304 pages
3.42
500+ ratings
Science
Nature
Biology
The End of Illness Summary
The End of Illness
by David B. Agus 2011 335 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The Ravenous Brain Summary
The Ravenous Brain
How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning
by Daniel Bor 2012 352 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
What Evolution Is Summary
What Evolution Is
by Ernst W. Mayr 2001 318 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Science
Evolution
Biology
The Human Story Summary
The Human Story
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2004 224 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
The Rules of Contagion Summary
The Rules of Contagion
Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop
by Adam Kucharski 2020 352 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Your Brain Summary
Your Brain
The Missing Manual
by Matthew MacDonald 2008 273 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Voyage of the Beagle Summary
Voyage of the Beagle
by Charles Darwin 1839 432 pages
4.02
8k+ ratings
Science
History
Travel
Venomous Summary
Venomous
How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry
by Christie Wilcox 2016 260 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Nature
An Epidemic of Absence Summary
An Epidemic of Absence
A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff 2012 400 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Thinking Big Summary
Thinking Big
How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind
by Clive Gamble 2014 266 pages
3.67
100+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Inventing Ourselves Summary
Inventing Ourselves
The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore 2016 256 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Parenting
Evolution Summary
Evolution
The Triumph of an Idea
by Carl Zimmer 2001 528 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Science
Evolution
Biology
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing
Making Minds Conscious
by AntΓ³nio DamΓ‘sio 2021 256 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
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
6k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Environment
Age Later Summary
Age Later
Secrets of the Healthiest, Sharpest Centenarians
by Nir Barzilai 2020 320 pages
3.66
100+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
The Story of the Human Body Summary
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2013 480 pages
4.26
8k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
The Invisible History of the Human Race Summary
The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
by Christine Kenneally 2014 355 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Science
History
Genetics
Molecular Cell Biology Summary
Molecular Cell Biology
by Harvey F. Lodish 1992 973 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Biology
Science
Textbooks
Altered Inheritance Summary
Altered Inheritance
CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing
by FranΓ§oise Baylis 2019 304 pages
3.58
50+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Futurism
How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Summary
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2010 304 pages
3.51
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
Testosterone Summary
Testosterone
An Unauthorized Biography
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young 2019 288 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Science
Gender
Feminism
Physical Intelligence Summary
Physical Intelligence
The Science of How the Body and the Mind Guide Each Other Through Life
by Scott Grafton 2020 288 pages
3.64
100+ ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Health
This Is Your Brain on Parasites Summary
This Is Your Brain on Parasites
How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society
by Kathleen McAuliffe 2016 288 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Health
On Human Nature Summary
On Human Nature
by Edward O. Wilson 1978 288 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
What Do You Think You Are? Summary
What Do You Think You Are?
The Science of What Makes You You
by Brian Clegg 2020 288 pages
3.30
100+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Self Help
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