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Gray Matter Summary
Gray Matter
A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time
by David I. Levy 2011 304 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Christian
Medical
Memoir
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder 2003 333 pages
4.20
86k+ ratings
Biography
Medicine
Memoir
The Ghost Map Summary
The Ghost Map
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
by Steven Johnson 2006 299 pages
3.89
54k+ ratings
History
Science
Medicine
Bad Science Summary
Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre 2008 338 pages
4.06
44k+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
The Mind's Eye Summary
The Mind's Eye
by Oliver Sacks 2010 263 pages
3.92
13k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Story of the Human Body Summary
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2013 480 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream Summary
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
A Day in the Life of Your Body
by Jennifer Ackerman 2007 253 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
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
The Anatomy of Hope Summary
The Anatomy of Hope
How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
by Jerome Groopman 2003 272 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Health
The Poisoner's Handbook Summary
The Poisoner's Handbook
Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
by Deborah Blum 2010 319 pages
4.01
35k+ ratings
History
Science
True Crime
Farmacology Summary
Farmacology
Total Health from the Ground Up
by Daphne Miller 2013 304 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Gardening
Musicophilia Summary
Musicophilia
Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks 2007 400 pages
3.95
71k+ ratings
Music
Science
Psychology
Phantoms in the Brain Summary
Phantoms in the Brain
Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
by V.S. Ramachandran 1998 352 pages
4.26
20k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The End of Illness Summary
The End of Illness
by David B. Agus 2011 335 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The Sober Truth Summary
The Sober Truth
Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
by Lance Dodes 2014 192 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Health
The Disease Delusion Summary
The Disease Delusion
Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
by Jeffrey S. Bland 2014 432 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
How to Read a Paper Summary
How to Read a Paper
The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine
by Trisha Greenhalgh 1999 248 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
Mind over Medicine Summary
Mind over Medicine
Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself
by Lissa Rankin 2013 259 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
Identically Different Summary
Identically Different
Why You Can Change Your Genes
by Tim Spector 2012 338 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
The Microbiome Diet Summary
The Microbiome Diet
The Scientifically Proven Way to Restore Your Gut Health and Achieve Permanent Weight Loss
by Raphael Kellman 2014 352 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Cannabis Pharmacy Summary
Cannabis Pharmacy
The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana
by Michael Backes 2013 320 pages
4.28
100+ ratings
Health
Science
Reference
Treat Your Own Knees Summary
Treat Your Own Knees
Simple Exercises to Build Strength, Flexibility, Responsiveness and Endurance
by Jim Johnson 2003 116 pages
3.98
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Medicine
The Germ Code Summary
The Germ Code
How to Stop Worrying and Love the Microbes
by Jason Tetro 2013 272 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Science
Medical
Biology
Complications Summary
Complications
A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul Gawande 2002 270 pages
4.28
50k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Psychotherapy Summary
Psychotherapy
A Very Short Introduction
by Tom Burns 2014 144 pages
3.75
100+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Medicine
القانون في الطب Summary
القانون في الطب
by Avicenna 1025 2500 pages
4.30
100+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Philosophy
Follow Your Gut Summary
Follow Your Gut
The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes
by Rob Knight 2014 128 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
The White Coat Investor Summary
The White Coat Investor
A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing
by James M. Dahle 2014 225 pages
4.40
4k+ ratings
Finance
Medicine
Personal Finance
Sugar Crush Summary
Sugar Crush
How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health
by Richard P. Jacoby 2015 256 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Shift Summary
The Shift
One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives
by Theresa Brown 2015 272 pages
3.88
7k+ ratings
Medical
Memoir
Medicine
The Innovator's Prescription Summary
The Innovator's Prescription
A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
by Clayton M. Christensen 2008 496 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Health Care
Business
Health
The Spark in the Machine Summary
The Spark in the Machine
How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine
by Daniel Keown 2014 304 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Science
On Death and Dying Summary
On Death and Dying
What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 1969 288 pages
4.16
27k+ ratings
Psychology
Death
Philosophy
Cure Summary
Cure
A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body
by Jo Marchant 2016 320 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Science
Health
Psychology
Better Summary
Better
A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
by Atul Gawande 2007 288 pages
4.25
35k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Tripping Over the Truth Summary
Tripping Over the Truth
The Metabolic Theory of Cancer
by Travis Christofferson 2014 297 pages
4.54
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
Molecules Of Emotion Summary
Molecules Of Emotion
The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine
by Candace B. Pert 1997 368 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
Science
Health
Psychology
Into the Magic Shop Summary
Into the Magic Shop
A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
by James R. Doty 2016 288 pages
4.22
24k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Memoir
Counterclockwise Summary
Counterclockwise
Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility
by Ellen J. Langer 2009 240 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Psychology
Health
Self Help
The Primal Prescription Summary
The Primal Prescription
Surviving The "Sick Care" Sinkhole
by Doug McGuff 2015 463 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
Health
Economics
Medicine
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
3.80
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
The Secret Language of Your Body Summary
The Secret Language of Your Body
The Essential Guide to Health and Wellness
by Inna Segal 2007 252 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Health
Spirituality
Self Help
The Mindbody Prescription Summary
The Mindbody Prescription
Healing the Body, Healing the Pain
by John E. Sarno 1998 210 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
The End of Alzheimer's Summary
The End of Alzheimer's
The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline
by Dale E. Bredesen 2017 320 pages
4.21
4k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
There Is a Cure for Diabetes Summary
There Is a Cure for Diabetes
The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program
by Gabriel Cousens 2008 472 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Health
Medicine
Keto for Cancer Summary
Keto for Cancer
Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy
by Miriam Kalamian EdM MS CNS 2017 400 pages
4.24
100+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
The Diabetes Code Summary
The Diabetes Code
Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally
by Jason Fung 2018 327 pages
4.49
6k+ ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
Lies My Doctor Told Me Summary
Lies My Doctor Told Me
Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health
by Ken D. Berry 2017 158 pages
4.40
2k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Medical
Gut Summary
Gut
The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
by Giulia Enders 2014 273 pages
4.07
52k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
A Cancer in the Family Summary
A Cancer in the Family
Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance
by Theodora Ross 2016 304 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
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