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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning Summary
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
by Peter Zeihan 2022 512 pages
4.17
12.2K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Against the Gods Summary
Against the Gods
The Remarkable Story of Risk
by Peter L. Bernstein 1996 400 pages
3.96
14.1K ratings
Finance
History
Business
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body
Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000 496 pages
4.16
2.8K ratings
Feminism
Gender
Sexuality
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back Summary
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back
How to Run-or Ruin-an Economy
by Tim Harford 2013 272 pages
3.93
3.2K ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
The Matter With Things Summary
The Matter With Things
Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World
by Iain McGilchrist 2021 1500 pages
4.78
468 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Drunk Tank Pink Summary
Drunk Tank Pink
And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave
by Adam Alter 2013 272 pages
3.56
4.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Civilized to Death Summary
Civilized to Death
What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity
by Christopher Ryan 2018 400 pages
4.14
4.6K ratings
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Unwinding Anxiety Summary
Unwinding Anxiety
by Judson Brewer 2020 287 pages
3.90
13.5K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Love Thyself Summary
Love Thyself
The Message from Water III
by Masaru Emoto 1999 120 pages
4.25
257 ratings
Spirituality
Science
Metaphysics
The Sleep Solution Summary
The Sleep Solution
Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It
by W. Chris Winter 2017 272 pages
4.02
3.6K ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Fat Loss Forever Summary
Fat Loss Forever
How to Lose Fat and KEEP it Off
by Layne Norton 2019 378 pages
4.56
326 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Fitness
The Stress-Proof Brain Summary
The Stress-Proof Brain
Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity
by Melanie Greenberg 2016 224 pages
3.81
1.3K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Exercised Summary
Exercised
Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2021 464 pages
4.18
9.7K ratings
Health
Science
Anthropology
On Combat Summary
On Combat
The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace
by Dave Grossman 2004 395 pages
4.29
4.3K ratings
Psychology
Military Fiction
War
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019 448 pages
4.34
150.9K ratings
Feminism
Science
Politics
How Learning Works Summary
How Learning Works
Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
by Susan A. Ambrose 2010 301 pages
4.12
1.3K ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy Summary
Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy
by Brad Schoenfeld 2016 224 pages
4.44
368 ratings
Fitness
Health
Sports
Mindwise Summary
Mindwise
How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
by Nicholas Epley 2014 242 pages
3.77
2.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work? Summary
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work?
by Stephen Wolfram 2023 143 pages
3.86
1.4K ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Hello World Summary
Hello World
Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
by Hannah Fry 2018 256 pages
4.11
11.4K ratings
Science
Technology
Computer Science
Why Don't Students Like School? Summary
Why Don't Students Like School?
A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
by Daniel T. Willingham 2009 180 pages
4.04
5.6K ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Brain Rules for Aging Well Summary
Brain Rules for Aging Well
10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
by John Medina 2017 288 pages
4.12
788 ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Decoded Summary
Decoded
The Science Behind Why We Buy
by Phil P. Barden 2013 280 pages
4.18
1.2K ratings
Business
Psychology
Science
Rise of the Robots Summary
Rise of the Robots
Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
by Martin Ford 2015 352 pages
3.97
9.4K ratings
Technology
Economics
Business
Humans are not from Earth Summary
Humans are not from Earth
a scientific evaluation of the evidence
by Ellis Silver 2013 57 pages
3.73
775 ratings
Science
Evolution
History
Game Theory Summary
Game Theory
Understanding the Mathematics of Life
by Brian Clegg 2022 176 pages
3.23
404 ratings
Science
Economics
Mathematics
You Are Not Your Brain Summary
You Are Not Your Brain
The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2011 384 pages
3.98
1.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
The Art of Risk Summary
The Art of Risk
The New Science of Courage, Caution, and Chance
by Kayt Sukel 2016 288 pages
3.53
135 ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Existential Physics Summary
Existential Physics
A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
by Sabine Hossenfelder 2022 269 pages
3.90
2.9K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Sapiens and Homo Deus Summary
Sapiens and Homo Deus
The E-book Collection: A Brief History of Humankind and A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari 2017 816 pages
4.41
1.3K ratings
History
Science
Modern
Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love Summary
Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love
Solving the Mystery of Attraction
by Allan Pease 2010 288 pages
3.70
2.8K ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Self Help
Optimal Summary
Optimal
How to Sustain Personal and Organizational Excellence Every Day
by Daniel Goleman 2024 272 pages
3.38
495 ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Future Shock Summary
Future Shock
by Alvin Toffler 1970 430 pages
3.82
5.2K ratings
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
Why Him? Why Her? Summary
Why Him? Why Her?
Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type
by Helen Fisher 2009 222 pages
3.87
3.1K ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Self Help
Helgoland Summary
Helgoland
Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
by Carlo Rovelli 2020 233 pages
4.08
9.4K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Musicophilia Summary
Musicophilia
Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks 2007 400 pages
3.95
72.2K ratings
Music
Science
Psychology
The Climate Book Summary
The Climate Book
The Facts and the Solutions
by Greta Thunberg 2022 464 pages
4.40
2.9K ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion
Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head [Extract]
by Bruce M. Hood 2011 349 pages
3.84
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
A Little History of Philosophy Summary
A Little History of Philosophy
by Nigel Warburton 2011 252 pages
4.12
14.9K ratings
Philosophy
History
Science
The Balanced Brain Summary
The Balanced Brain
The Science of Mental Health
by Camilla Nord 2023 304 pages
3.97
348 ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Humble Pi Summary
Humble Pi
A Comedy of Maths Errors
by Matt Parker 2019 314 pages
4.10
20.6K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Humor
Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door Summary
Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door
How to Protect Yourself Against a Ruthless Manipulator
by Martha Stout 2020 304 pages
3.98
844 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
True Crime
Shape Summary
Shape
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and EverythingElse
by Jordan Ellenberg 2021 480 pages
3.73
2.0K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Politics
The Road to Reality Summary
The Road to Reality
A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe
by Roger Penrose 2004 1099 pages
4.15
8.3K ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
Burn Summary
Burn
New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy
by Herman Pontzer 2021 384 pages
4.13
3.3K ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
The Undoing Project Summary
The Undoing Project
A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
by Michael Lewis 2016 368 pages
3.99
62.4K ratings
Psychology
Biography
Science
The Formula Summary
The Formula
The Universal Laws of Success
by Albert-László Barabási 2018 320 pages
4.17
2.5K ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
The Optimism Bias Summary
The Optimism Bias
A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain
by Tali Sharot 2011 272 pages
3.77
1.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Wizard Summary
Wizard
The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
by Marc J. Seifer 1996 542 pages
3.73
6.4K ratings
Biography
Science
History
Making Sense Summary
Making Sense
by Sam Harris 2020
4.13
2.1K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
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