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The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide Summary
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys
by James Fadiman Ph.D. 2011 354 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Spirituality
The Biological Mind Summary
The Biological Mind
How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are
by Alan Jasanoff 2018 288 pages
3.7
100+ ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
Why Do I Do That? Psychological Defense Mechanisms and the Hidden Ways They Shape Our Lives Summary
Why Do I Do That? Psychological Defense Mechanisms and the Hidden Ways They Shape Our Lives
by Joseph Burgo
4.15
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Think
The 6 Basic Mistakes We Make in Thinking
by Thomas E. Kida 2006 286 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Braiding Sweetgrass Summary
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013 320 pages
4.54
100k+ ratings
Science
Nature
Memoir
The Science Of Happiness Summary
The Science Of Happiness
by Stefan Klein 2006 320 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Entangled Life Summary
Entangled Life
How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
by Merlin Sheldrake 2020 380 pages
4.35
38k+ ratings
Science
Nature
Biology
The Divine Matrix Summary
The Divine Matrix
Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief
by Gregg Braden 2006 240 pages
4.19
6k+ ratings
Spirituality
Science
Metaphysics
Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy Summary
Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy
by Brad J. Schoenfeld 2016 224 pages
4.45
100+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Sports
Cradle To Cradle Summary
Cradle To Cradle
by William McDonough 2009 208 pages
4.09
12k+ ratings
Sustainability
Environment
Design
The Luck Factor Summary
The Luck Factor
The Four Essential Principles
by Richard Wiseman 2004
3.84
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
This Explains Everything Summary
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works (Edge Question Series)
by John Brockman 2013 432 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Science of Mom Summary
The Science of Mom
A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year
by Alice Callahan 2015 304 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Childrens
Science
Still Procrastinating Summary
Still Procrastinating
The No Regrets Guide to Getting It Done
by Joseph R. Ferrari 2010 256 pages
3.32
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Productivity
Fantastic Voyage Summary
Fantastic Voyage
Live Long Enough to Live Forever
by Ray Kurzweil 2004 452 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Futurism
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Summary
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
by Yuval Noah Harari 2018 400 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Science
Homo Deus Summary
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari 2017 464 pages
4.2
200k+ ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
Slipstream Time Hacking Summary
Slipstream Time Hacking
by Benjamin P. Hardy 2015
3.79
500+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Personal Development
The Undercover Economist, Revised and Updated Edition Summary
The Undercover Economist, Revised and Updated Edition
Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor - and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!
by Tim Harford 2012 304 pages
3.81
28k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
Lost Connections Summary
Lost Connections
by Johann Hari 2019 416 pages
4.27
36k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Intel Trinity Summary
The Intel Trinity
How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World's Most Important Company
by Michael S. Malone 2014 560 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Business
Technology
History
It Didn't Start with You Summary
It Didn't Start with You
How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
by Mark Wolynn 2016 256 pages
3.55
27k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Human Evolution Summary
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Bernard Wood 2019 160 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
The Hidden Life of Trees Summary
The Hidden Life of Trees
What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature, 1)
by Peter Wohlleben 2016 288 pages
4.07
78k+ ratings
Science
Nature
Environment
A Briefer History of Time Summary
A Briefer History of Time
The Science Classic Made More Accessible
by Stephen Hawking 2007 176 pages
4.26
40k+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
Healing and Recovery Summary
Healing and Recovery
by David R. Hawkins 2009 510 pages
4.49
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
Resilience Summary
Resilience
Why Things Bounce Back
by Andrew Zolli 2012 336 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story Summary
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight
by William Hazelgrove 2018 334 pages
3.66
100+ ratings
History
Biography
Science
Hacking Life Summary
Hacking Life
Systematized Living and Its Discontents (Strong Ideas)
by Joseph Reagle 2019 216 pages
3.65
50+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds
A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
by Michio Kaku 2006 448 pages
4.21
21k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Physics of the Future Summary
Physics of the Future
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
by Michio Kaku 2011 483 pages
4
17k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
What Every BODY is Saying Summary
What Every BODY is Saying
An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
by Joe Navarro 2009 273 pages
3.91
31k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
Storytelling with Data Summary
Storytelling with Data
A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2015 288 pages
4.40
7k+ ratings
Business
Design
Science
Total Meditation Summary
Total Meditation
Practices in Living the Awakened Life
by Deepak Chopra M.D. 2020 336 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Health
The Singularity Is Near Summary
The Singularity Is Near
When Humans Transcend Biology
by Ray Kurzweil 2005 672 pages
3.93
11k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Philosophy
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Summary
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot 2010 393 pages
4.12
700k+ ratings
Science
History
Biography
AI Superpowers Summary
AI Superpowers
China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
by Kai-Fu Lee 2018 275 pages
4.1
15k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Imagine Summary
Imagine
How Creativity Works
by Jonah Lehrer 2012 279 pages
3.95
49k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Exercised Summary
Exercised
by Daniel Lieberman 2020 464 pages
4.18
8k+ ratings
Health
Science
Anthropology
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Summary
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Close Encounters with Addiction
by Gabor Mate Md 2011 521 pages
4.49
18k+ ratings
Psychology
Health
Mental Health
Freakonomics Rev Ed Summary
Freakonomics Rev Ed
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt 2010 350 pages
4.01
800k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Science
Eat to Beat Disease Summary
Eat to Beat Disease
The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself
by William W Li MD 2019 496 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Social Summary
Social
Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
by Matthew D. Lieberman 2013 384 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Dental Diet Summary
The Dental Diet
The Surprising Link between Your Teeth, Real Food, and Life-Changing Natural Health
by Steven Lin 2018 344 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Teaming with Nutrients Summary
Teaming with Nutrients
The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition
by Jeff Lowenfels 2013 250 pages
4.3
100+ ratings
Gardening
Science
Agriculture
Dirty Genes Summary
Dirty Genes
A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health
by Ben Lynch ND. 2018 373 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
Guitar Zero Summary
Guitar Zero
The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age
by Gary Marcus 2012 286 pages
3.63
2k+ ratings
Music
Psychology
Memoir
Why Nations Fail, Prisoners of Geography, The Bottom Billion 3 Books Collection Set Summary
Why Nations Fail, Prisoners of Geography, The Bottom Billion 3 Books Collection Set
by Tim Marshall 2016 319 pages
4.2
96k+ ratings
History
Geography
Science
A Theory of Human Motivation Summary
A Theory of Human Motivation
by Abraham H. Maslow 2017 37 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Philosophy
In Pursuit of Elegance Summary
In Pursuit of Elegance
Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing
by Matthew E. May 2009 226 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
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