Science Book Summaries

Synaptic Self Summary
Synaptic Self
How Our Brains Become Who We Are
by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002 416 pages
4.00
5.1K ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
The Sociopath Next Door Summary
The Sociopath Next Door
by Martha Stout 2005 256 pages
3.77
37.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
8 Steps to Reverse Your PCOS Summary
8 Steps to Reverse Your PCOS
A Proven Program to Reset Your Hormones, Repair Your Metabolism, and Restore Your Fertility
by Fiona McCulloch 2016 303 pages
4.26
717 ratings
Health
Self Help
Medical
Awe Summary
Awe
The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
by Dacher Keltner 2023 336 pages
3.64
3.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Summary
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
by Richard P. Feynman 1999 270 pages
4.23
13.2K ratings
Science
Physics
Biography
DMT Summary
DMT
The Spirit Molecule
by Rick Strassman 2000 363 pages
4.16
10.3K ratings
Science
Psychology
Spirituality
How to Fly a Horse Summary
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
by Kevin Ashton 2014 336 pages
4.01
2.2K ratings
Business
History
Science
The Road Ahead Summary
The Road Ahead
by Bill Gates 1995 286 pages
3.74
4.3K ratings
Business
Biography
Technology
A Briefer History of Time Summary
A Briefer History of Time
by Stephen Hawking 2005 176 pages
4.26
41.7K ratings
Science
Physics
History
Lying Summary
Lying
by Sam Harris 2011 83 pages
3.88
21.9K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Soil Not Oil Summary
Soil Not Oil
Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis
by Vandana Shiva 2008 144 pages
4.09
523 ratings
Environment
Politics
Climate Change
God Is Not Great Summary
God Is Not Great
How Religion Poisons Everything
by Christopher Hitchens 2007 307 pages
3.96
110.3K ratings
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution Summary
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars
by Richard K. Bernstein 1997 560 pages
4.23
1.3K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Reference
The Extended Phenotype Summary
The Extended Phenotype
The Long Reach of the Gene
by Richard Dawkins 1982 336 pages
4.12
9.5K ratings
Science
Biology
Genetics
The War Below Summary
The War Below
Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
by Ernest Scheyder 2024 384 pages
3.92
951 ratings
Economics
Science
Politics
The Undiscovered Self/Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams Summary
The Undiscovered Self/Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams
by C.G. Jung 1957 168 pages
4.29
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Ethical Algorithm Summary
The Ethical Algorithm
The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design
by Michael Kearns 2019 230 pages
4.11
641 ratings
Technology
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Healing ADD Summary
Healing ADD
The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD
by Daniel G. Amen 2001 448 pages
4.03
2.2K ratings
Adhd
Psychology
Health
Rebuilding Milo Summary
Rebuilding Milo
A Lifter's Guide to Fixing Common Injuries and Building a Strong Foundation for Enhancing Performance
by Aaron Horschig 2021 400 pages
4.56
637 ratings
Fitness
Health
Sports
The Polymath Summary
The Polymath
Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
by Waqas Ahmed 2019 333 pages
3.86
391 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
The Emotional Brain Summary
The Emotional Brain
The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life
by Joseph E. LeDoux 1996 384 pages
4.07
3.0K ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
How the World Really Works Summary
How the World Really Works
A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
by Vaclav Smil 2022 326 pages
3.96
12.8K ratings
Science
History
Economics
The Geography of Thought Summary
The Geography of Thought
How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why
by Richard E. Nisbett 2003 288 pages
3.82
3.5K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards Summary
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards
How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003 320 pages
3.93
2.0K ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
The Wisest One in the Room Summary
The Wisest One in the Room
How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights
by Thomas Gilovich 2015 320 pages
3.79
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth 1995 317 pages
3.92
4.2K ratings
Writing
Research
Reference
Endure Summary
Endure
Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
by Alex Hutchinson 2018 333 pages
4.12
17.9K ratings
Sports
Science
Health
Chiron Summary
Chiron
Rainbow Bridge Between the Inner & Outer Planets
by Barbara Hand Clow 2002 336 pages
3.95
213 ratings
Astrology
Spirituality
Metaphysics
Astral Dynamics Summary
Astral Dynamics
A New Approach to Out-Of-Body Experience
by Robert Bruce 1999 560 pages
4.24
871 ratings
Spirituality
Metaphysics
Occult
Thinner Leaner Stronger Summary
Thinner Leaner Stronger
The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body
by Michael Matthews 2012 549 pages
4.00
4.8K ratings
Fitness
Health
Self Help
The Dictionary of Body Language Summary
The Dictionary of Body Language
by Joe Navarro 2018 208 pages
3.70
2.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
The Phenomenon of Man Summary
The Phenomenon of Man
by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 1955 320 pages
4.05
1.6K ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Science
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
by Jon Gertner 2012 432 pages
4.20
8.4K ratings
History
Business
Science
God, Human, Animal, Machine Summary
God, Human, Animal, Machine
Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning
by Meghan O'Gieblyn 2021
4.25
3.3K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Technology
Introduction to Linear Algebra Summary
Introduction to Linear Algebra
by Gilbert Strang 1993 568 pages
4.24
684 ratings
Mathematics
Textbooks
Reference
Bold Summary
Bold
How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World
by Peter H. Diamandis 2015 336 pages
3.97
9.9K ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
Mindmasters Summary
Mindmasters
The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior
by Sandra Matz 2025 240 pages
4.10
188 ratings
Psychology
Science
Artificial Intelligence
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Summary
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
by Julian Jaynes 1976 491 pages
4.26
5.8K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD
Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006 252 pages
3.61
96 ratings
Academia
Research
Grad School
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters Summary
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire — Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do
by Alan S. Miller 2006 252 pages
3.56
1.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Blind Watchmaker Summary
The Blind Watchmaker
Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
by Richard Dawkins 1986 466 pages
4.09
40.9K ratings
Science
Biology
Philosophy
How We Learn to Move Summary
How We Learn to Move
A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills
by Rob Gray 2021 266 pages
4.34
384 ratings
Sports
Psychology
Fitness
The Health Gap Summary
The Health Gap
The Challenge of an Unequal World
by Michael G. Marmot 2015 400 pages
4.12
1.4K ratings
Medicine
Health
Health Care
Self-Analysis Summary
Self-Analysis
by Karen Horney 1942 312 pages
4.08
899 ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Self Help
Adapt Summary
Adapt
Why Success Always Starts with Failure
by Tim Harford 2011 320 pages
3.88
4.2K ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
The Joy of Movement Summary
The Joy of Movement
How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage
by Kelly McGonigal 2019 272 pages
3.84
3.4K ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
Big History Summary
Big History
The Big Bang, Life On Earth, And The Rise Of Humanity
by David Christian 2008
4.42
550 ratings
History
Science
Evolution
The Open Society and Its Enemies Summary
The Open Society and Its Enemies
by Karl Popper 1956 920 pages
4.23
2.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Game Theory Summary
Game Theory
A Very Short Introduction
by Ken Binmore 2007 208 pages
3.15
1.2K ratings
Economics
Science
Philosophy
The Worm at the Core Summary
The Worm at the Core
On the Role of Death in Life
by Sheldon Solomon 2015 274 pages
4.11
1.8K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Death
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