Facebook Pixel

Science Book Summaries

Mind Performance Hacks Summary
Mind Performance Hacks
Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain
by Ron Hale-Evans 2006 330 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Productivity
The Science of Evil Summary
The Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2011 274 pages
3.78
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Stuff of Thought Summary
The Stuff of Thought
Language as a Window Into Human Nature (Penguin Press Science)
by Steven Pinker 2008 512 pages
3.91
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Linguistics
You Are Not So Smart Summary
You Are Not So Smart
Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, an d 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself
by David McRaney 2011 320 pages
3.86
35k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Ego Tunnel Summary
The Ego Tunnel
The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self
by Thomas Metzinger 2009 288 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Dyslexic Advantage Summary
The Dyslexic Advantage
Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain
by Brock L. Eide 2011 304 pages
4.34
2k+ ratings
Education
Psychology
Science
The Dirt On Clean Summary
The Dirt On Clean
by Katherine Ashenburg 2010 384 pages
3.71
2k+ ratings
History
Science
Microhistory
Fast Food Nation Summary
Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser 2002 400 pages
3.75
200k+ ratings
Food
Sociology
Politics
The Master and His Emissary Summary
The Master and His Emissary
The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
by Iain McGilchrist 2010 544 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Everything Is Obvious Summary
Everything Is Obvious
*Once You Know the Answer
by Duncan J. Watts 2011 322 pages
3.81
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 2003 560 pages
4.22
300k+ ratings
Science
History
Humor
Everything Bad is Good for You Summary
Everything Bad is Good for You
How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter
by Steven Johnson 2006 274 pages
3.49
5k+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Cultural
Health At Every Size Summary
Health At Every Size
The Surprising Truth About Your Weight
by Linda Bacon 2010 400 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
The Blank Slate Summary
The Blank Slate
The Modern Denial of Human Nature
by Steven Pinker 2003 560 pages
4.09
24k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Paradox of Choice Summary
The Paradox of Choice
Why More Is Less
by Barry Schwartz 2004 288 pages
3.84
35k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? Summary
Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?
Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise
by Alex Hutchinson 2011 317 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
The Red Queen Summary
The Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
by Matt Ridley 2003 416 pages
4.05
16k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Mindsight Summary
Mindsight
by Daniel J. Siegel 2010 223 pages
4.14
10k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Ecological Intelligence Summary
Ecological Intelligence
Rediscovering Ourselves in Nature
by Ian McCallum 2008 239 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Nature
Brandwashed Summary
Brandwashed
Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
by Martin Lindstrom 2011 304 pages
3.81
4k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Sociology
Why People Believe Weird Things Summary
Why People Believe Weird Things
Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
by Michael Shermer 2002 384 pages
3.86
9k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Learned Optimism Summary
Learned Optimism
How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
by Martin E. P. Seligman 2006 319 pages
3.96
19k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Mind and the Brain Summary
The Mind and the Brain
Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2009 436 pages
4.1
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Body by Science Summary
Body by Science
A Research-Based Program for Strength Training, Body Building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week
by John Little 2009 304 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
Why We Believe in God(s) Summary
Why We Believe in God(s)
A Concise Guide to the Science of Faith
by J. Anderson Thomson 2011 144 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Religion
Science
Psychology
Animal Spirits Summary
Animal Spirits
How Human Psychology Drives The Economy, And Why It Matters For Global Capitalism.
by Robert J. Akelof George A. & Shiller 2013 264 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
Economics
Psychology
Finance
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger 2012
3.79
2k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Philosophy
Starting Strength Summary
Starting Strength
Basic Barbell Training, 3rd edition
by Mark Rippetoe 2011 347 pages
4.44
10k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Sports
The Perfection Point Summary
The Perfection Point
Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance
by John Brenkus 2010 256 pages
3.58
100+ ratings
Sports
Science
Baseball
The Signal and the Noise Summary
The Signal and the Noise
Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't
by Nate Silver 2012 883 pages
3.97
50k+ ratings
Science
Business
Economics
Irrationality Summary
Irrationality
by Stuart Sutherland 2007 256 pages
3.9
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Noonday Demon Summary
The Noonday Demon
An Atlas of Depression
by Andrew Solomon 2002 578 pages
4.2
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Science
The Willpower Instinct Summary
The Willpower Instinct
How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It
by Kelly McGonigal 2011 288 pages
4.13
32k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Big Questions from Little People Summary
Big Questions from Little People
And Simple Answers from Great Minds
by Gemma Elwin Harris 2012 336 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Childrens
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True (50 series) Summary
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True (50 series)
by Guy P. Harrison 2011 458 pages
3.61
1k+ ratings
Science
Skepticism
Psychology
How to Create a Mind Summary
How to Create a Mind
The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
by Ray Kurzweil 2012 352 pages
3.96
7k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Artificial Intelligence
Subliminal Summary
Subliminal
How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
by Leonard Mlodinow 2012 260 pages
4.06
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Storytelling Animal Summary
The Storytelling Animal
How Stories Make Us Human
by Jonathan Gottschall 2012 248 pages
3.7
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Writing
Science
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Summary
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
An Expert Guide to Making the Life-Saving Benefits of Carbohydrate Restriction Sustainable and Enjoyable
by Stephen D. Phinney 2011 316 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Diets
Blue Zones, The Summary
Blue Zones, The
Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (The Blue Zones)
by Dan Buettner 2010 320 pages
4.07
12k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Brain Power Summary
Brain Power
Improve Your Mind as You Age
by Michael J. Gelb 2011 248 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Brain
Bounce Summary
Bounce
Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success
by Matthew Syed 2010 320 pages
4.07
8k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Magic of Reality Summary
The Magic of Reality
How We Know What's Really True
by Richard Dawkins 2012 272 pages
4.05
26k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Religion
The Food Revolution Summary
The Food Revolution
How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World
by John Robbins 2010 453 pages
4.28
3k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Science of Yoga Summary
The Science of Yoga
The Risks and the Rewards
by William J Broad 2012 352 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Science
Health
Fitness
The 7 Principles of Fat Burning Summary
The 7 Principles of Fat Burning
Get Healthy, Lose Weight and Keep It Off!
by Eric Berg D.C. 2010 330 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Diets
The World Until Yesterday Summary
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
by Jared Diamond 2012 512 pages
3.77
10k+ ratings
History
Anthropology
Science
Liespotting Summary
Liespotting
Proven Techniques to Detect Deception
by Pamela Meyer 2010 256 pages
3.52
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
On Killing Summary
On Killing
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman 1995 400 pages
4.12
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Military Fiction
War
Metaphors We Live By Summary
Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff 2003 242 pages
4.1
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Linguistics
Psychology
Create a free account to unlock:
Bookmarks – save your favorite books
History – revisit books later
Ratings – rate books & see your ratings
Unlock unlimited listening
Your first week's on us!
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 4: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 7: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Nov 21,
cancel anytime before.
Compare Features Free Pro
Read full text summaries
Summaries are free to read for everyone
Listen to summaries
12,000+ hours of audio
Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 10
Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 10
What our users say
30,000+ readers
“...I can 10x the number of books I can read...”
“...exceptionally accurate, engaging, and beautifully presented...”
“...better than any amazon review when I'm making a book-buying decision...”
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Try Free & Unlock
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Settings
Appearance