Science Book Summaries

Nerve Summary
Nerve
Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool
by Taylor Clark 2011 320 pages
3.96
700 ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
by Claudia Hammond 2012 342 pages
3.53
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Origin of Species Summary
The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin 1859 703 pages
4.01
119.4K ratings
Science
Classics
Biology
Toward a Psychology of Being Summary
Toward a Psychology of Being
by Abraham H. Maslow 1961 274 pages
4.17
5.9K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Medical Microbiology & Immunology Summary
Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Medical Microbiology & Immunology
by Warren Levinson 2006 580 pages
4.11
225 ratings
Medicine
Science
Reference
Brilliant Blunders Summary
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
by Mario Livio 2013 342 pages
3.57
2.4K ratings
Science
History
Physics
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
by Shankar Vedantam 2009 270 pages
3.99
3.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Brain Facts Summary
Brain Facts
A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System
by The Society for Neuroscience 2002 58 pages
3.95
113 ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
Future Minds Summary
Future Minds
How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It
by Richard Watson 2010 228 pages
3.77
162 ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
The Upside of Your Dark Side Summary
The Upside of Your Dark Side
Why Being Your Whole Self--Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment
by Todd Kashdan 2014 304 pages
3.84
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Power of Bad Summary
The Power of Bad
How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It
by John Tierney 2019 325 pages
3.86
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Craft of Scientific Writing Summary
The Craft of Scientific Writing
by Michael Alley 1986 282 pages
3.91
329 ratings
Science
Writing
Textbooks
Cured Summary
Cured
Strengthen Your Immune System and Heal Your Life
by Jeffrey Rediger 2020 400 pages
4.51
1.3K ratings
Health
Science
Psychology
Sociology Summary
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
by Steve Bruce 1999 128 pages
3.39
872 ratings
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
EMDR Summary
EMDR
The Breakthrough "Eye Movement" Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma
by Francine Shapiro 1997 352 pages
4.09
888 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Ten Drugs Summary
Ten Drugs
How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
by Thomas Hager 2019 304 pages
4.18
5.0K ratings
Science
History
Medicine
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
20.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Summary
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009 272 pages
4.42
164 ratings
Writing
Research
Science
The Dragons of Eden Summary
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Carl Sagan 1977 271 pages
4.19
21.0K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
The Magic of Reality Summary
The Magic of Reality
How We Know What's Really True
by Richard Dawkins 2011 271 pages
4.05
26.9K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Religion
Biohack Your Brain Summary
Biohack Your Brain
How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power
by Kristen Willeumier 2020 304 pages
3.86
836 ratings
Health
Science
Neuroscience
Python for Everybody Summary
Python for Everybody
Exploring Data in Python 3
by Charles Severance 2016 387 pages
4.27
892 ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Endless Universe Summary
Endless Universe
Beyond the Big Bang
by Paul J. Steinhardt 2007 304 pages
4.12
1.2K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
How Innovation Works Summary
How Innovation Works
Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
by Matt Ridley 2020 416 pages
4.11
3.3K ratings
Business
Economics
Science
The Black Hole War Summary
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
by Leonard Susskind 2008 480 pages
4.13
11.3K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Merchants of Doubt Summary
Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
by Naomi Oreskes 2010 274 pages
4.17
7.7K ratings
Science
Politics
History
The Philosophy Book Summary
The Philosophy Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
by Will Buckingham 2010 352 pages
4.16
5.7K ratings
Philosophy
Reference
History
Brandwashed Summary
Brandwashed
Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
by Martin Lindstrom 2011 304 pages
3.81
4.3K ratings
Business
Psychology
Sociology
A Human History of Emotion Summary
A Human History of Emotion
How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
by Richard Firth-Godbehere 2021 336 pages
3.74
586 ratings
History
Psychology
Science
In an Unspoken Voice Summary
In an Unspoken Voice
How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
by Peter A. Levine 2010 384 pages
4.34
3.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Salt Summary
Salt
A World History
by Mark Kurlansky 2002 484 pages
3.75
74.5K ratings
History
Food
Science
Breaking Up with Sugar Summary
Breaking Up with Sugar
Divorce the Diets, Drop the Pounds, and Live Your Best Life
by Molly Carmel 2019 288 pages
3.38
618 ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
Frogs Into Princes Summary
Frogs Into Princes
by Richard Bandler 1979 194 pages
3.96
1.3K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Happiness Summary
Happiness
Lessons from a New Science
by Richard Layard 2005 320 pages
3.71
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
Nonzero Summary
Nonzero
The Logic of Human Destiny
by Robert Wright 2001 448 pages
3.98
2.8K ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
Glued to Games Summary
Glued to Games
How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound
by Scott Rigby 2011 200 pages
4.00
108 ratings
Game Design
Psychology
Games
Love Triangle Summary
Love Triangle
How Trigonometry Shapes the World
by Matt Parker 2024 352 pages
3.99
911 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Humor
Consciousness Summary
Consciousness
A Very Short Introduction
by Susan Blackmore 2003 160 pages
3.88
3.3K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
by Jonathan Haidt 2006 297 pages
4.09
43.1K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Finite and Infinite Games Summary
Finite and Infinite Games
A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility
by James P. Carse 1986 180 pages
3.75
7.2K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Business
On the Move Summary
On the Move
A Life
by Oliver Sacks 2015 397 pages
4.03
21.2K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Science
Real Magic Summary
Real Magic
Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science, and a Guide to the Secret Power of the Universe
by Dean Radin 2018 222 pages
4.10
2.0K ratings
Science
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Secret Wisdom of Nature Summary
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation
by Peter Wohlleben 2017 272 pages
4.05
6.7K ratings
Nature
Science
Environment
Habits of a Happy Brain Summary
Habits of a Happy Brain
Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 238 pages
4.02
5.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Summary
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
by David Adam 2014 304 pages
3.89
5.6K ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Philosophy of Science Summary
Philosophy of Science
A Very Short Introduction
by Samir Okasha 2002 144 pages
3.93
3.7K ratings
Philosophy
Science
History
Mindless Eating Summary
Mindless Eating
Why We Eat More Than We Think
by Brian Wansink 2006 276 pages
3.93
12.2K ratings
Health
Food
Psychology
The Premonition Summary
The Premonition
A Pandemic Story
by Michael Lewis 2021 304 pages
4.33
41.8K ratings
Science
History
Politics
When the Air Hits Your Brain Summary
When the Air Hits Your Brain
Tales of Neurosurgery
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996 288 pages
4.34
11.2K ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
The Ancestor's Tale Summary
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
by Richard Dawkins 2004 688 pages
4.15
28.3K ratings
Science
Evolution
Biology
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