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Science Book Summaries

The Chaos Machine
by Max Fisher • 2022
Algorithms learned that fear and fury keep you watching, then optimized for your worst instincts.
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The Chaos Machine
Algorithms learned that fear and fury keep you watching, then optimized for your worst instincts.
by Max Fisher 2022 350 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
Caffeine Blues
by Stephen Cherniske • 1998
Your morning coffee doesn't give you energy. It borrows it, and the interest compounds.
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Caffeine Blues
Your morning coffee doesn't give you energy. It borrows it, and the interest compounds.
by Stephen Cherniske 1998 437 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love
by Allan Pease • 2010
Men and women run on different operating systems; ignoring it wrecks half of all marriages.
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Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love Summary
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Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love
Men and women run on different operating systems; ignoring it wrecks half of all marriages.
by Allan Pease 2010 288 pages
3.70
2k+ ratings
Molecules of Emotion
by Candace B. Pert • 1997
Emotions are proteins, not moods. They travel body-wide, and the immune system is always listening.
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Molecules of Emotion Summary
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Molecules of Emotion
Emotions are proteins, not moods. They travel body-wide, and the immune system is always listening.
by Candace B. Pert 1997 368 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
Tactical Barbell
by K. Black • 2014
For firefighters, soldiers, and cops: how to deadlift 500 while still finishing the run.
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Tactical Barbell
For firefighters, soldiers, and cops: how to deadlift 500 while still finishing the run.
by K. Black 2014 138 pages
4.52
1k+ ratings
The Field
by Lynne McTaggart • 2003
Physicists zeroed out a cosmic energy field. Renegades say it carries memory, healing, and thought.
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The Field
Physicists zeroed out a cosmic energy field. Renegades say it carries memory, healing, and thought.
by Lynne McTaggart 2003 304 pages
4.08
6k+ ratings
Neuro-Discipline
by Peter Hollins • 2019
Your brain defaults to comfort and impulse. Ten research-backed ways to redesign the choice.
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Neuro-Discipline
Your brain defaults to comfort and impulse. Ten research-backed ways to redesign the choice.
by Peter Hollins 2019 227 pages
4.13
469 ratings
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2007
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
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I Am a Strange Loop
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007 436 pages
3.95
8k+ ratings
The Emperor of All Maladies
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010
Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.
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The Emperor of All Maladies
Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010 472 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
A Liberated Mind
by Steven C. Hayes • 2019
Language gave us anxiety. Stop fighting your inner voice and reclaim what matters.
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A Liberated Mind Summary
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A Liberated Mind
Language gave us anxiety. Stop fighting your inner voice and reclaim what matters.
by Steven C. Hayes 2019 448 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
The Knowledge Gap
by Natalie Wexler • 2019
Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.
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The Knowledge Gap Summary
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The Knowledge Gap
Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.
by Natalie Wexler 2019 336 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
The Headspace Guide to Meditation & Mindfulness
by Andy Puddicombe • 2011
Your mind doesn't need silencing. A former monk's ten-minute method for training it toward calm.
4.03
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The Headspace Guide to Meditation & Mindfulness Summary
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The Headspace Guide to Meditation & Mindfulness
Your mind doesn't need silencing. A former monk's ten-minute method for training it toward calm.
by Andy Puddicombe 2011 224 pages
4.03
13k+ ratings
Without Conscience
by Robert D. Hare • 1993
They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.
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Without Conscience Summary
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Without Conscience
They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.
by Robert D. Hare 1993 236 pages
4.06
13k+ ratings
The 4-Hour Body
by Timothy Ferriss • 2000
Two workouts, one binge day, cold packs: the minimalist path to body change fitness rules miss.
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The 4-Hour Body Summary
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The 4-Hour Body
Two workouts, one binge day, cold packs: the minimalist path to body change fitness rules miss.
by Timothy Ferriss 2000 571 pages
3.71
38k+ ratings
Why Women Have Sex
by Cindy M. Meston • 2009
Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.
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Why Women Have Sex Summary
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Why Women Have Sex
Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.
by Cindy M. Meston 2009 336 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Cosmic Serpent
by Jeremy Narby • 1998
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
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The Cosmic Serpent Summary
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The Cosmic Serpent
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
by Jeremy Narby 1998 257 pages
4.17
7k+ ratings
Real Magic
by Dean Radin • 2018
The evidence for magic is stronger than you think. A forty-year researcher's lab-backed case.
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Real Magic Summary
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Real Magic
The evidence for magic is stronger than you think. A forty-year researcher's lab-backed case.
by Dean Radin 2018 222 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
What Is This Thing Called Science?
by Alan F. Chalmers • 1976
Induction, falsification, paradigms: every answer to how science works gets built, then wrecked.
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What Is This Thing Called Science? Summary
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What Is This Thing Called Science?
Induction, falsification, paradigms: every answer to how science works gets built, then wrecked.
by Alan F. Chalmers 1976 266 pages
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2k+ ratings
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
by Robert I. Simon • 1996
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
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Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
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Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
by Robert I. Simon 1996 339 pages
3.77
230 ratings
Galileo's Error
by Philip Goff • 2019
Your conscious experience isn't a puzzle for science to solve. It is the solution.
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Galileo's Error Summary
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Galileo's Error
Your conscious experience isn't a puzzle for science to solve. It is the solution.
by Philip Goff 2019 192 pages
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1k+ ratings
Come Together
by Emily Nagoski • 2024
Desire and pleasure aren't the same thing. Lasting couples prioritize the right one.
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Come Together Summary
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Come Together
Desire and pleasure aren't the same thing. Lasting couples prioritize the right one.
by Emily Nagoski 2024 369 pages
4.12
4k+ ratings
Age of Opportunity
by Laurence Steinberg • 2014
Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.
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Age of Opportunity
Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.
by Laurence Steinberg 2014 264 pages
4.03
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Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition
by OccupyTheWeb • 2025
The Linux terminal, weaponized: from your first VM to writing exploits that leave no trace.
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24
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition Summary
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Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition
The Linux terminal, weaponized: from your first VM to writing exploits that leave no trace.
by OccupyTheWeb 2025 259 pages
4.50
24 ratings
American Cosmic
by D.W. Pasulka • 2019
Elite scientists treat UFOs as sacred. The rest of us build the religion through our screens.
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American Cosmic Summary
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American Cosmic
Elite scientists treat UFOs as sacred. The rest of us build the religion through our screens.
by D.W. Pasulka 2019 288 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Political Ponerology
by Andrew M. Lobaczewski • 2007
A small, conscienceless minority drives tyranny; your belief in fairness is their greatest weapon.
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Political Ponerology
A small, conscienceless minority drives tyranny; your belief in fairness is their greatest weapon.
by Andrew M. Lobaczewski 2007 244 pages
4.06
398 ratings
Friendship
by Lydia Denworth • 2020
Loneliness kills like smoking. The biology of friendship, from macaques to MRI, reveals why.
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Friendship Summary
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Friendship
Loneliness kills like smoking. The biology of friendship, from macaques to MRI, reveals why.
by Lydia Denworth 2020 312 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
Energy Rising
by Julia Digangi • 2023
Bad feelings aren't bugs: they're conserved brain energy pointing toward what you actually want.
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Energy Rising Summary
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Energy Rising
Bad feelings aren't bugs: they're conserved brain energy pointing toward what you actually want.
by Julia Digangi 2023 224 pages
4.36
296 ratings
Superbloom
by Nicholas Carr • 2025
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
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Superbloom Summary
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Superbloom
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
by Nicholas Carr 2025 272 pages
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1k+ ratings
The Illusion of Choice
by Richard Shotton • 2023
The cognitive shortcuts that steer purchases, each backed by experiment and ready to ship by Friday.
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The Illusion of Choice Summary
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The Illusion of Choice
The cognitive shortcuts that steer purchases, each backed by experiment and ready to ship by Friday.
by Richard Shotton 2023 216 pages
3.96
435 ratings
INNERCISE
by John Assaraf • 2018
Your brain is wired to sabotage your goals. Daily mental workouts that retrain it.
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INNERCISE Summary
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INNERCISE
Your brain is wired to sabotage your goals. Daily mental workouts that retrain it.
by John Assaraf 2018 244 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Brainstorm
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2011
The teen brain isn't broken, just remodeling. Those maddening traits are the keys to adult vitality.
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Brainstorm Summary
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Brainstorm
The teen brain isn't broken, just remodeling. Those maddening traits are the keys to adult vitality.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2011 338 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
The Last Economy
by Emad Mostaque • 2025
When intelligence costs almost nothing, our economic dashboards register disaster, not abundance.
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The Last Economy Summary
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The Last Economy
When intelligence costs almost nothing, our economic dashboards register disaster, not abundance.
by Emad Mostaque 2025 239 pages
4.23
326 ratings
Female Ejaculation and the G-Spot
by Deborah Sundahl • 2003
Your body knows how to ejaculate. Most women just mistake the signal for urine.
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Female Ejaculation and the G-Spot Summary
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Female Ejaculation and the G-Spot
Your body knows how to ejaculate. Most women just mistake the signal for urine.
by Deborah Sundahl 2003 288 pages
4.22
342 ratings
Critical Thinking
by Jonathan Haber • 2020
Critical thinking takes three things. Most people stop at one.
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Critical Thinking Summary
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Critical Thinking
Critical thinking takes three things. Most people stop at one.
by Jonathan Haber 2020 232 pages
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500+ ratings
Understanding Body Language
by Scott Rouse • 2020
Liars lock eyes and feet never lie: the body language rules that work under the table.
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Understanding Body Language Summary
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Understanding Body Language
Liars lock eyes and feet never lie: the body language rules that work under the table.
by Scott Rouse 2020 173 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Every Patient Tells a Story
by Lisa Sanders • 2009
Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.
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Every Patient Tells a Story Summary
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Every Patient Tells a Story
Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.
by Lisa Sanders 2009 304 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
Anatomy of the Soul
by Curt Thompson • 2010
Your brain rewires through relationship, not willpower. Why your past is not your destiny.
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Anatomy of the Soul Summary
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Anatomy of the Soul
Your brain rewires through relationship, not willpower. Why your past is not your destiny.
by Curt Thompson 2010 304 pages
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3k+ ratings
Secure Relating
by Sue Marriott • 2024
Most fights are two threat brains colliding. The fix: read your own activation, not theirs.
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Secure Relating Summary
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Secure Relating
Most fights are two threat brains colliding. The fix: read your own activation, not theirs.
by Sue Marriott 2024 352 pages
4.39
307 ratings
Think
by Simon Blackburn • 1999
Your concepts are a house you never inspected. Philosophy walks you through the foundation.
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Think Summary
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Think
Your concepts are a house you never inspected. Philosophy walks you through the foundation.
by Simon Blackburn 1999 312 pages
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5k+ ratings
Time Wise
by Dr Amantha Imber • 2022
High performers rely on design, not discipline. Make the right choice the path of least resistance.
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Time Wise Summary
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Time Wise
High performers rely on design, not discipline. Make the right choice the path of least resistance.
by Dr Amantha Imber 2022 383 pages
3.65
391 ratings
The Montauk Project
by Preston B. Nichols • 1992
On Long Island, a secret time-travel program ran until a psychic's subconscious released a monster.
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The Montauk Project
On Long Island, a secret time-travel program ran until a psychic's subconscious released a monster.
by Preston B. Nichols 1992 156 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
The Gift of Not Belonging
by Rami Kaminski • 2025
Popular yet unable to belong: a psychiatrist says that trait is a gift, not a flaw.
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The Gift of Not Belonging Summary
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The Gift of Not Belonging
Popular yet unable to belong: a psychiatrist says that trait is a gift, not a flaw.
by Rami Kaminski 2025 240 pages
3.61
1k+ ratings
Practice Perfect
by Doug Lemov • 2012
Bad practice hardwires mistakes. Forty-two rules for training that actually changes behavior.
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Practice Perfect Summary
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Practice Perfect
Bad practice hardwires mistakes. Forty-two rules for training that actually changes behavior.
by Doug Lemov 2012 288 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
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The Mind is Flat Summary
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The Mind is Flat
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018 272 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Beyond Belief
by Nir Eyal • 2026
Your brain filters 11 million bits of reality to 50. Beliefs pick what survives.
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Beyond Belief Summary
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Beyond Belief
Your brain filters 11 million bits of reality to 50. Beliefs pick what survives.
by Nir Eyal 2026 304 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
From Shiva to Schrödinger
by Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar • 2024
A quantum physicist finds his field's strangest truths already mapped in ancient Kashmir.
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62
From Shiva to Schrödinger Summary
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From Shiva to Schrödinger
A quantum physicist finds his field's strangest truths already mapped in ancient Kashmir.
by Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar 2024 240 pages
4.00
62 ratings
Closer Encounters
by Jason Reza Jorjani • 2021
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
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Closer Encounters Summary
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Closer Encounters
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2021 1531 pages
4.05
160 ratings
Decoding Boys
by Cara Natterson • 2020
Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.
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Decoding Boys Summary
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Decoding Boys
Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.
by Cara Natterson 2020 288 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
The Turning Point
by Fritjof Capra • 1982
Cancer, inflation, and nuclear threat share a root: the mechanical worldview. The alternative.
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The Turning Point Summary
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The Turning Point
Cancer, inflation, and nuclear threat share a root: the mechanical worldview. The alternative.
by Fritjof Capra 1982 464 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Hyperefficient
by Mithu Storoni • 2024
Your brain runs 90-minute focus waves. Align your work to them: four hours beat ten.
3.63
235
Hyperefficient Summary
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Hyperefficient
Your brain runs 90-minute focus waves. Align your work to them: four hours beat ten.
by Mithu Storoni 2024 239 pages
3.63
235 ratings
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