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Mindless Eating Summary
Mindless Eating
Why We Eat More Than We Think
by Brian Wansink 2006 288 pages
3.94
12k+ ratings
Health
Food
Psychology
The Norm Chronicles Summary
The Norm Chronicles
Stories and Numbers about Danger
by Michael Blastland 2013 336 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Popular Science
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain Summary
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain
How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
by Sharon Begley 2007 304 pages
4
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Myths of Happiness Summary
The Myths of Happiness
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2013 320 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Bonobo and the Atheist Summary
The Bonobo and the Atheist
In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
by Frans de Waal 2013 304 pages
4.15
5k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Mind within the Brain Summary
The Mind within the Brain
How We Make Decisions and How those Decisions Go Wrong
by A. David Redish 2013 392 pages
3.93
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Population 10 Billion Summary
Population 10 Billion
by Danny Dorling 2013 448 pages
3.42
100+ ratings
Geography
Science
Economics
Fat Chance Summary
Fat Chance
Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease
by Robert H. Lustig 2012 336 pages
4.18
6k+ ratings
Health
Food
Science
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
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Physics
Mastermind Summary
Mastermind
How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
by Maria Konnikova 2013 288 pages
3.54
8k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee
Evolution and Human Life [Import] [Hardcover]
by Jared Diamond 1991 364 pages
4.08
27k+ ratings
Science
History
Anthropology
Conscious Dreaming Summary
Conscious Dreaming
by Robert Moss 1996 366 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
Wheat Belly Summary
Wheat Belly
Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health
by William Davis 2011 292 pages
3.72
30k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Story of the Human Body Summary
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2013 480 pages
4.26
8k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
sex sleep eat drink dream Summary
sex sleep eat drink dream
A day in the life of your body
by Jennifer Ackerman 2008 272 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Science
Health
Medical
Magnificent Mind at Any Age Summary
Magnificent Mind at Any Age
Natural Ways to Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Potential
by Daniel G. Amen 2009 352 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty Summary
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty
How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves
by Dan Ariely 2012 304 pages
3.93
16k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
An Epidemic of Absence Summary
An Epidemic of Absence
A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff 2012 400 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
A Universe from Nothing Summary
A Universe from Nothing
Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2012 224 pages
3.94
29k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Babel No More Summary
Babel No More
The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
by Michael Erard 2012 320 pages
3.54
1k+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
Free Will Summary
Free Will
by Sam Harris 2012 96 pages
3.87
35k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Ravenous Brain Summary
The Ravenous Brain
How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning
by Daniel Bor 2012 352 pages
3.9
100+ ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
Wired for Story Summary
Wired for Story
The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
by Lisa Cron 2012 274 pages
4.21
5k+ ratings
Writing
Psychology
Crafts
Chaos Summary
Chaos
Making a New Science
by James Gleick 2008 384 pages
4.03
38k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
The Anatomy of Hope Summary
The Anatomy of Hope
How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
by Jerome Groopman 2005 272 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Health
The Lucifer Effect Summary
The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2008 576 pages
3.92
24k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Liars and Outliers Summary
Liars and Outliers
Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
by Bruce Schneier 2012 382 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Science
Hardwiring Happiness Summary
Hardwiring Happiness
The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
by Rick Hanson 2013 304 pages
3.65
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Success Equation Summary
The Success Equation
by Michael J. Mauboussin 2012 320 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Psychology
Six Degrees Summary
Six Degrees
The Science of a Connected Age
by Duncan J. Watts 2004 384 pages
3.9
1k+ ratings
Science
Sociology
Mathematics
The Science of Good and Evil Summary
The Science of Good and Evil
Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule
by Michael Shermer 2005 368 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Feyman's Tips on Physics Summary
Feyman's Tips on Physics
A Problem-Solving Supplement to The Feynman Lectures on Physics
by Richard P. Feynman 2013 208 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
Moral Tribes Summary
Moral Tribes
Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them
by Joshua D. Greene 2013 432 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
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 432 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Adhd
Psychology
Health
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds
The Nature of Right and Wrong
by Marc Hauser 2007 528 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Abundance Summary
Abundance
The Future Is Better Than You Think
by Peter H. Diamandis 2012 400 pages
4.06
11k+ ratings
Business
Science
Technology
Making a Good Brain Great Summary
Making a Good Brain Great
The Amen Clinic Program for Achieving and Sustaining Optimal Mental Performance
by Daniel G. Amen 2005 336 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
You Can Have an Amazing Memory Summary
You Can Have an Amazing Memory
Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro
by Dominic O'Brien 2000 208 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence Summary
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence
New Insights
by Daniel Goleman 2011 72 pages
3.9
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
David and Goliath Summary
David and Goliath
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell 2013 320 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Cholesterol Clarity Summary
Cholesterol Clarity
What the HDL Is Wrong with My Numbers?
by Jimmy Moore 2013 304 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Godless Summary
Godless
How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
by Dan Barker 2008 392 pages
3.97
7k+ ratings
Religion
Atheism
Philosophy
How Learning Works Summary
How Learning Works
Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
by Susan A. Ambrose 2010 301 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Coffee is Good for You Summary
Coffee is Good for You
From Vitamin C and Organic Foods to Low-Carb and Detox Diets, the Truth about Di et and Nutrition Claims
by Robert J. Davis 2012 240 pages
3.31
100+ ratings
Nutrition
Science
Food
The Map and the Territory Summary
The Map and the Territory
Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting
by Alan Greenspan 2013 400 pages
3.27
100+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
The Triathlete's Training Bible Summary
The Triathlete's Training Bible
by Joe Friel 2009 386 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Health
Junkyard Planet Summary
Junkyard Planet
Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade
by Adam Minter 2013 304 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Environment
Business
Economics
Grain Brain Summary
Grain Brain
The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar — Your Brain's Silent Killers
by David Perlmutter 2013 336 pages
3.9
23k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Summary
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
by Chris Hadfield 2013 304 pages
4.17
60k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Space
Positivity Summary
Positivity
Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive
by Barbara L. Fredrickson 2009 288 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
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