Science Book Summaries

The Power of Experiments Summary
The Power of Experiments
Decision Making in a Data-Driven World
by Michael Luca 2020 211 pages
3.48
239 ratings
Business
Science
Economics
One Mind Summary
One Mind
How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters
by Larry Dossey 2013 339 pages
4.14
515 ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
Relax, Dammit! Summary
Relax, Dammit!
A User's Guide to the Age of Anxiety
by Timothy Caulfield 2020 320 pages
3.72
968 ratings
Science
Canada
Self Help
The Disappearing Spoon Summary
The Disappearing Spoon
And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
by Sam Kean 2010 394 pages
3.93
54.2K ratings
Science
History
Chemistry
Behavioural Economics Summary
Behavioural Economics
Psychology, Neuroscience, and the Human Side of Economics
by David Orrell 2021 195 pages
3.52
161 ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
Spontaneous Evolution Summary
Spontaneous Evolution
Our Positive Future
by Bruce H. Lipton 2008 6 pages
4.28
948 ratings
Science
Spirituality
Psychology
Math for Mystics Summary
Math for Mystics
From the Fibonacci sequence to Luna's Labyrinth to the Golden Section and Other Secrets of Sacred Geometry
by Renna Shesso 2007 224 pages
3.69
143 ratings
Mathematics
Occult
Spirituality
A Practical Guide to NLP Summary
A Practical Guide to NLP
Turn Negatives into Positives
by Neil Shah 2011 214 pages
3.36
158 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Ignition! Summary
Ignition!
An informal history of liquid rocket propellants
by John Drury Clark 1972 214 pages
4.13
2.7K ratings
Science
History
Space
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence
Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection
by Michael Harris 2014 243 pages
3.64
1.8K ratings
Technology
Psychology
Sociology
Two Sides of the Moon Summary
Two Sides of the Moon
Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
by David Randolph Scott 2004 448 pages
4.28
568 ratings
Space
History
Biography
Crooked Summary
Crooked
Man-Made Disease Explained: The incredible story of metal, microbes, and medicine—hidden within our faces.
by Forrest Maready 2018 406 pages
4.40
164 ratings
Health
History
Science
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book Summary
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book
by Robert M. Martin 1992 327 pages
4.01
240 ratings
Philosophy
Puzzles
Science
Your Brain Is (Almost) Perfect Summary
Your Brain Is (Almost) Perfect
How We Make Decisions
by Read Montague 2007 352 pages
3.52
153 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
Popular Summary
Popular
The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World
by Mitch Prinstein 2017 288 pages
3.66
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Science Fiction Summary
Science Fiction
A Very Short Introduction
by David Seed 2011 147 pages
3.25
514 ratings
Literature
Literary Criticism
History
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder 2003 333 pages
4.20
86.9K ratings
Biography
Medicine
Book Club
A People’s History of Computing in the United States Summary
A People’s History of Computing in the United States
by Joy Lisi Rankin 2018 336 pages
3.48
181 ratings
History
Technology
Computer Science
An Alchemy of Mind Summary
An Alchemy of Mind
The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
by Diane Ackerman 2004 300 pages
3.95
1.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Cool Summary
Cool
How the Brain’s Hidden Quest for Cool Drives Our Economy and Shapes Our World
by Steven Quartz 2015 304 pages
3.59
219 ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Economics
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
Scientific Habits of Mind
by David J. Helfand 2016 344 pages
3.71
211 ratings
Science
Psychology
Politics
The Great Partnership Summary
The Great Partnership
God, Science and the Search for Meaning
by Jonathan Sacks 2011 370 pages
4.40
1.1K ratings
Religion
Science
Philosophy
Cognitive Gadgets Summary
Cognitive Gadgets
The Cultural Evolution of Thinking
by Cecilia Heyes 2018 304 pages
3.77
178 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Ending Parkinson's Disease Summary
Ending Parkinson's Disease
A Prescription for Action
by Ray Dorsey 2020 336 pages
4.32
286 ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Wired for Culture Summary
Wired for Culture
Origins of the Human Social Mind
by Mark Pagel 2012 432 pages
3.87
297 ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Autoimmune Solution Summary
The Autoimmune Solution
Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Diseases
by Amy Myers 2015 400 pages
3.82
2.8K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night Summary
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
by John Brockman 2014 478 pages
3.44
1.3K ratings
Science
Psychology
Essays
The Passion of the Western Mind Summary
The Passion of the Western Mind
Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View
by Richard Tarnas 1991 560 pages
4.23
2.0K ratings
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Think! Summary
Think!
Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye
by Michael R. LeGault 2006 355 pages
3.10
514 ratings
Psychology
Business
Sociology
Inside the Nudge Unit Summary
Inside the Nudge Unit
How Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference
by David Halpern 2015 418 pages
3.99
995 ratings
Psychology
Economics
Politics
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia Summary
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia
by Wendy Mitchell 2022 240 pages
4.23
947 ratings
Psychology
Memoir
Health
The Enlightenment Summary
The Enlightenment
A Very Short Introduction
by John Robertson 2015 147 pages
3.57
283 ratings
History
Philosophy
Religion
Energy Medicine for Women Summary
Energy Medicine for Women
Aligning Your Body's Energies to Boost Your Health and Vitality
by Donna Eden 2008 326 pages
4.28
738 ratings
Health
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology of the Future Summary
Psychology of the Future
Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research
by Stanislav Grof 2000 361 pages
4.27
290 ratings
Psychology
Science
Spirituality
Engineers of Dreams Summary
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
by Henry Petroski 1995 479 pages
3.77
164 ratings
History
Engineering
Science
Food Rules Summary
Food Rules
A Doctor's Guide to Healthy Eating
by Catherine Shanahan 2010 176 pages
4.17
407 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
In My Time of Dying Summary
In My Time of Dying
How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
by Sebastian Junger 2024 176 pages
3.83
7.5K ratings
Memoir
Science
Biography
UFO Summary
UFO
The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There
by Garrett M. Graff 2023 544 pages
3.69
934 ratings
History
Science
Paranormal
The Catalyst Summary
The Catalyst
RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
by Thomas R. Cech 2024 304 pages
4.33
454 ratings
Science
Biology
Medicine
The Invisible History of the Human Race Summary
The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
by Christine Kenneally 2014 355 pages
3.81
1.6K ratings
Science
History
Genetics
Megafire Summary
Megafire
The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame
by Michael Kodas 2017 384 pages
4.01
247 ratings
Science
Nature
Climate Change
Napoleon's Buttons Summary
Napoleon's Buttons
How 17 Molecules Changed History
by Penny Le Couteur 1991 375 pages
3.97
7.0K ratings
Science
History
Chemistry
A Garden of Marvels Summary
A Garden of Marvels
How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants
by Ruth Kassinger 2014 416 pages
3.84
456 ratings
Science
Nature
Gardening
Back to Earth Summary
Back to Earth
What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It
by Nicole Stott 2021 304 pages
3.90
200 ratings
Space
Science
Biography
Exploding the Phone Summary
Exploding the Phone
The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell
by Phil Lapsley 2013 431 pages
4.20
1.7K ratings
History
Technology
True Crime
Small Things Considered Summary
Small Things Considered
Why There Is No Perfect Design
by Henry Petroski 2003 304 pages
3.40
332 ratings
Design
Science
Engineering
Listening to Whales Summary
Listening to Whales
What the Orcas Have Taught Us
by Alexandra Morton 2002 336 pages
4.51
986 ratings
Animals
Science
Nature
Linux for Beginners Summary
Linux for Beginners
by Jason Cannon 2014 147 pages
4.02
323 ratings
Computer Science
Computers
Technology
The Akashic Experience Summary
The Akashic Experience
Science and the Cosmic Memory Field
by Ervin Laszlo 2004 288 pages
3.93
144 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
Big Breaches Summary
Big Breaches
Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone
by Neil Daswani 2021 495 pages
4.31
39 ratings
Science
Programming
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