Science Book Summaries

Pandora's Seed Summary
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
by Spencer Wells 2010 256 pages
3.77
1.1K ratings
Science
History
Anthropology
Pieces of Light Summary
Pieces of Light
The New Science of Memory
by Charles Fernyhough 2012 344 pages
3.53
458 ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Life and How To Survive It Summary
Life and How To Survive It
by Robin Skynner 1993 304 pages
4.10
425 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Cloud Computing Summary
Cloud Computing
by Nayan B. Ruparelia 2016 278 pages
3.33
150 ratings
Technology
Science
Business
Keeping Up with the Quants Summary
Keeping Up with the Quants
Your Guide to Understanding and Using Analytics
by Thomas H. Davenport 2013 229 pages
3.57
578 ratings
Business
Science
Finance
The Other Side of Happiness Summary
The Other Side of Happiness
Embracing a More Fearless Approach to Living
by Brock Bastian 2018 187 pages
3.86
296 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Human Frontiers Summary
Human Frontiers
The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking
by Michael Bhaskar 2021 432 pages
3.85
118 ratings
Technology
Science
Sociology
Science & the Near-death Experience Summary
Science & the Near-death Experience
How Consciousness Survives Death
by Chris Carter 2010 320 pages
4.15
187 ratings
Science
Spirituality
Paranormal
Math-ish Summary
Math-ish
Finding Creativity, Diversity, and Meaning in Mathematics
by Jo Boaler 2024 304 pages
4.24
367 ratings
Mathematics
Education
Science
Bad Ideas? Summary
Bad Ideas?
An Arresting History of Our Inventions
by Robert Winston 2009 432 pages
3.56
143 ratings
Science
History
Anabolics Summary
Anabolics
by William Llewellyn 2008 1049 pages
4.30
176 ratings
Sports
Science
Health
Travelers to Unimaginable Lands Summary
Travelers to Unimaginable Lands
Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
by Dasha Kiper 2023 272 pages
4.20
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Health
Minds, Brains and Science Summary
Minds, Brains and Science
by John Rogers Searle 1984 107 pages
3.76
604 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Organic Chemistry Summary
Organic Chemistry
by Jonathan Clayden 2000 1536 pages
4.30
1.0K ratings
Chemistry
Science
Textbooks
Shark Life Summary
Shark Life
True Stories About Sharks & the Sea
by Peter Benchley 2002 208 pages
4.01
815 ratings
Science
Animals
Nature
The Science of Star Wars Summary
The Science of Star Wars
The Scientific Facts Behind the Force, Space Travel, and More!
by Mark Brake 2016 272 pages
3.44
394 ratings
Science
Star Wars
Space
Eating to Extinction Summary
Eating to Extinction
The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them
by Dan Saladino 2022 464 pages
4.30
2.4K ratings
Food
Science
History
What's the Use? Summary
What's the Use?
How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life
by Ian Stewart 2021 336 pages
3.57
148 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Fire Up Your Writing Brain Summary
Fire Up Your Writing Brain
How to Use Proven Neuroscience to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Writer
by Susan Reynolds 2015 272 pages
3.82
185 ratings
Writing
Science
Psychology
Start at the End Summary
Start at the End
How Reverse-Engineering Can Lead to Success
by Dan Bigham 2021 224 pages
4.09
157 ratings
Business
Science
Cycling
Rewilding the Sea Summary
Rewilding the Sea
by Charles Clover 2022 261 pages
4.21
400 ratings
Nature
Science
Environment
Freedom and Neurobiology Summary
Freedom and Neurobiology
Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political Power
by John R. Searle 2005 113 pages
3.55
244 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Neuroscience
The Invisible Landscape Summary
The Invisible Landscape
Mind, Hallucinogens & the I Ching
by Terence McKenna 1975 256 pages
3.99
1.4K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Psychology
The Reality Revolution Summary
The Reality Revolution
The Mind-Blowing Movement to Hack Your Reality
by Brian Scott 2020 400 pages
4.28
195 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Science
Not Just a Pretty Face Summary
Not Just a Pretty Face
The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
by Stacy Malkan 2007 192 pages
3.96
499 ratings
Health
Social Issues
Feminism
The Hand Summary
The Hand
How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
by Frank R. Wilson 1998 416 pages
3.86
209 ratings
Science
Design
Psychology
Net Zero Summary
Net Zero
How We Stop Causing Climate Change
by Dieter Helm 2020 329 pages
3.85
250 ratings
Climate Change
Environment
Science
Against Depression Summary
Against Depression
by Peter D. Kramer 2005 353 pages
3.86
517 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Mental Illness
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness Summary
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
by Patrick House 2022 272 pages
3.48
677 ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Gratitude Project Summary
The Gratitude Project
How the Science of Thankfulness Can Rewire Our Brains for Resilience, Optimism, and the Greater Good
by Jeremy Adam Smith 2020 248 pages
3.70
161 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Adult
Personality Summary
Personality
Theory and Research
by Lawrence A. Pervin 1984 640 pages
3.80
288 ratings
Psychology
Textbooks
Science
Moonshots Summary
Moonshots
Creating a World of Abundance
by Naveen Jain 2018 288 pages
4.26
179 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot Summary
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot
Unleashing Your Brain's Potential
by Richard Restak 2001 220 pages
3.62
715 ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Theory of Almost Everything Summary
The Theory of Almost Everything
The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumph of Modern Physics
by Robert Oerter 2005 336 pages
4.08
791 ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
I've Decided to Live 120 Years Summary
I've Decided to Live 120 Years
The Ancient Secret to Longevity, Vitality, and Life Transformation
by Ilchi Lee 2017 304 pages
4.10
325 ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
On Animals Summary
On Animals
by Susan Orlean 2021 256 pages
3.83
5.7K ratings
Animals
Essays
Nature
That Sugar Book Summary
That Sugar Book
by Damon Gameau 2015 240 pages
4.15
872 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Alcoholics Anonymous Summary
Alcoholics Anonymous
The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism
by Alcoholics Anonymous 1991 605 pages
3.96
340 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Cognition Summary
Cognition
Exploring the Science of the Mind
by Daniel Reisberg 2005
3.78
266 ratings
Psychology
Science
School
A State of Fear Summary
A State of Fear
How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
by Laura Dodsworth 2021 320 pages
4.33
770 ratings
Politics
Psychology
History
No. More. Plastic. Summary
No. More. Plastic.
What you can do to make a difference
by Martin Dorey 2018 103 pages
4.00
1.9K ratings
Environment
Sustainability
Science
I am Not a Brain Summary
I am Not a Brain
Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century
by Markus Gabriel 2017 240 pages
3.48
208 ratings
Philosophy
Unfinished
Science
Golden Summary
Golden
The Power of Silence in a World of Noise
by Justin Zorn 2022 384 pages
3.88
485 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
Luminous Life Summary
Luminous Life
How the Science of Light Unlocks the Art of Living
by Jacob Israel Liberman 2018 232 pages
4.11
136 ratings
Health
Science
Spirituality
The Psychology of Performance Summary
The Psychology of Performance
How to Be Your Best in Life
by Eddie O'Connor 2017
3.94
238 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sports
The New Breed Summary
The New Breed
What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots
by Kate Darling 2021 336 pages
3.98
392 ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Civil Engineering Summary
Civil Engineering
A Very Short Introduction
by David Muir Wood 2012 143 pages
3.60
134 ratings
Science
Engineering
Architecture
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own Summary
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own
How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better
by Sandra Blakeslee 2007 240 pages
3.97
784 ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Man Who Shocked The World Summary
The Man Who Shocked The World
The Life And Legacy Of Stanley Milgram
by Thomas Blass 2004 392 pages
3.95
210 ratings
Psychology
Biography
Science
Sociobiology Summary
Sociobiology
The New Synthesis
by Edward O. Wilson 1975 720 pages
4.23
1.8K ratings
Science
Biology
Sociology
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