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The Universe in a Single Atom Summary
The Universe in a Single Atom
The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
by Dalai Lama 2005 224 pages
4.03
9k+ ratings
Science
Buddhism
Philosophy
Performing Under Pressure Summary
Performing Under Pressure
The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most
by Hendrie Weisinger 2015 320 pages
3.9
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Rise of the Robots Summary
Rise of the Robots
Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
by Martin Ford 2015 352 pages
3.97
9k+ ratings
Technology
Economics
Business
Misbehaving Summary
Misbehaving
The Making of Behavioral Economics
by Richard H. Thaler 2015 432 pages
4.16
21k+ ratings
Economics
Psychology
Business
Brain Maker Summary
Brain Maker
The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain for Life
by David Perlmutter MD 2015 320 pages
4.01
8k+ ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
IRRATIONALLY YRS Summary
IRRATIONALLY YRS
by Dan Ariely 2015 240 pages
3.47
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
Change Summary
Change
Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution
by Paul Watzlawick 2011 200 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Who Gets What ― and Why Summary
Who Gets What ― and Why
The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design
by Alvin E. Roth 2015 272 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Science
Antifragile Summary
Antifragile
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012 544 pages
4.1
52k+ ratings
Philosophy
Business
Economics
The Synchronicity Key Summary
The Synchronicity Key
The Hidden Intelligence Guiding the Universe and You
by David Wilcock 2014 544 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Science
Philosophy
Blue Zones Solution, The Summary
Blue Zones Solution, The
Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People (The Blue Zones)
by Dan Buettner 2015 320 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Health
Food
Self Help
The Dorito Effect Summary
The Dorito Effect
The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor
by Mark Schatzker 2015
4.02
8k+ ratings
Food
Health
Science
The Upward Spiral Summary
The Upward Spiral
Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time
by Alex Korb PhD 2015 241 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Girls of Atomic City Summary
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
by Denise Kiernan 2013 400 pages
3.72
30k+ ratings
History
World War II
Science
Your Brain on Porn Summary
Your Brain on Porn
Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction
by Gary Wilson 2015 224 pages
4.23
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Wisdom of Crowds Summary
The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki 2005 336 pages
3.82
24k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Economics
Risk Savvy Summary
Risk Savvy
How to Make Good Decisions
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2014 336 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
NeuroTribes Summary
NeuroTribes
The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
by Steve Silberman 2015 542 pages
4.29
15k+ ratings
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
Humans Are Underrated Summary
Humans Are Underrated
What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will
by Geoff Colvin 2015 256 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Business
Technology
Psychology
Personality Type Summary
Personality Type
An Owner's Manual: A Practical Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others Through Typology (Jung on the Hudson Book Series)
by Lenore Thomson 1998 432 pages
4.11
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
SuperBetter Summary
SuperBetter
A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient — Powered by the Science of Games
by Jane McGonigal 2015 480 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
Sugar Crush Summary
Sugar Crush
How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health
by Dr. Richard Jacoby 2015 256 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Seeing What Others Don't Summary
Seeing What Others Don't
The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights
by Gary Klein 2013 304 pages
3.62
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Superforecasting Summary
Superforecasting
The Art and Science of Prediction
by Philip E. Tetlock 2015 352 pages
4.08
20k+ ratings
Business
Science
Psychology
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
Healing the Social Brain (The Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
by Louis Cozolino 2010 480 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
Nerve Summary
Nerve
Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool
by Taylor Clark 2011 320 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Master Algorithm Summary
The Master Algorithm
How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
by Pedro Domingos 2015 352 pages
3.74
6k+ ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Rock, Paper, Scissors Summary
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Game Theory in Everyday Life
by Len Fisher 2008 278 pages
3.42
1k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Psychology
The Diet Myth Summary
The Diet Myth
The Real Science Behind What We Eat
by Professor Tim Spector 1600
4.25
4k+ ratings
Health
Science
Food
Phishing for Phools Summary
Phishing for Phools
The Economics of Manipulation and Deception
by George A. Akerlof 2015 288 pages
3.43
2k+ ratings
Economics
Psychology
Business
The ADHD Advantage Summary
The ADHD Advantage
What You Thought Was a Diagnosis May Be Your Greatest Strength
by Dale Archer MD 2015 304 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
Adhd
Psychology
Self Help
The Evolution of Everything Summary
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
by Matt Ridley 2015 368 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
Economics Rules Summary
Economics Rules
The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science
by Dani Rodrik 2015 272 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
A Primate's Memoir Summary
A Primate's Memoir
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2001 304 pages
4.38
8k+ ratings
Science
Memoir
Animals
How Not to Die Summary
How Not to Die
Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
by Michael Greger M.D. FACLM 2015 576 pages
4.43
52k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
80/20 Running Summary
80/20 Running
Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower
by Matt Fitzgerald 2014 247 pages
3.95
5k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Health
Damned Lies and Statistics Summary
Damned Lies and Statistics
Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
by Joel Best 2012 224 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Politics
Science
Mathematics
SuperFreakonomics CD Summary
SuperFreakonomics CD
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
by Steven D. Levitt 2009 256 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Business
Science
Psychology
Reality Is Broken Summary
Reality Is Broken
Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
by Jane McGonigal 2011 400 pages
3.8
8k+ ratings
Psychology
Games
Gaming
Brain Rules Summary
Brain Rules
12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)
by John Medina 2008 301 pages
4.01
33k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog Summary
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook — What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
by Bruce D Perry 2007 288 pages
4.58
33k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Science
A Whole New Mind Summary
A Whole New Mind
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by Daniel H. Pink 2008 288 pages
3.92
29k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Eating on the Wild Side Summary
Eating on the Wild Side
The Missing Link to Optimum Health
by Jo Robinson 2013 416 pages
4.19
3k+ ratings
Food
Health
Nutrition
Wizard Summary
Wizard
The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla
by Marc J. Seifer 2011 580 pages
3.72
6k+ ratings
Biography
Science
History
The Autistic Brain Summary
The Autistic Brain
Thinking Across the Spectrum
by Temple Grandin 2013 256 pages
4.11
9k+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Science
The Future of Everything Summary
The Future of Everything
The Science of Prediction
by David Orrell 2008 464 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Science
The Inner History of Devices Summary
The Inner History of Devices
by Sherry Turkle 2008 224 pages
3.81
50+ ratings
History
Technology
Science
The Marriage of Sense and Soul Summary
The Marriage of Sense and Soul
Integrating Science and Religion
by Ken Wilber 2011 249 pages
4.1
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
Pleasure of Finding Things Out Summary
Pleasure of Finding Things Out
The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman (Helix Books)
by Richard P. Feynman 2005 288 pages
4.23
12k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Biography
The Quantum Universe (And Why Anything That Can Happen, Does) Summary
The Quantum Universe (And Why Anything That Can Happen, Does)
by Brian Cox 2012 272 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
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