Science Book Summaries

Prometheus Rising Summary
Prometheus Rising
by Robert Anton Wilson 1983 284 pages
4.25
7.3K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Occult
Chaos Summary
Chaos
Making a New Science
by James Gleick 1987 352 pages
4.04
39.9K ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
Neuromarketing Summary
Neuromarketing
Understanding the Buy Buttons in Your Customer's Brain
by Patrick Renvoisé 2005 256 pages
3.90
760 ratings
Psychology
Business
Neuroscience
You Are Not So Smart Summary
You Are Not So Smart
by David McRaney 2011 302 pages
3.86
35.7K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Signal and the Noise Summary
The Signal and the Noise
Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't
by Nate Silver 2012 544 pages
3.97
51.6K ratings
Science
Business
Economics
The Gift of Fear Summary
The Gift of Fear
Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
by Gavin de Becker 1997 352 pages
4.18
48.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
True Crime
Far from the Tree Summary
Far from the Tree
Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
by Andrew Solomon 2012 962 pages
4.27
22.0K ratings
Psychology
Parenting
Science
Read Write Own Summary
Read Write Own
Building the Next Era of the Internet
by Chris Dixon 2024 320 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
Business
Technology
Science
Our Final Invention Summary
Our Final Invention
Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
by James Barrat 2013 322 pages
3.72
3.8K ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Circadian Code Summary
The Circadian Code
Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy, and Transform Your Health from Morning to Midnight: Longevity Book
by Satchin Panda 2018 288 pages
4.17
5.1K ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Weapons of Math Destruction Summary
Weapons of Math Destruction
How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
by Cathy O'Neil 2016 259 pages
3.88
29.0K ratings
Science
Technology
Politics
Blindspot Summary
Blindspot
Hidden Biases of Good People
by Mahzarin R. Banaji 2013 254 pages
3.72
6.5K ratings
Psychology
Science
Anti Racist
Not the End of the World Summary
Not the End of the World
How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
by Hannah Ritchie 2024 352 pages
4.24
5.5K ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Built from Broken Summary
Built from Broken
A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body
by Scott H Hogan 2021 614 pages
4.43
1.1K ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Summary
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Close Encounters with Addiction
by Gabor Maté 2007 480 pages
4.49
21.7K ratings
Psychology
Health
Mental Health
UFOs Summary
UFOs
Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record
by Leslie Kean 2010 336 pages
4.03
2.7K ratings
Science
Paranormal
Aliens
Fiber Fueled Summary
Fiber Fueled
The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, andOptimizing Your Microbiome
by Will Bulsiewicz 2020 400 pages
4.05
11.8K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Upside of Irrationality Summary
The Upside of Irrationality
The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
by Dan Ariely 2010 334 pages
4.03
35.7K ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
The Oxygen Advantage Summary
The Oxygen Advantage
The Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques for a Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter You
by Patrick McKeown 2015 360 pages
4.02
4.8K ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Origins Summary
Origins
How Earth's History Shaped Human History
by Lewis Dartnell 2019 352 pages
4.17
3.9K ratings
History
Science
Geography
How To Build A Car Summary
How To Build A Car
by Adrian Newey 2017 400 pages
4.47
12.1K ratings
Biography
Sports
Engineering
Deep Simplicity Summary
Deep Simplicity
Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity
by John Gribbin 2004 279 pages
3.97
1.4K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
In Defense of Food Summary
In Defense of Food
An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan 2008 205 pages
4.07
118.2K ratings
Food
Health
Science
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Summary
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
by Carol Tavris 2007 292 pages
4.04
28.5K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Confidence Game Summary
The Confidence Game
Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
by Maria Konnikova 2015 352 pages
3.65
5.8K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Theory of Everything Summary
The Theory of Everything
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
by Stephen Hawking 2002 176 pages
4.18
27.1K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Normal Accidents Summary
Normal Accidents
Living with High-Risk Technologies
by Charles Perrow 1984 464 pages
4.05
669 ratings
Science
Engineering
Technology
Why People Believe Weird Things Summary
Why People Believe Weird Things
Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
by Michael Shermer 1997 384 pages
3.86
9.9K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Judgment Under Uncertainty Summary
Judgment Under Uncertainty
Heuristics and Biases
by Daniel Kahneman 1982 544 pages
4.17
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
Overcoming Dyslexia By Shaywitz Sally E Summary
Overcoming Dyslexia By Shaywitz Sally E
by Sally E. Shaywitz 2003 416 pages
4.30
3.3K ratings
Education
Parenting
Teaching
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Business Summary
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Business
A No-Nonsense Guide to Data Driven Technologies
by Steven Finlay 2017 152 pages
4.12
203 ratings
Business
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Frequency Summary
Frequency
The Power of Personal Vibration
by Penney Peirce 2009 271 pages
3.99
3.1K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Science
The Psychology of Sex Summary
The Psychology of Sex
by Meg John Barker 2018 144 pages
3.93
162 ratings
Psychology
Sexuality
Science
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Summary
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
by Carlo Rovelli 2014 81 pages
3.99
63.4K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
What Is Life? Summary
What Is Life?
Five Great Ideas in Biology
by Paul Nurse 2020 160 pages
3.95
2.5K ratings
Science
Biology
History
Complications Summary
Complications
A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul Gawande 2002 270 pages
4.28
51.2K ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Infinite Powers Summary
Infinite Powers
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
by Steven H. Strogatz 2019 360 pages
4.29
6.9K ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
Salt Sugar Fat Summary
Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
by Michael Moss 2013 480 pages
4.01
32.2K ratings
Food
Health
Science
Genius Makers Summary
Genius Makers
The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World
by Cade Metz 2021 384 pages
4.27
2.7K ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
The Brain's Way of Healing Summary
The Brain's Way of Healing
Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
by Norman Doidge 2015 409 pages
4.20
5.5K ratings
Science
Psychology
Health
Being Logical Summary
Being Logical
A Guide to Good Thinking
by D.Q. McInerny 2004 160 pages
3.75
2.0K ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Self Help
The Art of Invisibility Summary
The Art of Invisibility
The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017 320 pages
3.98
5.3K ratings
Technology
Science
Computer Science
The Vagus nerve reset Summary
The Vagus nerve reset
train your body to heal stress, trauma and anxiety
by Anna Ferguson 2023 272 pages
3.53
746 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Visual Thinking Summary
Visual Thinking
The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions
by Temple Grandin 2022 340 pages
3.62
3.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Golf is Not a Game of Perfect Summary
Golf is Not a Game of Perfect
by Bob Rotella 1995 224 pages
4.36
6.4K ratings
Sports
Self Help
Psychology
Criminology Summary
Criminology
by Tim Newburn 2007 1048 pages
4.12
232 ratings
Crime
Psychology
Academic
Hardwiring Happiness Summary
Hardwiring Happiness
The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
by Rick Hanson 2013 304 pages
3.65
5.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
In Search of Memory Summary
In Search of Memory
The Emergence of a New Science of Mind
by Eric R. Kandel 2006 430 pages
4.13
5.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Social Animal Summary
The Social Animal
The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
by David Brooks 2011 424 pages
3.86
23.9K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
Peak Mind Summary
Peak Mind
Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day
by Amishi P. Jha 2021 368 pages
4.03
2.5K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Productivity
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