Start free trial
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief
Searching...
Human Evolution
by Bernard Wood • 2005
Seven million years of dead ends and cousins: human evolution is a bush, not a ladder.
3.62
837
Human Evolution Summary
Human Evolution 90%
Seven million years of dead ends and cousins: human evolution is a bush, not a ladder.
by Bernard Wood 2005
3.62
837 ratings
The Human Past
by Chris Scarre • 2005
Human history didn't start with writing. It started 3 million years ago with a stone tool.
3.83
281
The Human Past Summary
The Human Past 89%
Human history didn't start with writing. It started 3 million years ago with a stone tool.
by Chris Scarre 2005
3.83
281 ratings
Forbidden Archeology
by Michael A. Cremo • 1993
Modern human fossils appear in Miocene strata. For over a century, science has looked away.
4.05
1k+
Forbidden Archeology Summary
Forbidden Archeology 89%
Modern human fossils appear in Miocene strata. For over a century, science has looked away.
by Michael A. Cremo 1993
4.05
1k+ ratings
Who We Are and How We Got Here
by David Reich • 2018
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
4.14
6k+
Who We Are and How We Got Here Summary
Who We Are and How We Got Here 89%
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
by David Reich 2018
4.14
6k+ ratings
Humans
by Robert J. Sawyer • 2003
Between parallel Earths: a human, her Neanderthal lover, and the bullet that could close the portal.
3.83
6k+
Humans Summary
Humans 89%
Between parallel Earths: a human, her Neanderthal lover, and the bullet that could close the portal.
by Robert J. Sawyer 2003
3.83
6k+ ratings
Sapiens
by David Vandermeulen • 2020
One species of ape conquered the planet, not with claws or tools, but with shared stories.
4.31
22k+
Sapiens Summary
Sapiens 89%
One species of ape conquered the planet, not with claws or tools, but with shared stories.
by David Vandermeulen 2020
4.31
22k+ ratings
Our Kind
by Marvin Harris • 1989
Built for a lost world: why we crave, worship, and wage war, from an anthropologist.
4.17
672
Our Kind Summary
Our Kind 88%
Built for a lost world: why we crave, worship, and wage war, from an anthropologist.
by Marvin Harris 1989
4.17
672 ratings
Lady Sapiens
by Thomas Cirotteau • 2011
The real prehistoric woman hunted, healed, and led. Her passivity was a Victorian invention.
3.64
688
Lady Sapiens Summary
Lady Sapiens 88%
The real prehistoric woman hunted, healed, and led. Her passivity was a Victorian invention.
by Thomas Cirotteau 2011
3.64
688 ratings
A Short History of the World
by H.G. Wells • 1922
Human history is the final page of a two-billion-year story we are only beginning to read.
3.86
3k+
A Short History of the World Summary
A Short History of the World 88%
Human history is the final page of a two-billion-year story we are only beginning to read.
by H.G. Wells 1922
3.86
3k+ ratings
The Origin of Language
by Madeleine Beekman • 2025
The demands of keeping helpless infants alive, not hunting or gossip, gave us language.
3.70
201
The Origin of Language Summary
The Origin of Language 88%
The demands of keeping helpless infants alive, not hunting or gossip, gave us language.
by Madeleine Beekman 2025
3.70
201 ratings
Civilized to Death
by Christopher Ryan • 2018
Agriculture made us sicker, more unequal, and less free. The hunter-gatherer way holds the clues.
4.12
5k+
Civilized to Death Summary
Civilized to Death 88%
Agriculture made us sicker, more unequal, and less free. The hunter-gatherer way holds the clues.
by Christopher Ryan 2018
4.12
5k+ ratings
Ancestors
by Pierre Zalloua • 2025
Your genes don't define your identity. A geneticist's journey through the Levant shows what does.
3.74
80
Ancestors Summary
Ancestors 87%
Your genes don't define your identity. A geneticist's journey through the Levant shows what does.
by Pierre Zalloua 2025
3.74
80 ratings
The Hand
by Frank R. Wilson • 1998
The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.
3.82
217
The Hand Summary
The Hand 87%
The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.
by Frank R. Wilson 1998
3.82
217 ratings
The Story of the Human Body
by Daniel E. Lieberman • 2013
Our bodies evolved for a vanished world, and the mismatch now drives modern chronic disease.
4.27
9k+
The Story of the Human Body Summary
The Story of the Human Body 87%
Our bodies evolved for a vanished world, and the mismatch now drives modern chronic disease.
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2013
4.27
9k+ ratings
Exercised
by Daniel E. Lieberman • 2021
Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.
4.17
11k+
Exercised Summary
Exercised 87%
Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2021
4.17
11k+ ratings
The Human Story
by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 2004
Gossip, laughter, gods: how the social brain made us human, and the number behind it.
3.87
334
The Human Story Summary
The Human Story 87%
Gossip, laughter, gods: how the social brain made us human, and the number behind it.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2004
3.87
334 ratings
Cheaper, Faster, Better
by Tom Steyer • 2024
The invisible hand shaping your life is not economics: it's the social limit of 150 relationships.
3.87
461
Cheaper, Faster, Better Summary
Cheaper, Faster, Better 87%
The invisible hand shaping your life is not economics: it's the social limit of 150 relationships.
by Tom Steyer 2024
3.87
461 ratings
The Human Animal
by Desmond Morris • 1994
Of 193 primate species, only one is hairless. A zoologist explains what bare skin cost us.
3.9
263
The Human Animal Summary
The Human Animal 87%
Of 193 primate species, only one is hairless. A zoologist explains what bare skin cost us.
by Desmond Morris 1994
3.9
263 ratings
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee
by Jared Diamond • 1991
How a species 98% chimp invented language, farming, and the means of its own ruin.
4.09
29k+
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee 87%
How a species 98% chimp invented language, farming, and the means of its own ruin.
by Jared Diamond 1991
4.09
29k+ ratings
The Ascent of Man
by Jacob Bronowski • 1973
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
4.21
6k+
The Ascent of Man Summary
The Ascent of Man 87%
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
by Jacob Bronowski 1973
4.21
6k+ ratings
America Before
by Graham Hancock • 2019
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
4.13
4k+
America Before Summary
America Before 87%
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
by Graham Hancock 2019
4.13
4k+ ratings
How the Mind Changed
by Joseph Jebelli • 2022
The human brain didn't just get bigger. It learned to cook, gossip, and hallucinate a self.
4.06
348
How the Mind Changed Summary
How the Mind Changed 87%
The human brain didn't just get bigger. It learned to cook, gossip, and hallucinate a self.
by Joseph Jebelli 2022
4.06
348 ratings
A History of the Human Brain
by Bret Stetka • 2021
Seafood, gossip, and cooking built the human brain; now we're directing its evolution.
4.00
379
A History of the Human Brain Summary
A History of the Human Brain 87%
Seafood, gossip, and cooking built the human brain; now we're directing its evolution.
by Bret Stetka 2021
4.00
379 ratings
Your Inner Fish
by Neil Shubin • 2008
Your wrist is a fish fin, your hiccup a gill. The body's 3.5-billion-year fossil record, decoded.
4.04
29k+
Your Inner Fish Summary
Your Inner Fish 87%
Your wrist is a fish fin, your hiccup a gill. The body's 3.5-billion-year fossil record, decoded.
by Neil Shubin 2008
4.04
29k+ ratings
The Goodness Paradox
by Richard W. Wrangham • 2019
Our gentleness was forged by the systematic killing of aggressive males. The same force enabled war.
4.20
1k+
The Goodness Paradox Summary
The Goodness Paradox 87%
Our gentleness was forged by the systematic killing of aggressive males. The same force enabled war.
by Richard W. Wrangham 2019
4.20
1k+ ratings
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language
by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 1996
Gossip isn't petty. It's the reason language exists: a louder, faster replacement for grooming.
4.17
684
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language Summary
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language 87%
Gossip isn't petty. It's the reason language exists: a louder, faster replacement for grooming.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 1996
4.17
684 ratings
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
by David W. Anthony • 2007
English and Sanskrit share an ancestor spoken by Bronze Age herders. Horse and wheel spread it.
3.99
4k+
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language Summary
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language 87%
English and Sanskrit share an ancestor spoken by Bronze Age herders. Horse and wheel spread it.
by David W. Anthony 2007
3.99
4k+ ratings
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
by Adam Rutherford • 2016
The genome reveals one family: shared ancestors 3,400 years ago. Race was never real.
4.03
12k+
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived Summary
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived 87%
The genome reveals one family: shared ancestors 3,400 years ago. Race was never real.
by Adam Rutherford 2016
4.03
12k+ ratings
Pandora's Seed
by Spencer Wells • 2010
Farming gave us civilization. It also gave us chronic disease, overstimulation, and fundamentalism.
3.76
1k+
Pandora's Seed Summary
Pandora's Seed 87%
Farming gave us civilization. It also gave us chronic disease, overstimulation, and fundamentalism.
by Spencer Wells 2010
3.76
1k+ ratings
Origins
by Lewis Dartnell • 2019
Tectonic shifts, ice ages, and ancient oceans didn't set the stage. They wrote human history.
4.17
4k+
Origins Summary
Origins 87%
Tectonic shifts, ice ages, and ancient oceans didn't set the stage. They wrote human history.
by Lewis Dartnell 2019
4.17
4k+ ratings
Humanimal
by Adam Rutherford • 2016
We alone compose symphonies. Yet every supposedly unique human trait exists elsewhere in nature.
3.83
3k+
Humanimal Summary
Humanimal 87%
We alone compose symphonies. Yet every supposedly unique human trait exists elsewhere in nature.
by Adam Rutherford 2016
3.83
3k+ ratings
The Language Puzzle
by Steven Mithen • 2024
Language's origin: a six-million-year puzzle pieced from genes, tools, and ape gestures.
3.89
487
The Language Puzzle Summary
The Language Puzzle 87%
Language's origin: a six-million-year puzzle pieced from genes, tools, and ape gestures.
by Steven Mithen 2024
3.89
487 ratings
The 10000 Year Explosion
by Gregory Cochran • 2009
Agriculture rewired the human genome faster than anything in six million years.
3.94
2k+
The 10000 Year Explosion Summary
The 10000 Year Explosion 87%
Agriculture rewired the human genome faster than anything in six million years.
by Gregory Cochran 2009
3.94
2k+ ratings
Age of Empathy
by Frans de Waal • 2009
Empathy isn't a human invention. It's an animal legacy, and a primatologist has the evidence.
4.00
3k+
Age of Empathy Summary
Age of Empathy 87%
Empathy isn't a human invention. It's an animal legacy, and a primatologist has the evidence.
by Frans de Waal 2009
4.00
3k+ ratings
War, Peace, and Human Nature
by Douglas P. Fry • 2013
War began with farming, not in our genes. Twelve millennia of silence before that upends everything.
4.61
33
War, Peace, and Human Nature Summary
War, Peace, and Human Nature 87%
War began with farming, not in our genes. Twelve millennia of silence before that upends everything.
by Douglas P. Fry 2013
4.61
33 ratings
Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You
by Agustín Fuentes • 2008
Three myths about human nature: race, aggression, sex. Science disproved them. Common sense hung on.
3.72
281
Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You Summary
Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You 87%
Three myths about human nature: race, aggression, sex. Science disproved them. Common sense hung on.
by Agustín Fuentes 2008
3.72
281 ratings
Visionary
by Graham Hancock • 2022
The same non-human intelligence that painted cave walls 35,000 years ago still abducts people today.
4.30
338
Visionary Summary
Visionary 87%
The same non-human intelligence that painted cave walls 35,000 years ago still abducts people today.
by Graham Hancock 2022
4.30
338 ratings
The Unfolding of Language
by Guy Deutscher • 2005
Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.
4.22
4k+
The Unfolding of Language Summary
The Unfolding of Language 87%
Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.
by Guy Deutscher 2005
4.22
4k+ ratings
The Human Swarm
by Mark W. Moffett • 2019
Societies don't run on cooperation. They run on identity markers strangers can spot at a glance.
3.65
466
The Human Swarm Summary
The Human Swarm 87%
Societies don't run on cooperation. They run on identity markers strangers can spot at a glance.
by Mark W. Moffett 2019
3.65
466 ratings
Humans are not from Earth
by Ellis Silver • 2013
Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.
3.72
807
Humans are not from Earth Summary
Humans are not from Earth 87%
Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.
by Ellis Silver 2013
3.72
807 ratings
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire
by Henry Gee • 2025
The human population will soon peak and shrink. The only way out of extinction leads through space.
3.65
470
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire Summary
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire 87%
The human population will soon peak and shrink. The only way out of extinction leads through space.
by Henry Gee 2025
3.65
470 ratings
What Evolution Is
by Ernst W. Mayr • 2001
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
4.02
4k+
What Evolution Is Summary
What Evolution Is 87%
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
by Ernst W. Mayr 2001
4.02
4k+ ratings
The Secret of Our Success
by Joseph Henrich • 2015
Cumulative culture, not brainpower, explains why we rule the planet and lost explorers starve.
4.39
2k+
The Secret of Our Success Summary
The Secret of Our Success 86%
Cumulative culture, not brainpower, explains why we rule the planet and lost explorers starve.
by Joseph Henrich 2015
4.39
2k+ ratings
The Naked Ape
by Desmond Morris • 1967
A zoologist treats Homo sapiens as just another animal. The report still bites.
3.93
12k+
The Naked Ape Summary
The Naked Ape 86%
A zoologist treats Homo sapiens as just another animal. The report still bites.
by Desmond Morris 1967
3.93
12k+ ratings
The Ape that Understood the Universe
by Steve Stewart-Williams • 2018
You don't own your desires. They belong to your genes and the ideas colonizing your mind.
4.23
2k+
The Ape that Understood the Universe Summary
The Ape that Understood the Universe 86%
You don't own your desires. They belong to your genes and the ideas colonizing your mind.
by Steve Stewart-Williams 2018
4.23
2k+ ratings
The Forest People
by Colin M. Turnbull • 1961
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
3.96
3k+
The Forest People Summary
The Forest People 86%
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
by Colin M. Turnbull 1961
3.96
3k+ ratings
Origins of Human Communication
by Michael Tomasello • 1999
Language didn't start with a code. It started with pointing, pantomime, and the urge to help.
4.14
299
Origins of Human Communication Summary
Origins of Human Communication 86%
Language didn't start with a code. It started with pointing, pantomime, and the urge to help.
by Michael Tomasello 1999
4.14
299 ratings
The Origins of Creativity
by Edward O. Wilson • 2017
The humanities cannot explain us without the deep evolutionary past that shaped our minds.
3.67
2k+
The Origins of Creativity Summary
The Origins of Creativity 86%
The humanities cannot explain us without the deep evolutionary past that shaped our minds.
by Edward O. Wilson 2017
3.67
2k+ ratings
The Domestication of the Human Species
by Peter J. Wilson • 1988
Walls changed us more than wheat: how permanent shelter reshaped attention, privacy, and power.
3.75
12
The Domestication of the Human Species Summary
The Domestication of the Human Species 86%
Walls changed us more than wheat: how permanent shelter reshaped attention, privacy, and power.
by Peter J. Wilson 1988
3.75
12 ratings
The Universe Within
by Neil Shubin • 2013
Your body is a clock tuned to Earth's rotation and a museum of cosmic history.
3.88
3k+
The Universe Within Summary
The Universe Within 86%
Your body is a clock tuned to Earth's rotation and a museum of cosmic history.
by Neil Shubin 2013
3.88
3k+ ratings
Home
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Jul 25,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel