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Rock Breaks Scissors Summary
Rock Breaks Scissors
A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody
by William Poundstone 2014 320 pages
3.49
766 ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
Decoding the Heavens Summary
Decoding the Heavens
A 2,000-Year-Old Computer and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets
by Jo Marchant 2009 336 pages
4.09
543 ratings
History
Science
Technology
The Passion Paradox Summary
The Passion Paradox
A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life
by Brad Stulberg 2019 192 pages
4.02
1.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
The Making of the Atomic Bomb Summary
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes 1986 886 pages
4.40
23.7K ratings
History
Science
Physics
The Emperor Wears No Clothes Summary
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana
by Jack Herer 1992 291 pages
4.47
896 ratings
History
Politics
Science
Beyond Measure Summary
Beyond Measure
The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
by James Vincent 2022 432 pages
3.84
1.2K ratings
Science
History
Technology
Face Value Summary
Face Value
The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions
by Alexander Todorov 2017 323 pages
4.06
109 ratings
Psychology
Science
Politics
Brain-Wise Summary
Brain-Wise
Studies in Neurophilosophy
by Patricia S. Churchland 2002 438 pages
4.04
135 ratings
Philosophy
Neuroscience
Science
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution Summary
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution
The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love
by Zak George 2016 240 pages
4.23
5.8K ratings
Dogs
Animals
Reference
Virtual Society Summary
Virtual Society
The Metaverse and the New Frontiers of Human Experience
by Herman Narula 2022 288 pages
3.42
267 ratings
Technology
Sociology
Science
Science Fictions Summary
Science Fictions
by Stuart Ritchie 2020 368 pages
4.36
2.3K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing
Making Minds Conscious
by António Damásio 2021 256 pages
3.59
1.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Mechanical Mind Summary
The Mechanical Mind
A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation
by Tim Crane 1996 272 pages
3.66
209 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Male Brain Summary
The Male Brain
A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think
by Louann Brizendine 2009 271 pages
3.82
5.6K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Evolution of Useful Things Summary
The Evolution of Useful Things
How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
by Henry Petroski 1994 288 pages
3.53
1.4K ratings
History
Science
Design
Heroes of the Environment Summary
Heroes of the Environment
True Stories of People Who Help Protect Our Planet
by Harriet Rohmer 2009 112 pages
3.97
144 ratings
Science
Biography
Environment
The Hot Hand Summary
The Hot Hand
The Mystery and Science of Streaks
by Ben Cohen 2020 304 pages
3.75
1.2K ratings
Sports
Psychology
Science
Statistics for Dummies Summary
Statistics for Dummies
by Deborah J. Rumsey 2003 384 pages
3.68
661 ratings
Mathematics
Reference
Science
Words on the Move Summary
Words on the Move
Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
by John McWhorter 2016 257 pages
4.14
1.9K ratings
Language
Linguistics
History
Radical Technologies Summary
Radical Technologies
The Design of Everyday Life
by Adam Greenfield 2017 368 pages
4.02
1.0K ratings
Technology
Design
Politics
The Second Brain Summary
The Second Brain
A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine
by Michael D. Gershon 1998 336 pages
3.75
518 ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
The Chemistry of Joy Summary
The Chemistry of Joy
A Three-Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom
by Henry Emmons 2005 290 pages
4.03
808 ratings
Self Help
Health
Mental Health
The Human Element Summary
The Human Element
Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas
by David Schonthal 2021 256 pages
4.17
500 ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
The Divided Mind Summary
The Divided Mind
The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders
by John E. Sarno 2006 394 pages
4.04
1.8K ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True Summary
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True
by Guy P. Harrison 2011 458 pages
3.61
1.3K ratings
Science
Skepticism
Psychology
Slipstream Time Hacking Summary
Slipstream Time Hacking
How to Cheat Time, Live More, And Enhance Happiness
by Benjamin P. Hardy 2015 141 pages
3.80
813 ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Personal Development
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings Summary
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry
by Randolph M. Nesse 2019 384 pages
3.94
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Farsighted Summary
Farsighted
How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most
by Steven Johnson 2018 256 pages
3.56
2.0K ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Neurodharma Summary
Neurodharma
New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness
by Rick Hanson 2020 352 pages
3.87
645 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
Unleash the Power of the Female Brain Summary
Unleash the Power of the Female Brain
Supercharging Yours for Better Health, Energy, Mood, Focus, and Sex
by Daniel G. Amen 2013 416 pages
3.74
1.0K ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
How the Scots Invented the Modern World Summary
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It
by Arthur Herman 2001 480 pages
3.94
6.5K ratings
History
Scotland
Philosophy
This is Vegan Propaganda Summary
This is Vegan Propaganda
by Ed Winters 2022 320 pages
4.62
4.7K ratings
Vegan
Food
Health
Hertzian Tales Summary
Hertzian Tales
Electronic Products, Aesthetic Experience, And Critical Design
by Anthony Dunne 1999 174 pages
4.25
121 ratings
Design
Art
Technology
The Geography of Genius Summary
The Geography of Genius
A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
by Eric Weiner 2016 368 pages
3.79
4.2K ratings
History
Travel
Science
The Next Decade Summary
The Next Decade
Where We've Been . . . and Where We're Going
by George Friedman 2011 243 pages
3.84
2.5K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Meet Your Dog Summary
Meet Your Dog
The Game-Changing Guide to Understanding Your Dog's Behavior
by Kim Brophey 2018 256 pages
4.36
733 ratings
Dogs
Animals
Reference
Why Science Does Not Disprove God Summary
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
by Amir D. Aczel 2013 304 pages
3.79
633 ratings
Science
Religion
Philosophy
Earthing Summary
Earthing
The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?
by Clinton Ober 2010 272 pages
3.98
2.1K ratings
Health
Science
Nature
How to Read Numbers Summary
How to Read Numbers
A Guide to Stats in the News
by Tom Chivers 2021 208 pages
4.31
425 ratings
Science
Economics
Politics
Future Minds Summary
Future Minds
How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It
by Richard Watson 2010 228 pages
3.77
162 ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
The Anatomy of Anxiety Summary
The Anatomy of Anxiety
Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response
by Ellen Vora 2022 337 pages
3.81
2.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Coming of Age in the Milky Way Summary
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
by Timothy Ferris 1988 512 pages
4.16
3.1K ratings
Science
History
Astronomy
Surviving AI Summary
Surviving AI
The promise and peril of artificial intelligence
by Calum Chace 2015 261 pages
3.88
607 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived Summary
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
by Adam Rutherford 2016 419 pages
4.03
11.5K ratings
Science
History
Biology
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies 2001 144 pages
3.82
1.3K ratings
Science
Physics
Time Travel
Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? Summary
Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?
Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise
by Alex Hutchinson 2011 317 pages
4.02
2.0K ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
Breaking Up with Sugar Summary
Breaking Up with Sugar
Divorce the Diets, Drop the Pounds, and Live Your Best Life
by Molly Carmel 2019 288 pages
3.38
618 ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
The Red Web Summary
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
by Andrei Soldatov 2015 384 pages
3.95
675 ratings
Politics
Russia
History
Can Science Explain Everything? Summary
Can Science Explain Everything?
by John C. Lennox 2019 128 pages
4.36
1.3K ratings
Science
Christian
Christianity
The Demon in the Machine Summary
The Demon in the Machine
How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life
by Paul C.W. Davies 2020 320 pages
4.04
861 ratings
Science
Biology
Physics
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