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Clearer, Closer, Better Summary
Clearer, Closer, Better
How Successful People See the World
by Emily Balcetis 2020 272 pages
3.25
404 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Leadership
Life in Code Summary
Life in Code
A Personal History of Technology
by Ellen Ullman 2017 320 pages
3.97
1.3K ratings
Memoir
Technology
Science
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
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 Next America Summary
The Next America
Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown
by Paul Taylor 2014 280 pages
3.68
693 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Economics
Textbook of Medical Physiology Summary
Textbook of Medical Physiology
by Arthur C. Guyton 1969 1104 pages
4.25
2.5K ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
The Future of Everything Summary
The Future of Everything
The Science of Prediction
by David Orrell 2006 464 pages
3.65
115 ratings
Science
Thinking In Numbers Summary
Thinking In Numbers
On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math
by Daniel Tammet 2012 288 pages
3.53
1.9K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Essays
Super Genes Summary
Super Genes
Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Well-Being
by Deepak Chopra 2015 336 pages
3.88
1.3K ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Knocking on Heaven's Door Summary
Knocking on Heaven's Door
The Path to a Better Way of Death
by Katy Butler 2013 322 pages
4.12
3.2K ratings
Memoir
Death
Medicine
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
Memorizing Pharmacology Summary
Memorizing Pharmacology
A Relaxed Approach to Learning the Top 200 Brand and Generic Drugs by Classification
by Tony Guerra 2016 305 pages
4.12
116 ratings
Science
Medicine
Medical
What an Owl Knows Summary
What an Owl Knows
The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
by Jennifer Ackerman 2023 333 pages
4.15
5.9K ratings
Science
Nature
Animals
Quantum Enigma Summary
Quantum Enigma
Physics Encounters Consciousness
by Bruce Rosenblum 2006 230 pages
4.12
2.4K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
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
The Secret Wisdom of Nature Summary
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation
by Peter Wohlleben 2017 272 pages
4.05
6.7K ratings
Nature
Science
Environment
Pillars of Creation Summary
Pillars of Creation
How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos
by Richard Panek 2024 256 pages
4.06
430 ratings
Science
Astronomy
Space
Quantum Mechanics Summary
Quantum Mechanics
The Theoretical Minimum
by Leonard Susskind 2014 364 pages
4.33
2.0K ratings
Science
Physics
Quantum Mechanics
The Oldest Cure in the World Summary
The Oldest Cure in the World
Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting
by Steve Hendricks 2022 448 pages
4.01
272 ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
The Ravenous Brain Summary
The Ravenous Brain
How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning
by Daniel Bor 2012 352 pages
3.90
424 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
What the Dog Knows Summary
What the Dog Knows
The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs
by Cat Warren 2013 352 pages
3.98
1.8K ratings
Dogs
Animals
Science
The Perfect Swarm Summary
The Perfect Swarm
The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life
by Len Fisher 2009 288 pages
3.51
319 ratings
Science
Psychology
Sociology
The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting Summary
The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting
How the Science of Strategic Thinking Can Help You Deal with the Toughest Negotiators You Know--Your Kids
by Paul Raeburn 2016 222 pages
3.48
363 ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Economics
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge Summary
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
by Will Pearson 2004 345 pages
3.92
916 ratings
Reference
Trivia
Humor
The Right Chemistry Summary
The Right Chemistry
108 Enlightening, Nutritious, Health-Conscious and Occasionally Bizarre Inquiries into the Science of Everyday Life
by Joe Schwarcz 2012 272 pages
3.83
77 ratings
Chemistry
Science
Coffee is Good for You Summary
Coffee is Good for You
From Vitamin C and Organic Foods to Low-Carb and Detox Diets, the Truth about Diet and Nutrition Claims
by Robert J. Davis 2012 240 pages
3.31
246 ratings
Nutrition
Science
Food
Sensation Summary
Sensation
The New Science of Physical Intelligence
by Thalma Lobel 2014
3.42
382 ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
A User's Guide to the Brain Summary
A User's Guide to the Brain
Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain
by John J. Ratey 2001 416 pages
4.04
2.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Wellness Trap Summary
The Wellness Trap
Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses, and Find Your True Well-Being
by Christy Harrison 2023 320 pages
3.77
1.6K ratings
Health
Self Help
Food
Simulations of God Summary
Simulations of God
The Science of Belief
by John C. Lilly 1975 284 pages
3.99
131 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
How the Mind Works Summary
How the Mind Works
by Steven Pinker 1997 660 pages
3.99
20.8K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Our Kind Summary
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going
by Marvin Harris 1989 547 pages
4.16
655 ratings
Anthropology
Science
History
An Inconvenient Apocalypse Summary
An Inconvenient Apocalypse
Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity
by Wes Jackson 2022 184 pages
3.58
189 ratings
Climate Change
Science
Environment
Childbirth without Fear Summary
Childbirth without Fear
The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth
by Grantly Dick-Read 1959 352 pages
3.92
1.6K ratings
Parenting
Health
Childrens
Oil and Honey Summary
Oil and Honey
The Education of an Unlikely Activist
by Bill McKibben 2013 272 pages
3.91
1.3K ratings
Environment
Memoir
Politics
Food Rules Summary
Food Rules
A Doctor's Guide to Healthy Eating
by Catherine Shanahan 2010 176 pages
4.17
407 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Back to Earth Summary
Back to Earth
What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It
by Nicole Stott 2021 304 pages
3.90
200 ratings
Space
Science
Biography
When the Sky Fell Summary
When the Sky Fell
In Search of Atlantis
by Rand Flem-Ath 1995 179 pages
3.92
268 ratings
History
Ancient History
Mystery
You Belong to the Universe Summary
You Belong to the Universe
Buckminster Fuller and the Future
by Jonathan Keats 2016 216 pages
3.65
381 ratings
Biography
Science
Architecture
Curious? Summary
Curious?
Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life
by Todd Kashdan 2009 352 pages
3.71
481 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Pipe Dreams Summary
Pipe Dreams
The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet
by Chelsea Wald 2021 304 pages
4.05
405 ratings
Science
History
Technology
Q is for Quantum Summary
Q is for Quantum
by Terry Rudolph 2017 166 pages
3.57
203 ratings
Science
Physics
Technical
The Agile Mind Summary
The Agile Mind
How Your Brain Makes Creativity Happen
by Estanislao Bachrach 2012 256 pages
3.70
1.5K ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
Engineers of Dreams Summary
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
by Henry Petroski 1995 479 pages
3.77
164 ratings
History
Engineering
Science
Mind-Body Medicine Summary
Mind-Body Medicine
The New Science of Optimal Health
by Jason M. Satterfield 2013 19 pages
4.41
179 ratings
Health
Science
Psychology
The Science of Mindfulness Summary
The Science of Mindfulness
A Research-Based Path to Well-Being
by Ronald D. Siegel 2014 6 pages
4.24
977 ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1996 466 pages
4.07
5.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Invention and Innovation Summary
Invention and Innovation
A Brief History of Hype and Failure
by Vaclav Smil 2023 232 pages
3.85
991 ratings
History
Science
Technology
The Animal Kingdom Summary
The Animal Kingdom
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Holland 2011 144 pages
4.00
228 ratings
Science
Biology
Nature
The No Self, No Problem Workbook Summary
The No Self, No Problem Workbook
Exercises & Practices from Neuropsychology and Buddhism to Help You Lose Your Mind
by Chris Niebauer 2023 181 pages
4.34
122 ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Science
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