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Into the Magic Shop Summary
Into the Magic Shop
A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
by James R. Doty 2016 288 pages
4.22
24k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Memoir
30-Second Psychology Summary
30-Second Psychology
The 50 Most Thought-Provoking Psychology Theories, Each Explained In Half A Minute
by Christian Jarrett 2011 160 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Reference
Counterclockwise Summary
Counterclockwise
Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility
by Ellen J. Langer 2009 240 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Psychology
Health
Self Help
Sensation Summary
Sensation
The New Science of Physical Intelligence
by Thalma Lobel 2014
3.41
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Plato, Not Prozac! Summary
Plato, Not Prozac!
Applying Eternal Wisdom to Everyday Problems
by Lou Marinoff 1999 308 pages
3.47
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Rape of the Mind Summary
The Rape of the Mind
The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing
by Joost A.M. Meerloo 1956 326 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Gut Balance Revolution Summary
The Gut Balance Revolution
Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good!
by Gerard E. Mullin 2014 432 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Why We Believe What We Believe Summary
Why We Believe What We Believe
Uncovering Our Biological Need for Meaning, Spirituality, and Truth
by Andrew B. Newberg 2006 321 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Religion
Privacy in the Age of Big Data Summary
Privacy in the Age of Big Data
Recognizing Threats, Defending Your Rights, and Protecting Your Family
by Theresa M. Payton 2014 276 pages
3.57
100+ ratings
Technology
Politics
Science
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
1k+ ratings
History
Science
Design
The Road Taken Summary
The Road Taken
The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
by Henry Petroski 2016 322 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
History
Engineering
Economics
The Power of Body Language Summary
The Power of Body Language
by Tonya Reiman 2007 352 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Person and the Situation Summary
The Person and the Situation
Perspectives of Social Psychology
by Lee Ross 1991 304 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
The Body Remembers Summary
The Body Remembers
The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment
by Babette Rothschild 2000 208 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Systems Thinking For Social Change Summary
Systems Thinking For Social Change
A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
by David Peter Stroh 2015 264 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Society
Good Calories, Bad Calories Summary
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease
by Gary Taubes 2004 601 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
You May Also Like Summary
You May Also Like
Taste in an Age of Endless Choice
by Tom Vanderbilt 2016 320 pages
3.29
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
That Sugar Book Summary
That Sugar Book
by Damon Gameau 2015 240 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Wisest One in the Room Summary
The Wisest One in the Room
How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights
by Thomas Gilovich 2015 320 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Bigger Leaner Stronger Summary
Bigger Leaner Stronger
The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body
by Michael Matthews 2011 327 pages
4.22
10k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Self Help
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
4k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy Summary
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
by Tim Harford 2017 336 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Economics
History
Business
Once Upon an Algorithm Summary
Once Upon an Algorithm
How Stories Explain Computing
by Martin Erwig 2017 336 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Computer Science
Technology
Science
The Influential Mind Summary
The Influential Mind
What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others
by Tali Sharot 2017 244 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Hacking of the American Mind Summary
The Hacking of the American Mind
The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains
by Robert H. Lustig 2017 352 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
Health
Psychology
Science
Your Memory Summary
Your Memory
How It Works and How to Improve It
by Kenneth L. Higbee 1977 288 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Stress-Proof Summary
Stress-Proof
The Scientific Solution to Protect Your Brain and Body — and Be More Resilient Every Day
by Mithu Storoni 2017 288 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
The One-Minute Workout Summary
The One-Minute Workout
Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter
by Martin Gibala 2017 272 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning
by Ethem Alpaydin 2016 232 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Deep Thinking Summary
Deep Thinking
Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
by Garry Kasparov 2017
3.89
3k+ ratings
Science
Chess
Technology
The Mindbody Prescription Summary
The Mindbody Prescription
Healing the Body, Healing the Pain
by John E. Sarno 1998 210 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Endurance Summary
Endurance
A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
by Scott Kelly 2017 400 pages
4.21
22k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Space
WTF? Summary
WTF?
What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us
by Tim O'Reilly 2017 448 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Economics
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Summary
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
by Caitlin Doughty 2014 254 pages
4.22
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Death
Science
The End of Alzheimer's Summary
The End of Alzheimer's
The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline
by Dale E. Bredesen 2017 320 pages
4.21
4k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
Why We Sleep Summary
Why We Sleep
Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
by Matthew Walker 2017 368 pages
4.38
200k+ ratings
Science
Health
Psychology
Altered Traits Summary
Altered Traits
Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
by Daniel Goleman 2017 336 pages
3.91
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Health
Becoming Supernatural Summary
Becoming Supernatural
How Common People are Doing the Uncommon
by Joe Dispenza 2017 375 pages
4.26
20k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
Brain Rules for Aging Well Summary
Brain Rules for Aging Well
10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
by John Medina 2017 288 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
The Elephant in the Brain Summary
The Elephant in the Brain
Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
by Kevin Simler 2017 408 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
This Idea Is Brilliant Summary
This Idea Is Brilliant
Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
by John Brockman 2018 515 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Biomimicry Summary
Biomimicry
Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus 1997 308 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Science
Design
Sustainability
The Barbell Prescription Summary
The Barbell Prescription
Strength Training for Life After 40
by Jonathon M. Sullivan 2017 736 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Science
In Search of Time Summary
In Search of Time
The Science of a Curious Dimension
by Dan Falk 2008 329 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Other Side of Happiness Summary
The Other Side of Happiness
Embracing a More Fearless Approach to Living
by Brock Bastian 2018 187 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Enlightenment Summary
The Enlightenment
A Very Short Introduction
by John Robertson 2015 176 pages
3.54
100+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Religion
A Natural History of Human Thinking Summary
A Natural History of Human Thinking
by Michael Tomasello 2014 192 pages
3.98
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Enlightenment Now Summary
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
by Steven Pinker 2018 576 pages
4.20
31k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors Summary
Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors
New Directions for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
by Albert Ellis 2001 419 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Healing Self Summary
The Healing Self
A Revolutionary New Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity and Stay Well for Life
by Deepak Chopra 2018 275 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Spirituality
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