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The Prophet's Way Summary
The Prophet's Way
A Guide to Living in the Now
by Thom Hartmann 2001 336 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Memoir
Philosophy
The Drunkard's Walk Summary
The Drunkard's Walk
How Randomness Rules Our Lives
by Leonard Mlodinow 2008 252 pages
3.95
23k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Mathematics
Think Smart Summary
Think Smart
A Neuroscientist's Prescription for Improving Your Brain's Performance
by Richard Restak 2009 288 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Sapiens Summary
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari 2011 512 pages
4.35
1.1M+ ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
The Naked Ape Summary
The Naked Ape
by Desmond Morris 1967 256 pages
3.93
11k+ ratings
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
The Demon-Haunted World Summary
The Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
by Carl Sagan 1995 459 pages
4.29
76k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market Summary
A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market
by John Allen Paulos 2003 224 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
Finance
Mathematics
Economics
Autism Summary
Autism
A Very Short Introduction
by Uta Frith 2003 144 pages
3.41
500+ ratings
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
A Billion Wicked Thoughts Summary
A Billion Wicked Thoughts
What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire
by Sai Gaddam 2011 416 pages
3.84
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sexuality
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory
A Very Short Introduction
by Michael Allingham 2002 144 pages
2.69
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Science
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
A Concise Guide
by Tracy Bowell 2001 288 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Psychology
Happiness by Design Summary
Happiness by Design
Change What You Do, Not How You Think
by Paul Dolan 2014 256 pages
3.59
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
How Real Is Real? Confusion, Disinformation, Communication Summary
How Real Is Real? Confusion, Disinformation, Communication
by Paul Watzlawick 1976 266 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
by António Damásio 2001 368 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Mutual Aid Summary
Mutual Aid
A Factor of Evolution
by Pyotr Kropotkin 1891 234 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Science
Power Up Your Brain Summary
Power Up Your Brain
The Neuroscience of Enlightenment
by David Perlmutter 2011 219 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Health
Neuroscience
Psychology
إغواء العقل الباطن Summary
إغواء العقل الباطن
سيكولوجية التأثير العاطفي في الدعاية والإعلان
by Robert Heath 2012 296 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
Sex on the Brain Summary
Sex on the Brain
12 Lessons to Enhance Your Love Life
by Daniel G. Amen 2007 288 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Self Help
Sexuality
Relationships
Sleep Summary
Sleep
A Very Short Introduction
by Steven W. Lockley 2012 146 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Health
Social Engineering Summary
Social Engineering
by Christopher Hadnagy 2010 410 pages
3.83
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Hackers
Technology
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
by Richard P. Feynman 1985 400 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Physics
The Art of Intrusion Summary
The Art of Intrusion
The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2005 288 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Technology
Hackers
Computer Science
The Disappearance of the Universe Summary
The Disappearance of the Universe
Straight Talk about Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and the Miracles of Forgiveness
by Gary R. Renard 2002 448 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
New Age
The Political Brain Summary
The Political Brain
The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
by Drew Westen 2007 457 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
Science
The Relaxation Response Summary
The Relaxation Response
by Herbert Benson 1975 240 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
The Upside of Stress Summary
The Upside of Stress
Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
by Kelly McGonigal 2012 294 pages
4.09
7k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Traffic Summary
Traffic
Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us
by Tom Vanderbilt 2008 402 pages
3.72
8k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Wealth of Networks Summary
The Wealth of Networks
How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
by Yochai Benkler 2006 528 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Economics
Technology
Business
Zen and the Art of Consciousness Summary
Zen and the Art of Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore 2009 182 pages
3.58
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Buddhism
The Big Switch Summary
The Big Switch
Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
by Nicholas Carr 2008 304 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Technology
Business
History
The Numbers Game Summary
The Numbers Game
The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News, in Politics, and in Life
by Michael Blastland 2008 210 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Economics
Super Human Summary
Super Human
The Bulletproof Plan to Age Backward and Maybe Even Live Forever
by Dave Asprey 2019 352 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Outgrowing God Summary
Outgrowing God
A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism
by Richard Dawkins 2019 304 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Science
Religion
Philosophy
A Human Algorithm Summary
A Human Algorithm
How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are
by Flynn Coleman 2019 336 pages
3.56
100+ ratings
Technology
Science
Business
Tactical Barbell Summary
Tactical Barbell
Definitive Strength Training for the Operational Athlete
by K. Black 2014 140 pages
4.52
1k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Sports
The Road Ahead Summary
The Road Ahead
by Bill Gates 1995 286 pages
3.74
4k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Technology
Everyday Chaos Summary
Everyday Chaos
Technology, Complexity, and How We’re Thriving in a New World of Possibility
by David Weinberger 2019 256 pages
3.77
100+ ratings
Technology
Business
Science
Brand Seduction Summary
Brand Seduction
How Neuroscience Can Help Marketers Build Memorable Brands
by Daryl Weber 2016
4.08
100+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Science
Silent Spring Summary
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson 1962 378 pages
4.05
51k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Nature
Genome Summary
Genome
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
by Matt Ridley 1999 344 pages
4.06
27k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Genetics
Innovation Summary
Innovation
A Very Short Introduction
by Mark Dodgson 2010 162 pages
3.30
100+ ratings
Economics
Science
Psychology
Brain Food Summary
Brain Food
The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power
by Lisa Mosconi 2018 351 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Food
Good Economics for Hard Times Summary
Good Economics for Hard Times
Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2019 417 pages
4.22
13k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
The Ethical Algorithm Summary
The Ethical Algorithm
The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design
by Michael Kearns 2019 232 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Technology
Science
Artificial Intelligence
The Immune System Summary
The Immune System
A Very Short Introduction
by Paul Klenerman 2017 119 pages
3.84
100+ ratings
Science
Biology
Health
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve Summary
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism
by Stanley D. Rosenberg 2017 239 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
A Planet to Win Summary
A Planet to Win
Why We Need a Green New Deal
by Kate Aronoff 2019 208 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Politics
Environment
Climate Change
Movement Matters Summary
Movement Matters
Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement
by Katy Bowman 2016 248 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Essays
The Narcissist in Your Life Summary
The Narcissist in Your Life
Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free
by Julie L. Hall 2019 320 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
How Not To Diet Summary
How Not To Diet
The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss
by Michael Greger 2019 608 pages
4.43
7k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
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