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Hardwiring Happiness Summary
Hardwiring Happiness
The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
by Rick Hanson 2013 304 pages
3.65
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Success Equation Summary
The Success Equation
by Michael J. Mauboussin 2012 320 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Psychology
Six Degrees Summary
Six Degrees
The Science of a Connected Age
by Duncan J. Watts 2003 384 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Science
Sociology
Mathematics
The Science of Good and Evil Summary
The Science of Good and Evil
Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule
by Michael Shermer 2004 368 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Tips on Physics Summary
Tips on Physics
A Problem-Solving Supplement to the Feynman Lectures on Physics
by Richard P. Feynman 2005 162 pages
4.24
100+ ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
Moral Tribes Summary
Moral Tribes
Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them
by Joshua D. Greene 2013 432 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Healing ADD Summary
Healing ADD
The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD
by Daniel G. Amen 2001 448 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Adhd
Psychology
Health
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds
How Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right and Wrong
by Marc Hauser 2006 512 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Abundance Summary
Abundance
The Future Is Better Than You Think
by Peter H. Diamandis 2012 400 pages
4.05
11k+ ratings
Business
Science
Technology
Making a Good Brain Great Summary
Making a Good Brain Great
The Amen Clinic Program for Achieving and Sustaining Optimal Mental Performance
by Daniel G. Amen 2005 336 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
You Can Have an Amazing Memory Summary
You Can Have an Amazing Memory
Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro
by Dominic O'Brien 2011 208 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence Summary
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence
New Insights
by Daniel Goleman 2011 72 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
David and Goliath Summary
David and Goliath
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell 2013 305 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Your Brain Summary
Your Brain
The Missing Manual
by Matthew MacDonald 2008 273 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Cholesterol Clarity Summary
Cholesterol Clarity
What the HDL Is Wrong with My Numbers?
by Jimmy Moore 2013 304 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
The Psychopath Inside Summary
The Psychopath Inside
A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain
by James Fallon 2013 246 pages
3.50
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Memoir
Godless Summary
Godless
How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
by Dan Barker 2008 392 pages
3.97
7k+ ratings
Religion
Atheism
Philosophy
How Learning Works Summary
How Learning Works
Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
by Susan A. Ambrose 2010 301 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
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 Di et and Nutrition Claims
by Robert J. Davis 2012 240 pages
3.31
100+ ratings
Nutrition
Science
Food
Junkyard Planet Summary
Junkyard Planet
Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade
by Adam Minter 2013 304 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Environment
Business
Economics
Grain Brain Summary
Grain Brain
The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar — Your Brain's Silent Killers
by David Perlmutter 2013 336 pages
3.90
23k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Summary
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
by Chris Hadfield 2013 295 pages
4.17
60k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Space
Positivity Summary
Positivity
Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive
by Barbara L. Fredrickson 2009 288 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming Summary
A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming
Mastering the Art of Oneironautics
by Dylan Tuccillo 2012 274 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Self Help
Switch On Your Brain Summary
Switch On Your Brain
The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health
by Caroline Leaf 2007 225 pages
3.95
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Christian
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
3.93
6k+ ratings
History
Scotland
Philosophy
Sway Summary
Sway
The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
by Ori Brafman 2008 206 pages
3.78
19k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
Thinking Summary
Thinking
The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction
by John Brockman 2013 432 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Harvard Psychedelic Club Summary
The Harvard Psychedelic Club
How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America
by Don Lattin 2010 256 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Biography
The Distraction Addiction Summary
The Distraction Addiction
Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2013 304 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Technology
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
3.81
50+ ratings
Chemistry
Science
The Sports Gene Summary
The Sports Gene
Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
by David Epstein 2013 338 pages
4.20
16k+ ratings
Sports
Science
Health
The Master Switch Summary
The Master Switch
The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
by Tim Wu 2010 384 pages
3.89
7k+ ratings
History
Technology
Business
Stumbling on Happiness Summary
Stumbling on Happiness
by Daniel Todd Gilbert 2006 263 pages
3.83
62k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Dragons of Eden Summary
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Carl Sagan 1977 271 pages
4.19
20k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
Arta manipulării Summary
Arta manipulării
by Kevin Dutton 2009 318 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Poisoner's Handbook Summary
The Poisoner's Handbook
Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
by Deborah Blum 2010 319 pages
4.01
35k+ ratings
History
Science
True Crime
Against the Gods Summary
Against the Gods
The Remarkable Story of Risk
by Peter L. Bernstein 1996 400 pages
3.96
13k+ ratings
Finance
History
Business
Drunk Tank Pink Summary
Drunk Tank Pink
And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave
by Adam Alter 2013 272 pages
3.56
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Last Chance to See Summary
Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams 1990 222 pages
4.32
25k+ ratings
Science
Travel
Nature
It's Been a Good Life Summary
It's Been a Good Life
by Isaac Asimov 2002 310 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Made in the USA Summary
Made in the USA
The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
by Vaclav Smil 2013 263 pages
3.77
100+ ratings
Economics
Business
History
The Healing Code Summary
The Healing Code
6 Minutes to Heal the Source of Your Health, Success, or Relationship Issue
by Alexander Loyd 2005 300 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age Summary
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age
Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day
by Daniel G. Amen 2012 384 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Spark Summary
Spark
The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
by John J. Ratey 2008 294 pages
4.13
16k+ ratings
Health
Science
Psychology
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Summary
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure
by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. 2007 320 pages
4.39
4k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Say Good Night to Insomnia Summary
Say Good Night to Insomnia
The Six-Week, Drug-Free Program Developed At Harvard Medical School
by Gregg D. Jacobs 1999 256 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Sugar Nation Summary
Sugar Nation
The Hidden Truth Behind America's Deadliest Habit and the Simple Way to Beat It
by Jeff O'Connell 2011 370 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
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
500+ ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
Evolve Your Brain Summary
Evolve Your Brain
The Science of Changing Your Mind
by Joe Dispenza 2007 508 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
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