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The Female Brain Summary
The Female Brain
by Louann Brizendine 2006 304 pages
3.84
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Musicophilia Summary
Musicophilia
Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks 2007 400 pages
3.95
71k+ ratings
Music
Science
Psychology
Effective Unit Testing Summary
Effective Unit Testing
by Lasse Koskela 2012 350 pages
3.79
100+ ratings
Programming
Software
Technology
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
by Peter D. Schiff 2010 256 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Should We Eat Meat? Summary
Should We Eat Meat?
Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
by Vaclav Smil 2013 288 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Science
Food
Health
The Design of Everyday Things Summary
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman 1988 257 pages
4.15
45k+ ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
The Physics of Wall Street Summary
The Physics of Wall Street
A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable
by James Owen Weatherall 2013 286 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Science
Earthing Summary
Earthing
The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?
by Clinton Ober 2010 272 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Nature
Self Comes to Mind Summary
Self Comes to Mind
Constructing the Conscious Brain
by António Damásio 2010 384 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Daniels' Running Formula Summary
Daniels' Running Formula
by Jack Daniels 1998 304 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Health
The Holotropic Mind Summary
The Holotropic Mind
The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
by Stanislav Grof 1992 256 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Psych 101 Summary
Psych 101
Psychology Facts, Basics, Statistics, Tests, and More!
by Paul Kleinman 2012 288 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Reference
Transcend Summary
Transcend
Nine Steps to Living Well Forever
by Ray Kurzweil 2009 482 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
by Claudia Hammond 2012 342 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Mind Hacks Summary
Mind Hacks
Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain
by Tom Stafford 2004 394 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Virus of the Mind Summary
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
by Richard Brodie 1995 251 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot Summary
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot
Unleashing Your Brain's Potential
by Richard Restak 2001 220 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed
Ten Commands for a Digital Age
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010 152 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Programming
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
500+ ratings
Reference
Trivia
Humor
Conversations on Consciousness Summary
Conversations on Consciousness
What the Best Minds Think about the Brain, Free Will, and What It Means to Be Human
by Susan Blackmore 2005 274 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Life and How To Survive It Summary
Life and How To Survive It
by Robin Skynner 1993 304 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma
A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan 2006 450 pages
4.19
200k+ ratings
Food
Science
Health
The Talent Code Summary
The Talent Code
Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
by Daniel Coyle 2009 288 pages
4.04
26k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Introvert Advantage Summary
The Introvert Advantage
How to Thrive in an Extrovert World
by Marti Olsen Laney 2002 330 pages
3.87
17k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan 1980 384 pages
4.40
100k+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Physics
The Memory Book Summary
The Memory Book
The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play
by Harry Lorayne 1974 224 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle Summary
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle
How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers
by William Poundstone 2003 288 pages
3.58
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Programming
The Flaw of Averages Summary
The Flaw of Averages
Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty
by Sam L. Savage 2009 416 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Business
Science
Mathematics
Phantoms in the Brain Summary
Phantoms in the Brain
Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
by V.S. Ramachandran 1998 352 pages
4.26
20k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
by Shankar Vedantam 2009 270 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Better Angels of Our Nature Summary
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker 2010 806 pages
4.16
28k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Science
Smarter Summary
Smarter
The New Science of Building Brain Power
by Dan Hurley 2013 275 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Self Help
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
3.76
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Brainstorm Summary
Brainstorm
The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
by Daniel J. Siegel 2011 336 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
What Everyone Needs to Know
by P.W. Singer 2013 320 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Politics
The End of Illness Summary
The End of Illness
by David B. Agus 2011 335 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
Skunk Works Summary
Skunk Works
A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
by Ben R. Rich 1994 382 pages
4.46
14k+ ratings
History
Biography
Military Fiction
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back Summary
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back
How to Run-or Ruin-an Economy
by Tim Harford 2013 272 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week Summary
How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week
50 Proven Ways to Enhance Your Memory Skills
by Dominic O'Brien 2005 176 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Productivity
Command and Control Summary
Command and Control
Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
by Eric Schlosser 2013 656 pages
4.27
13k+ ratings
History
Politics
Science
The Intelligence Paradox Summary
The Intelligence Paradox
Why the Intelligent Choice Isn't Always the Smart One
by Satoshi Kanazawa 2012 272 pages
3.53
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Social Science
Learning From the Octopus Summary
Learning From the Octopus
How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease
by Rafe Sagarin 2012 320 pages
3.75
100+ ratings
Science
Nature
Biology
The Immune System Recovery Plan Summary
The Immune System Recovery Plan
A Doctor's 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease
by Susan Blum 2013 545 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Future of the Mind Summary
The Future of the Mind
The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
by Michio Kaku 2014 377 pages
4.08
15k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Mindwise Summary
Mindwise
How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
by Nicholas Epley 2014 242 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night Summary
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
by John Brockman 2014 478 pages
3.44
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Essays
The Elements of Cooking Summary
The Elements of Cooking
Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen
by Michael Ruhlman 2007 256 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Food
Cookbooks
Cooking
Plato at the Googleplex Summary
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
by Rebecca Goldstein 2014 461 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Science
Animals in Translation Summary
Animals in Translation
Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
by Temple Grandin 2004 358 pages
4.14
9k+ ratings
Animals
Science
Psychology
Trying Not to Try Summary
Trying Not to Try
The Art and Science of Spontaneity
by Edward Slingerland 2014 304 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
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