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Awestruck Summary
Awestruck
How Embracing Wonder Can Make You Happier, Healthier, and More Connected
by Jonah Paquette 2020 192 pages
3.62
304 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Arithmetic Summary
Arithmetic
by Paul Lockhart 2017 224 pages
3.92
236 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Education
California Burning Summary
California Burning
The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid
by Katherine Blunt 2022 350 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
History
Business
Politics
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
2k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Arts with the Brain in Mind Summary
Arts with the Brain in Mind
by Eric Jensen 2001 182 pages
3.99
109 ratings
Education
Art
Science
I'm Right and You're an Idiot Summary
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up
by James Hoggan 2016 272 pages
3.69
230 ratings
Politics
Canada
Sociology
Moonshots Summary
Moonshots
Creating a World of Abundance
by Naveen Jain 2018 288 pages
4.20
182 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Coming Into the Country Summary
Coming Into the Country
by John McPhee 1977 438 pages
4.21
7k+ ratings
Travel
Nature
History
A Secret History of Consciousness Summary
A Secret History of Consciousness
by Gary Lachman 2003 352 pages
4.31
246 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
History
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets Summary
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets
by Benoît B. Mandelbrot 1997
4.09
6k+ ratings
Finance
Economics
Business
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
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
ColdFusion Presents Summary
ColdFusion Presents
New Thinking: From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence, the Science and Technology that Transformed Our World
by Dagogo Altraide 2019 298 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Science
Technology
History
Less Than Human Summary
Less Than Human
Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others
by David Livingstone Smith 2011 336 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
History
Pipe Dreams Summary
Pipe Dreams
The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet
by Chelsea Wald 2021 295 pages
4.04
427 ratings
Science
History
Technology
The Perfection Point Summary
The Perfection Point
Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance
by John Brenkus 2010 256 pages
3.59
196 ratings
Sports
Science
Baseball
Mind Performance Hacks Summary
Mind Performance Hacks
Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain
by Ron Hale-Evans 2006 330 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Productivity
Numerate Life Summary
Numerate Life
A Mathematician Explores the Vagaries of Life, His Own and Probably Yours
by John Allen Paulos 2015 206 pages
3.49
170 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Biography
The Stupidity Paradox Summary
The Stupidity Paradox
The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work
by Mats Alvesson 2016 288 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Economics
Stronger Summary
Stronger
The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives
by Michael Joseph Gross 2025 480 pages
3.83
382 ratings
Science
Health
Fitness
Quantum Computing Summary
Quantum Computing
The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution
by Brian Clegg 2021 176 pages
3.64
306 ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
The Elements of Cooking Summary
The Elements of Cooking
Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen
by Michael Ruhlman 2007 256 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Food
Cookbooks
Cooking
How the Brain Works Summary
How the Brain Works
The Facts Visually Explained
by D.K. Publishing 2020 224 pages
4.29
280 ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Diet Delusion Summary
The Diet Delusion
by Gary Taubes 2004 640 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Ways to Go Beyond And Why They Work Summary
Ways to Go Beyond And Why They Work
Seven Spiritual Practices in a Scientific Age
by Rupert Sheldrake 2019 354 pages
3.98
188 ratings
Spirituality
Science
Philosophy
Textbook of Medical Physiology Summary
Textbook of Medical Physiology
by Arthur C. Guyton 1969 1104 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Cooking for Geeks Summary
Cooking for Geeks
Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food
by Jeff Potter 2007 412 pages
4.05
3k+ ratings
Cooking
Food
Cookbooks
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
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Atlantis Blueprint Summary
The Atlantis Blueprint
Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-lost Civilization
by Rand Flem-Ath 2000 415 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
History
Ancient History
Science
Aliens Summary
Aliens
The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
by Jim Al-Khalili 2016 240 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Science
Space
Astronomy
Lady Sapiens Summary
Lady Sapiens
Breaking Stereotypes About Prehistoric Women
by Thomas Cirotteau 2011 240 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
History
Feminism
Science
The Inner History of Devices Summary
The Inner History of Devices
by Sherry Turkle 2008 208 pages
3.83
81 ratings
History
Technology
Science
Everyday Survival Summary
Everyday Survival
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
by Laurence Gonzales 2008 289 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Survival
The Adam & Eve Story Summary
The Adam & Eve Story
The History of Cataclysms
by Chan Thomas 1993 232 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
History
Conspiracy Theories
Science
Authors of the Impossible Summary
Authors of the Impossible
The Paranormal and the Sacred
by Jeffrey J. Kripal 2010 332 pages
4.15
289 ratings
Paranormal
Religion
Philosophy
Traces Summary
Traces
The Memoir of a Forensic Scientist and Criminal Investigator
by Patricia Wiltshire 2019 312 pages
3.60
3k+ ratings
True Crime
Science
Memoir
Popper Summary
Popper
escritos selectos (Filosofia)
by David Miller 1985 430 pages
4.06
211 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Biography
The Elements of Choice Summary
The Elements of Choice
Why the Way We Decide Matters
by Eric J. Johnson 2021 400 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
Unbelievable Summary
Unbelievable
Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory
by Stacy Horn 2009 289 pages
3.27
500+ ratings
Paranormal
Science
History
Cognitive Neuroscience Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience
The Biology of the Mind
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998 680 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Neuroscience
Psychology
Science
The Optimist's Telescope Summary
The Optimist's Telescope
Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age
by Bina Venkataraman 2019 335 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
Science
Business
Psychology
Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain Summary
Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts
by David Gerard 2017 235 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Technology
Economics
Business
How to Expect the Unexpected Summary
How to Expect the Unexpected
The Science of Making Predictions―and the Art of Knowing When Not To
by Kit Yates 2023 448 pages
3.69
188 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Popular Science
Join the Club Summary
Join the Club
How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
by Tina Rosenberg 2011 432 pages
3.49
340 ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
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
3.45
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Essays
The Animal Kingdom Summary
The Animal Kingdom
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Holland 2011 144 pages
3.99
240 ratings
Science
Biology
Nature
Cognitive Gadgets Summary
Cognitive Gadgets
The Cultural Evolution of Thinking
by Cecilia Heyes 2018 304 pages
3.75
183 ratings
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Ravenous Summary
Ravenous
How to get ourselves and our planet into shape
by Henry Dimbleby 2023 332 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Food
Health
Science
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists
How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
by Simon Winchester 2018 416 pages
4.15
6k+ ratings
History
Science
Engineering
Bored and Brilliant Summary
Bored and Brilliant
How Time Spent Doing Nothing Changes Everything
by Manoush Zomorodi 2017 208 pages
3.71
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Technology
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
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