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Growth Summary
Growth
From Microorganisms to Megacities
by Vaclav Smil 2019 664 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Science
History
Economics
What Really Happened in Wuhan Summary
What Really Happened in Wuhan
The Cover-Ups, the Conspiracies and the Classified Research
by Sharri Markson 2021 352 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
China
The Gynae Geek Summary
The Gynae Geek
Your no-nonsense guide to ‘down there’ healthcare
by Anita Mitra 2019 305 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
Estrogen Matters Summary
Estrogen Matters
Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives -- Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer
by Avrum Bluming 2018 310 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Radical Longevity Summary
Radical Longevity
The Powerful Plan to Sharpen Your Brain, Strengthen Your Body, and Reverse the Symptoms of Aging
by Ann Louise Gittleman Phd Cns 2021 492 pages
3.48
162 ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Plastic Purge Summary
Plastic Purge
How to Use Less Plastic, Eat Better, Keep Toxins Out of Your Body, and Help Save the Sea Turtles!
by Michael SanClements 2014 256 pages
3.86
436 ratings
Environment
Sustainability
Science
Perfectly Confident Summary
Perfectly Confident
How to Calibrate Your Decisions Wisely
by Don A. Moore 2020 272 pages
3.67
315 ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Stars Summary
Stars
A Very Short Introduction
by Andrew R. King 2012 144 pages
3.87
205 ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Dinosaurs Summary
Dinosaurs
A Concise Natural History
by David E. Fastovsky 2009 394 pages
4.21
193 ratings
Science
Dinosaurs
Palaeontology
Facing the Unseen Summary
Facing the Unseen
The Struggle to Center Mental Health in Medicine
by Damon Tweedy 2024 286 pages
4.26
180 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Medicine
The Root of Thought Summary
The Root of Thought
Unlocking Glia--the Brain Cell That Will Help Us Sharpen Our Wits, Heal Injury, and Treat Brain Disease
by Andrew Koob 2009 186 pages
3.68
135 ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption Summary
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption
by Gad Saad 2007 360 pages
3.87
54 ratings
Psychology
Evolution
Science
How to Survive History Summary
How to Survive History
How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes
by Cody Cassidy 2023 195 pages
4.05
3k+ ratings
History
Science
Humor
Dispatches from Planet 3 Summary
Dispatches from Planet 3
Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond
by Marcia Bartusiak 2018 320 pages
4.11
161 ratings
Science
Astronomy
History
Caffeinated Summary
Caffeinated
How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us
by Murray Carpenter 2014 288 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
Science
Health
Food
The Infernal Machine Summary
The Infernal Machine
A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
by Steven Johnson 2024 368 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Crime
The Deep Learning Revolution Summary
The Deep Learning Revolution
by Terrence J. Sejnowski 2018 352 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
A First-Rate Madness Summary
A First-Rate Madness
Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
by S. Nassir Ghaemi 2011 340 pages
3.73
4k+ ratings
Psychology
History
Politics
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison
by Jane M. Hightower 2008 328 pages
3.53
34 ratings
Medical
Science
How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care Summary
How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care
by Tim O'Reilly 2012 30 pages
3.54
118 ratings
Science
Business
Gut Reactions Summary
Gut Reactions
The Science of Weight Gain and Loss
by Simon Quellen Field 2019 258 pages
3.57
453 ratings
Science
Health
Nutrition
Context Summary
Context
by Cory Doctorow 2011 241 pages
3.66
372 ratings
Essays
Technology
Politics
The New York Times Book of Mathematics Summary
The New York Times Book of Mathematics
More Than 100 Years of Writing by the Numbers
by Gina Kolata 2013 498 pages
3.62
159 ratings
Mathematics
Science
History
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology Summary
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology
by Hugh Coolican 1990 714 pages
3.84
194 ratings
Psychology
Research
Textbooks
Epidemiology Summary
Epidemiology
A Very Short Introduction
by Rodolfo Saracci 2010 145 pages
3.37
351 ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
Proven Strategies To Improve Decision Making Skills, Increase Intuition And Think Smarter
by Simon Bradley 2016 106 pages
3.27
241 ratings
Science
Business
The Third Plate Summary
The Third Plate
Field Notes on the Future of Food
by Dan Barber 2014 496 pages
4.28
7k+ ratings
Food
Cooking
Science
The Physics and Philosophy of the Bible Summary
The Physics and Philosophy of the Bible
How Relativity, Quantum Physics, Plato, and History Meld with Biblical Theology to Show That God Exists and That We Can Live Forever
by James Frederick Ivey 2014 318 pages
3.61
265 ratings
Christian
Science
Philosophy
Me, But Better Summary
Me, But Better
The Science and Promise of Personality Change
by Olga Khazan 2025 288 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Memoir
Mini Philosophy Summary
Mini Philosophy
by Jonny Thomson 2021 304 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Longshot Summary
Longshot
The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
by David Heath 2022 288 pages
4.16
140 ratings
Science
Medicine
Medical
Sitting Kills, Moving Heals Summary
Sitting Kills, Moving Heals
How Everyday Movement Will Prevent Pain, Illness, and Early Death--and Exercise Alone Won't
by Joan Vernikos 2011 150 pages
3.69
245 ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
The Certainty Illusion Summary
The Certainty Illusion
What You Don't Know and Why It Matters
by Timothy Caulfield 2025 312 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Politics
Innovation Summary
Innovation
A Very Short Introduction
by Mark Dodgson 2010 168 pages
3.28
190 ratings
Science
Economics
Business
Gene Machine Summary
Gene Machine
The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
by Venki Ramakrishnan 2018 288 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Biography
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) Summary
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them)
A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying
by Sallie Tisdale 2018 256 pages
4.14
2k+ ratings
Death
Philosophy
Self Help
Restoration Agriculture Summary
Restoration Agriculture
by Mark Shepard 2013 313 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Agriculture
Gardening
Environment
Rooted Summary
Rooted
Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt 2021 240 pages
4.00
5k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Spirituality
Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling Summary
Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling
Achieving Balance in the Modern World
by Ben Irvine 2012 144 pages
3.53
279 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Science
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So
The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life
by Thomas Gilovich 1991 216 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Pluses and Minuses Summary
Pluses and Minuses
How Math Solves Our Problems
by Stefan Buijsman 2018 209 pages
3.41
290 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
The Control Revolution Summary
The Control Revolution
Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society
by James R. Beniger 1986 508 pages
4.16
112 ratings
History
Technology
Economics
No One Cares About Crazy People Summary
No One Cares About Crazy People
The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America
by Ron Powers 2017 360 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
History
Beyond the Robot Summary
Beyond the Robot
The Life and Work of Colin Wilson
by Gary Lachman 2016 416 pages
4.42
109 ratings
Biography
Philosophy
Psychology
Tits Up Summary
Tits Up
What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts
by Sarah Thornton 2024 336 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Feminism
Science
History
The Triumph of Doubt Summary
The Triumph of Doubt
Dark Money and the Science of Deception
by David Michaels 2020 344 pages
4.08
222 ratings
Science
Politics
History
Thought and Knowledge Summary
Thought and Knowledge
An Introduction to Critical Thinking
by Diane F. Halpern 1984 480 pages
3.89
109 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Education
Owning the Sun Summary
Owning the Sun
A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines
by Alexander Zaitchik 2022 304 pages
3.79
122 ratings
History
Science
Politics
The Archaic Revival Summary
The Archaic Revival
by Terence McKenna 1992 288 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Spirituality
I'd Rather We Got Casinos Summary
I'd Rather We Got Casinos
And Other Black Thoughts
by Larry Wilmore 2009 224 pages
3.32
1k+ ratings
Humor
Comedy
Race
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