Start free trial
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief
Searching...
Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery
by Eric N. Franklin • 1996
Your posture is a mental picture. Change the picture, and alignment follows without force.
4.28
109
Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery Summary
Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery 89%
Your posture is a mental picture. Change the picture, and alignment follows without force.
by Eric N. Franklin 1996
4.28
109 ratings
Womanhood
by Laura Dodsworth • 2019
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
4.45
107
Womanhood Summary
Womanhood 87%
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
by Laura Dodsworth 2019
4.45
107 ratings
On Muscle
by Bonnie Tsui • 2025
The tissue that moves you also makes you: muscle's hidden role in joy, identity, and resilience.
3.77
2k+
On Muscle Summary
On Muscle 86%
The tissue that moves you also makes you: muscle's hidden role in joy, identity, and resilience.
by Bonnie Tsui 2025
3.77
2k+ ratings
Caged Lion
by John Howard Steel • 2020
A prison camp origin, a community of dancers, and a courtroom fight that kept Pilates free.
4.32
920
Caged Lion Summary
Caged Lion 86%
A prison camp origin, a community of dancers, and a courtroom fight that kept Pilates free.
by John Howard Steel 2020
4.32
920 ratings
Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
4.13
7k+
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick 86%
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
A History of the World Through Body Parts
by Kathryn Petras • 2022
Cleopatra's nose, the Habsburg jaw, Byron's foot: world history retold through the body.
3.99
228
A History of the World Through Body Parts Summary
A History of the World Through Body Parts 86%
Cleopatra's nose, the Habsburg jaw, Byron's foot: world history retold through the body.
by Kathryn Petras 2022
3.99
228 ratings
The Only Pirate at the Party
by Lindsey Stirling • 2016
Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.
4.14
6k+
The Only Pirate at the Party Summary
The Only Pirate at the Party 86%
Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.
by Lindsey Stirling 2016
4.14
6k+ ratings
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion
by Pete Egoscue • 1992
Chronic pain usually signals misalignment, not injury. Fix your movement patterns and it fades.
4.22
458
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion Summary
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion 86%
Chronic pain usually signals misalignment, not injury. Fix your movement patterns and it fades.
by Pete Egoscue 1992
4.22
458 ratings
Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology
by Joseph H. Pilates • 1945
Modern life is stiffening your body. The 1945 antidote: controlled breath and a spine that bends.
4.22
703
Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology Summary
Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology 86%
Modern life is stiffening your body. The 1945 antidote: controlled breath and a spine that bends.
by Joseph H. Pilates 1945
4.22
703 ratings
More Than a Body
by Lexie Kite • 2020
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
4.14
8k+
More Than a Body Summary
More Than a Body 86%
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
by Lexie Kite 2020
4.14
8k+ ratings
Rethink Your Position
by Katy Bowman • 2023
The gym can't fix what your daily posture breaks. A biomechanist shows what can.
4.25
286
Rethink Your Position Summary
Rethink Your Position 86%
The gym can't fix what your daily posture breaks. A biomechanist shows what can.
by Katy Bowman 2023
4.25
286 ratings
Right Body For You
by Gary M. Douglas • 2012
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
4.41
134
Right Body For You Summary
Right Body For You 86%
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
by Gary M. Douglas 2012
4.41
134 ratings
Somatics
by Thomas Hanna • 1988
Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.
4.18
607
Somatics Summary
Somatics 85%
Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.
by Thomas Hanna 1988
4.18
607 ratings
Physical Intelligence
by Scott Grafton • 2020
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
3.60
194
Physical Intelligence Summary
Physical Intelligence 85%
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
by Scott Grafton 2020
3.60
194 ratings
The New Rules of Posture
by Mary Bond • 2006
Posture starts with breath and ground sense, not shoulder position. Here is how to rebuild yours.
4.20
270
The New Rules of Posture Summary
The New Rules of Posture 85%
Posture starts with breath and ground sense, not shoulder position. Here is how to rebuild yours.
by Mary Bond 2006
4.20
270 ratings
The Power of Not Thinking
by Simon Roberts • 2020
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
3.51
181
The Power of Not Thinking Summary
The Power of Not Thinking 85%
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
by Simon Roberts 2020
3.51
181 ratings
Stretching to Stay Young
by Jessica Matthews • 2016
Years of sitting have stiffened your body; daily stretching can undo the damage in minutes.
4.05
433
Stretching to Stay Young Summary
Stretching to Stay Young 85%
Years of sitting have stiffened your body; daily stretching can undo the damage in minutes.
by Jessica Matthews 2016
4.05
433 ratings
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf • 1990
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
3.91
31k+
The Beauty Myth Summary
The Beauty Myth 85%
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
by Naomi Wolf 1990
3.91
31k+ ratings
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back
by Esther Gokhale • 2008
Back pain is a modern invention. The postures that kept your ancestors pain-free, step by step.
4.19
1k+
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back Summary
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back 85%
Back pain is a modern invention. The postures that kept your ancestors pain-free, step by step.
by Esther Gokhale 2008
4.19
1k+ ratings
Sitting Kills, Moving Heals
by Joan Vernikos • 2011
Astronauts deteriorate in space. Your chair causes the same damage. More gym time won't fix it.
3.69
245
Sitting Kills, Moving Heals Summary
Sitting Kills, Moving Heals 85%
Astronauts deteriorate in space. Your chair causes the same damage. More gym time won't fix it.
by Joan Vernikos 2011
3.69
245 ratings
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live
by Missy Vineyard • 2007
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
3.88
211
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live Summary
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live 85%
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
by Missy Vineyard 2007
3.88
211 ratings
Move Your DNA
by Katy Bowman • 2014
Your body starves for motion it no longer gets; exercise alone isn't the answer.
4.35
3k+
Move Your DNA Summary
Move Your DNA 85%
Your body starves for motion it no longer gets; exercise alone isn't the answer.
by Katy Bowman 2014
4.35
3k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Your Body
by Hillary L. McBride • 2021
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
4.31
5k+
The Wisdom of Your Body Summary
The Wisdom of Your Body 85%
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
by Hillary L. McBride 2021
4.31
5k+ ratings
Move More At Your Desk
by Kerrie-Anne Bradley • 2022
Back pain doesn't need a gym. It needs tiny movements scattered across your workday.
3.70
53
Move More At Your Desk Summary
Move More At Your Desk 85%
Back pain doesn't need a gym. It needs tiny movements scattered across your workday.
by Kerrie-Anne Bradley 2022
3.70
53 ratings
Breaking Free from Body Shame
by Jess Connolly • 2021
Real freedom from body shame doesn't come from fixing yourself. It starts when you worship instead.
4.39
4k+
Breaking Free from Body Shame Summary
Breaking Free from Body Shame 85%
Real freedom from body shame doesn't come from fixing yourself. It starts when you worship instead.
by Jess Connolly 2021
4.39
4k+ ratings
The Process of Learning
by Jack Tenen • 2011
Real learning requires confusion, not goals. A movement teacher's guide to letting the body lead.
5.00
1
The Process of Learning Summary
The Process of Learning 85%
Real learning requires confusion, not goals. A movement teacher's guide to letting the body lead.
by Jack Tenen 2011
5.00
1 ratings
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own
by Sandra Blakeslee • 2007
Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.
3.98
796
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own Summary
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own 85%
Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.
by Sandra Blakeslee 2007
3.98
796 ratings
Tits Up
by Sarah Thornton • 2024
A mastectomy sends a sociologist into strip clubs and milk banks to learn what breasts mean.
3.66
2k+
Tits Up Summary
Tits Up 85%
A mastectomy sends a sociologist into strip clubs and milk banks to learn what breasts mean.
by Sarah Thornton 2024
3.66
2k+ ratings
True to Form
by Eric Goodman • 2016
Sitting compresses your spine and causes chronic pain; a ten-minute daily practice reverses it.
3.85
299
True to Form Summary
True to Form 85%
Sitting compresses your spine and causes chronic pain; a ten-minute daily practice reverses it.
by Eric Goodman 2016
3.85
299 ratings
Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition
by Kelly Starrett • 2013
Your body didn't break. It's just out of position. Here's the manual for putting it back.
4.38
6k+
Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition Summary
Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition 85%
Your body didn't break. It's just out of position. Here's the manual for putting it back.
by Kelly Starrett 2013
4.38
6k+ ratings
The Ultimate Athlete
by George Leonard • 1975
Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.
3.62
45
The Ultimate Athlete Summary
The Ultimate Athlete 85%
Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.
by George Leonard 1975
3.62
45 ratings
Embodiment
by Dain Heer • 2006
Your body is conscious and has requests. The manual for listening, ten seconds at a time.
4.33
240
Embodiment Summary
Embodiment 85%
Your body is conscious and has requests. The manual for listening, ten seconds at a time.
by Dain Heer 2006
4.33
240 ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 85%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
Principles of Human Anatomy
by Gerard J. Tortora • 1977
Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.
3.91
152
Principles of Human Anatomy Summary
Principles of Human Anatomy 85%
Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.
by Gerard J. Tortora 1977
3.91
152 ratings
Yoga Anatomy
by Leslie Kaminoff • 2007
See inside every pose: the anatomy that makes your yoga safer, deeper, and more intelligent.
4.28
7k+
Yoga Anatomy Summary
Yoga Anatomy 85%
See inside every pose: the anatomy that makes your yoga safer, deeper, and more intelligent.
by Leslie Kaminoff 2007
4.28
7k+ ratings
Embodied
by Gregg R. Allison • 2021
Christian faith has a body problem. What the incarnation actually means for how you treat yours.
4.06
268
Embodied Summary
Embodied 85%
Christian faith has a body problem. What the incarnation actually means for how you treat yours.
by Gregg R. Allison 2021
4.06
268 ratings
Flesh and Stone
by Richard Sennett • 1996
Why Western cities silence the body, and how the body fights back in stone.
4.28
541
Flesh and Stone Summary
Flesh and Stone 85%
Why Western cities silence the body, and how the body fights back in stone.
by Richard Sennett 1996
4.28
541 ratings
Aesthetics of Excess
by Jillian Hernandez • 2020
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
4.26
42
Aesthetics of Excess Summary
Aesthetics of Excess 85%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
The Lost Art of Running
by Shane Benzie • 2020
Your bounce is not the enemy. How fascia science rewrites every rule of efficient running.
4.04
3k+
The Lost Art of Running Summary
The Lost Art of Running 85%
Your bounce is not the enemy. How fascia science rewrites every rule of efficient running.
by Shane Benzie 2020
4.04
3k+ ratings
7 Weeks to 50 Pull-Ups
by Brett Stewart • 2011
Fifty consecutive pull-ups in under two months, even if the word pull-up scares you right now.
3.31
190
7 Weeks to 50 Pull-Ups Summary
7 Weeks to 50 Pull-Ups 85%
Fifty consecutive pull-ups in under two months, even if the word pull-up scares you right now.
by Brett Stewart 2011
3.31
190 ratings
Overcoming Poor Posture
by Steven Low • 2017
A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.
3.91
249
Overcoming Poor Posture Summary
Overcoming Poor Posture 85%
A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.
by Steven Low 2017
3.91
249 ratings
The Body Project
by Joan Jacobs Brumberg • 1997
How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.
3.82
4k+
The Body Project Summary
The Body Project 85%
How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.
by Joan Jacobs Brumberg 1997
3.82
4k+ ratings
6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body
by Steve Zim • 2006
A Hollywood trainer's six weeks: eating and lifting keyed to your body type, not someone else's.
3.86
116
6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body Summary
6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body 85%
A Hollywood trainer's six weeks: eating and lifting keyed to your body type, not someone else's.
by Steve Zim 2006
3.86
116 ratings
Forever Painless
by Miranda Esmonde-White • 2016
Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.
3.74
276
Forever Painless Summary
Forever Painless 85%
Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.
by Miranda Esmonde-White 2016
3.74
276 ratings
Back Mechanic
by Stuart McGill • 2015
Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.
4.50
2k+
Back Mechanic Summary
Back Mechanic 85%
Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.
by Stuart McGill 2015
4.50
2k+ ratings
Nonbinary
by Genesis P-Orridge • 2021
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
4.00
577
Nonbinary Summary
Nonbinary 85%
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
by Genesis P-Orridge 2021
4.00
577 ratings
Complete Calisthenics - The Ultimate Guide To Bodyweight Exercise
by Ashley Kalym • 2014
Your body, a pull-up bar, and the progressions that go from push-up to planche.
4.15
918
Complete Calisthenics - The Ultimate Guide To Bodyweight Exercise Summary
Complete Calisthenics - The Ultimate Guide To Bodyweight Exercise 85%
Your body, a pull-up bar, and the progressions that go from push-up to planche.
by Ashley Kalym 2014
4.15
918 ratings
Phenomenology of Perception
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty • 1945
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
4.18
6k+
Phenomenology of Perception Summary
Phenomenology of Perception 85%
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty 1945
4.18
6k+ ratings
Reclaiming Body Trust
by Hilary Kinavey • 2022
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
4.37
944
Reclaiming Body Trust Summary
Reclaiming Body Trust 85%
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
by Hilary Kinavey 2022
4.37
944 ratings
First Human Body Encyclopedia
by Penny Smith • 2005
206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.
4.30
162
First Human Body Encyclopedia Summary
First Human Body Encyclopedia 85%
206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.
by Penny Smith 2005
4.30
162 ratings
Home
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Jul 26,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel