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Poster Child
by Emily Rapp • 2006
Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.
3.72
645
Poster Child Summary
Poster Child 90%
Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.
by Emily Rapp 2006
3.72
645 ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
3k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body 89%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
How to Tell When We Will Die
by Johanna Hedva • 2024
The body fails. That's the truth ableism hides. A manifesto for those already living it.
3.76
1k+
How to Tell When We Will Die Summary
How to Tell When We Will Die 89%
The body fails. That's the truth ableism hides. A manifesto for those already living it.
by Johanna Hedva 2024
3.76
1k+ ratings
Hell Hath No Fury
by Meghan R. Henning • 2021
Early Christian hell's gendered torments mapped a pattern for bodily control that we still enforce.
4.40
15
Hell Hath No Fury Summary
Hell Hath No Fury 89%
Early Christian hell's gendered torments mapped a pattern for bodily control that we still enforce.
by Meghan R. Henning 2021
4.40
15 ratings
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request
by Amy Kenny • 2022
God kept his scars after the resurrection. The church should learn why.
4.16
2k+
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request Summary
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request 89%
God kept his scars after the resurrection. The church should learn why.
by Amy Kenny 2022
4.16
2k+ 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 89%
Cleopatra's nose, the Habsburg jaw, Byron's foot: world history retold through the body.
by Kathryn Petras 2022
3.99
228 ratings
The Country of the Blind
by Andrew Leland • 2023
A writer losing his sight discovers blindness is a vast, varied world hiding in plain view.
4.09
6k+
The Country of the Blind Summary
The Country of the Blind 89%
A writer losing his sight discovers blindness is a vast, varied world hiding in plain view.
by Andrew Leland 2023
4.09
6k+ ratings
The Care We Dream Of
by Zena Sharman • 2021
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
4.37
211
The Care We Dream Of Summary
The Care We Dream Of 89%
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
by Zena Sharman 2021
4.37
211 ratings
Unshrinking
by Kate Manne • 2024
Dieting fails almost everyone; the real threat to fat people is stigma, not fat itself.
4.16
2k+
Unshrinking Summary
Unshrinking 89%
Dieting fails almost everyone; the real threat to fat people is stigma, not fat itself.
by Kate Manne 2024
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Biological Mind
by Alan Jasanoff • 2018
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
3.70
237
The Biological Mind Summary
The Biological Mind 89%
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
by Alan Jasanoff 2018
3.70
237 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 89%
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017
4.13
7k+ 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 89%
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
by Hillary L. McBride 2021
4.31
5k+ ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 89%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ 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 89%
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 Little Locksmith
by Katharine Butler Hathaway • 1943
A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.
3.67
1k+
The Little Locksmith Summary
The Little Locksmith 89%
A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.
by Katharine Butler Hathaway 1943
3.67
1k+ ratings
The Cancer Journals
by Audre Lorde • 1980
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
4.43
6k+
The Cancer Journals Summary
The Cancer Journals 89%
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
by Audre Lorde 1980
4.43
6k+ ratings
Far From The Tree
by Andrew Solomon • 2012
Your child is deaf, a prodigy, or a criminal. None of it came from you.
4.27
23k+
Far From The Tree Summary
Far From The Tree 88%
Your child is deaf, a prodigy, or a criminal. None of it came from you.
by Andrew Solomon 2012
4.27
23k+ 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 88%
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
by Laura Dodsworth 2019
4.45
107 ratings
"You Just Need to Lose Weight"
by Aubrey Gordon • 2023
Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.
4.32
12k+
"You Just Need to Lose Weight" Summary
"You Just Need to Lose Weight" 88%
Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.
by Aubrey Gordon 2023
4.32
12k+ ratings
Not Fade Away
by Rebecca Alexander • 2014
At 19, told she was going blind and deaf, she fell 27 feet from a window.
3.96
1k+
Not Fade Away Summary
Not Fade Away 88%
At 19, told she was going blind and deaf, she fell 27 feet from a window.
by Rebecca Alexander 2014
3.96
1k+ ratings
Neuroqueer Heresies
by Nick Walker • 2021
What if the 'normal' brain is a myth and autism exposes what's true about all minds?
4.28
1k+
Neuroqueer Heresies Summary
Neuroqueer Heresies 88%
What if the 'normal' brain is a myth and autism exposes what's true about all minds?
by Nick Walker 2021
4.28
1k+ 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 88%
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
by Lexie Kite 2020
4.14
8k+ ratings
Mutants
by Armand Marie Leroi • 2003
The hidden genetic rules that build the human body, revealed by its most extreme errors.
4.05
4k+
Mutants Summary
Mutants 88%
The hidden genetic rules that build the human body, revealed by its most extreme errors.
by Armand Marie Leroi 2003
4.05
4k+ ratings
Normal
by Amy Bloom • 2002
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
3.53
526
Normal Summary
Normal 88%
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
by Amy Bloom 2002
3.53
526 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 88%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
The Body Is Not an Apology
by Sonya Renee Taylor • 2018
Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.
4.21
31k+
The Body Is Not an Apology Summary
The Body Is Not an Apology 88%
Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.
by Sonya Renee Taylor 2018
4.21
31k+ 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 88%
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
Her Body and Other Parties
by Carmen Maria Machado • 2017
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
3.80
109k+
Her Body and Other Parties Summary
Her Body and Other Parties 88%
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
by Carmen Maria Machado 2017
3.80
109k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
Adam
by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1997
Your value isn't in your productivity; the fragile carry the deepest wisdom.
4.33
1k+
Adam Summary
Adam 88%
Your value isn't in your productivity; the fragile carry the deepest wisdom.
by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1997
4.33
1k+ ratings
Sensation
by Thalma Lobel • 2014
Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.
3.42
384
Sensation Summary
Sensation 88%
Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.
by Thalma Lobel 2014
3.42
384 ratings
Sound
by Bella Bathurst • 2017
For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.
3.91
288
Sound Summary
Sound 88%
For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.
by Bella Bathurst 2017
3.91
288 ratings
El Sentido De Lo Humano
by Humberto R. Maturana • 2008
Reality is built through conversation, not found. Denying love causes most human suffering.
4.26
108
El Sentido De Lo Humano Summary
El Sentido De Lo Humano 88%
Reality is built through conversation, not found. Denying love causes most human suffering.
by Humberto R. Maturana 2008
4.26
108 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
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 88%
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
by Naomi Wolf 1990
3.91
31k+ 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 88%
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
Mind Your Body
by Nicole J. Sachs • 2025
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
4.34
2k+
Mind Your Body Summary
Mind Your Body 88%
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
by Nicole J. Sachs 2025
4.34
2k+ ratings
Can We All Be Feminists?
by June Eric-Udorie • 2018
Mainstream feminism's blind spots: seventeen women the movement left behind.
4.25
1k+
Can We All Be Feminists? Summary
Can We All Be Feminists? 88%
Mainstream feminism's blind spots: seventeen women the movement left behind.
by June Eric-Udorie 2018
4.25
1k+ ratings
Empire of Normality
by Robert Chapman • 2023
The line between healthy and broken minds was drawn by factory logic and market demands.
4.27
1k+
Empire of Normality Summary
Empire of Normality 88%
The line between healthy and broken minds was drawn by factory logic and market demands.
by Robert Chapman 2023
4.27
1k+ ratings
It Came from the Closet
by Joe Vallese • 2022
For queer viewers, horror cinema has always been a survival manual in disguise.
4.12
7k+
It Came from the Closet Summary
It Came from the Closet 88%
For queer viewers, horror cinema has always been a survival manual in disguise.
by Joe Vallese 2022
4.12
7k+ ratings
The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation
by Sue Cowley • 2018
Stop teaching to the middle. How to differentiate so every learner makes real progress.
4.06
33
The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation Summary
The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation 88%
Stop teaching to the middle. How to differentiate so every learner makes real progress.
by Sue Cowley 2018
4.06
33 ratings
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic
by Annie Kotowicz • 2022
What small sounds, meltdowns, and pattern obsession reveal about the logic of an autistic mind.
4.34
2k+
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic Summary
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic 88%
What small sounds, meltdowns, and pattern obsession reveal about the logic of an autistic mind.
by Annie Kotowicz 2022
4.34
2k+ ratings
She/He/They/Me
by Robyn Ryle • 2019
Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.
3.40
545
She/He/They/Me Summary
She/He/They/Me 88%
Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.
by Robyn Ryle 2019
3.40
545 ratings
Demystifying Disability
by Emily Ladau • 2021
Practical allyship for a world designed without you: language, etiquette, and dismantling ableism.
4.38
4k+
Demystifying Disability Summary
Demystifying Disability 88%
Practical allyship for a world designed without you: language, etiquette, and dismantling ableism.
by Emily Ladau 2021
4.38
4k+ ratings
The kingdom of infinite space
by Raymond Tallis • 2008
Spit, yawns, and blushes: a philosopher unpacks the biology that culture transforms.
3.38
151
The kingdom of infinite space Summary
The kingdom of infinite space 88%
Spit, yawns, and blushes: a philosopher unpacks the biology that culture transforms.
by Raymond Tallis 2008
3.38
151 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 88%
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
by Simon Roberts 2020
3.51
181 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 88%
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
by Hilary Kinavey 2022
4.37
944 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 88%
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
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