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A Lab of One's Own
by Rita Colwell • 2020
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
4.24
719
A Lab of One's Own Summary
A Lab of One's Own 90%
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
by Rita Colwell 2020
4.24
719 ratings
The Girl With a Mind for Math
by Julia Finley Mosca • 2018
Segregation said she couldn't. The Navy said two months. She designed a ship in 18 hours.
4.41
747
The Girl With a Mind for Math Summary
The Girl With a Mind for Math 90%
Segregation said she couldn't. The Navy said two months. She designed a ship in 18 hours.
by Julia Finley Mosca 2018
4.41
747 ratings
Girls Who Rocked the World
by Michelle R. McCann • 2012
Young women who led nations, made discoveries, and broke records before they turned twenty.
4.04
541
Girls Who Rocked the World Summary
Girls Who Rocked the World 90%
Young women who led nations, made discoveries, and broke records before they turned twenty.
by Michelle R. McCann 2012
4.04
541 ratings
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition
by Walter Isaacson • 2022
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
4.23
137
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition Summary
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition 90%
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
by Walter Isaacson 2022
4.23
137 ratings
Maths Doesn't Suck
by Danica McKellar • 2007
Middle school math through pizza, shopping, and straight talk: no genius required.
4.18
1k+
Maths Doesn't Suck Summary
Maths Doesn't Suck 90%
Middle school math through pizza, shopping, and straight talk: no genius required.
by Danica McKellar 2007
4.18
1k+ ratings
Broad Band
by Claire L. Evans • 2018
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
3.93
2k+
Broad Band Summary
Broad Band 90%
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
by Claire L. Evans 2018
3.93
2k+ ratings
Crash Test Girl
by Kari Byron • 2018
She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.
3.91
1k+
Crash Test Girl Summary
Crash Test Girl 90%
She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.
by Kari Byron 2018
3.91
1k+ ratings
Girl Code
by Andrea Gonzales • 2017
Two teens coded a tampon game to break the period taboo, and the internet took over.
3.98
1k+
Girl Code Summary
Girl Code 90%
Two teens coded a tampon game to break the period taboo, and the internet took over.
by Andrea Gonzales 2017
3.98
1k+ ratings
Ada's Algorithm
by James Essinger • 2013
In 1843, Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program and imagined machines that compose music.
3.27
2k+
Ada's Algorithm Summary
Ada's Algorithm 89%
In 1843, Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program and imagined machines that compose music.
by James Essinger 2013
3.27
2k+ ratings
Mother of Invention
by Katrine Marçal • 2020
From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?
3.90
2k+
Mother of Invention Summary
Mother of Invention 89%
From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?
by Katrine Marçal 2020
3.90
2k+ ratings
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul
by Jack Canfield • 2005
Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.
4.13
3k+
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul 88%
Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.
by Jack Canfield 2005
4.13
3k+ ratings
Life in Code
by Ellen Ullman • 2017
Programming is obsession, not logic, and the people who built the internet mistrust human beings.
3.96
1k+
Life in Code Summary
Life in Code 88%
Programming is obsession, not logic, and the people who built the internet mistrust human beings.
by Ellen Ullman 2017
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
by Richard W. Hamming • 1996
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
4.18
2k+
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering Summary
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 88%
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
by Richard W. Hamming 1996
4.18
2k+ ratings
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook
by Michael Geisen • 2016
Middle school science, rewritten like the notes of the kid who aced the class.
4.45
928
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook Summary
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook 88%
Middle school science, rewritten like the notes of the kid who aced the class.
by Michael Geisen 2016
4.45
928 ratings
Delusions of Gender
by Cordelia Fine • 2010
The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.
4.08
11k+
Delusions of Gender Summary
Delusions of Gender 88%
The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.
by Cordelia Fine 2010
4.08
11k+ ratings
Girling Up
by Mayim Bialik • 2017
A neuroscientist decodes puberty: the biology, the emotions, and the skills to handle them.
3.76
2k+
Girling Up Summary
Girling Up 88%
A neuroscientist decodes puberty: the biology, the emotions, and the skills to handle them.
by Mayim Bialik 2017
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Myth of the Perfect Girl
by Ana Homayoun • 2012
Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.
3.76
160
The Myth of the Perfect Girl Summary
The Myth of the Perfect Girl 88%
Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.
by Ana Homayoun 2012
3.76
160 ratings
The New Age of Sexism
by Laura Bates • 2025
Deepfake porn and biased code run AI, and the industry is looking away.
4.26
11k+
The New Age of Sexism Summary
The New Age of Sexism 88%
Deepfake porn and biased code run AI, and the industry is looking away.
by Laura Bates 2025
4.26
11k+ ratings
Designing the Future
by Ann Kaiser • 2019
Run your classroom like an engineering lab: failure becomes data, limits force invention.
Designing the Future Summary
Designing the Future 88%
Run your classroom like an engineering lab: failure becomes data, limits force invention.
by Ann Kaiser 2019
How Technology Works
by D.K. Publishing • 2019
A visual tour of the physics inside your phone, your microwave, and the power grid.
4.33
166
How Technology Works Summary
How Technology Works 88%
A visual tour of the physics inside your phone, your microwave, and the power grid.
by D.K. Publishing 2019
4.33
166 ratings
Invisible Women
by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
4.34
173k+
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women 88%
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019
4.34
173k+ ratings
Dispatches from Planet 3
by Marcia Bartusiak • 2018
Thirty-two briefings on the invisible universe, colliding galaxies, and the women who mapped both.
4.11
161
Dispatches from Planet 3 Summary
Dispatches from Planet 3 88%
Thirty-two briefings on the invisible universe, colliding galaxies, and the women who mapped both.
by Marcia Bartusiak 2018
4.11
161 ratings
Queen Bees and Wannabes
by Rosalind Wiseman • 2002
Adolescence runs on a hidden hierarchy no girl escapes. Here is the blueprint.
3.79
8k+
Queen Bees and Wannabes Summary
Queen Bees and Wannabes 88%
Adolescence runs on a hidden hierarchy no girl escapes. Here is the blueprint.
by Rosalind Wiseman 2002
3.79
8k+ ratings
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2017
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
4.50
89k+
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 88%
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017
4.50
89k+ ratings
The Equality Machine
by Orly Lobel • 2022
Algorithms see the bias humans miss. That makes them inequality's most potent and misunderstood fix.
3.89
154
The Equality Machine Summary
The Equality Machine 88%
Algorithms see the bias humans miss. That makes them inequality's most potent and misunderstood fix.
by Orly Lobel 2022
3.89
154 ratings
Brave, Not Perfect
by Reshma Saujani • 2019
The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.
3.86
10k+
Brave, Not Perfect Summary
Brave, Not Perfect 88%
The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.
by Reshma Saujani 2019
3.86
10k+ ratings
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day • 2015
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
4.07
51k+
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet 88%
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
by Felicia Day 2015
4.07
51k+ ratings
What's Math Got to Do with It?
by Jo Boaler • 2008
Why ability grouping and timed tests backfire, and what builds mathematical thinkers instead.
4.28
1k+
What's Math Got to Do with It? Summary
What's Math Got to Do with It? 88%
Why ability grouping and timed tests backfire, and what builds mathematical thinkers instead.
by Jo Boaler 2008
4.28
1k+ ratings
Using Graphic Novels in the STEM Classroom
by William Boerman-Cornell • 2023
How graphic novels make STEM concepts click, and which ones to use in your classroom.
5.00
1
Using Graphic Novels in the STEM Classroom Summary
Using Graphic Novels in the STEM Classroom 88%
How graphic novels make STEM concepts click, and which ones to use in your classroom.
by William Boerman-Cornell 2023
5.00
1 ratings
The Worlds I See
by Fei-Fei Li • 2023
How a Chinese immigrant who barely spoke English built the dataset that sparked the AI revolution.
4.31
5k+
The Worlds I See Summary
The Worlds I See 88%
How a Chinese immigrant who barely spoke English built the dataset that sparked the AI revolution.
by Fei-Fei Li 2023
4.31
5k+ ratings
Lab Girl
by Hope Jahren • 2016
Bipolar, broke, with an oddball lab partner: a geobiologist's devotion to what plants know.
3.98
72k+
Lab Girl Summary
Lab Girl 88%
Bipolar, broke, with an oddball lab partner: a geobiologist's devotion to what plants know.
by Hope Jahren 2016
3.98
72k+ ratings
Last to Eat, Last to Learn
by Pashtana Durrani • 2023
Afghanistan's first female tribal chief ran secret tablet schools until the Taliban came for her.
4.38
626
Last to Eat, Last to Learn Summary
Last to Eat, Last to Learn 88%
Afghanistan's first female tribal chief ran secret tablet schools until the Taliban came for her.
by Pashtana Durrani 2023
4.38
626 ratings
You Are More Than Magic
by Minda Harts • 2022
The mentorship Black and brown girls rarely get: self-advocacy, resilience, and owning your space.
4.45
11
You Are More Than Magic Summary
You Are More Than Magic 87%
The mentorship Black and brown girls rarely get: self-advocacy, resilience, and owning your space.
by Minda Harts 2022
4.45
11 ratings
American Girls
by Nancy Jo Sales • 2016
Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.
3.60
3k+
American Girls Summary
American Girls 87%
Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.
by Nancy Jo Sales 2016
3.60
3k+ ratings
Irreversible Damage
by Abigail Shrier • 2020
Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.
4.15
14k+
Irreversible Damage Summary
Irreversible Damage 87%
Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.
by Abigail Shrier 2020
4.15
14k+ ratings
Raising Girls
by Steve Biddulph • 2011
Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.
3.93
2k+
Raising Girls Summary
Raising Girls 87%
Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.
by Steve Biddulph 2011
3.93
2k+ ratings
LET IT GO
by Stephanie Shirley • 2012
A Kindertransport child grows up to build a women-only tech empire, then gives it all away.
4.26
827
LET IT GO Summary
LET IT GO 87%
A Kindertransport child grows up to build a women-only tech empire, then gives it all away.
by Stephanie Shirley 2012
4.26
827 ratings
Mismeasure of Woman
by Carol Tavris • 1992
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
4.07
431
Mismeasure of Woman Summary
Mismeasure of Woman 87%
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
by Carol Tavris 1992
4.07
431 ratings
Manifesta
by Jennifer Baumgardner • 2000
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
3.73
3k+
Manifesta Summary
Manifesta 87%
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
by Jennifer Baumgardner 2000
3.73
3k+ ratings
Invent To Learn
by Sylvia Libow Martinez • 2013
How to trade direct instruction for iterative design, physical making, and real student ownership.
4.17
803
Invent To Learn Summary
Invent To Learn 87%
How to trade direct instruction for iterative design, physical making, and real student ownership.
by Sylvia Libow Martinez 2013
4.17
803 ratings
Testosterone
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young • 2019
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
4.06
320
Testosterone Summary
Testosterone 87%
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young 2019
4.06
320 ratings
The Vagina Bible
by Jennifer Gunter • 2019
The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.
4.34
9k+
The Vagina Bible Summary
The Vagina Bible 87%
The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.
by Jennifer Gunter 2019
4.34
9k+ ratings
Soonish
by Kelly Weinersmith • 2017
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
3.94
6k+
Soonish Summary
Soonish 87%
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
by Kelly Weinersmith 2017
3.94
6k+ 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 87%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
The Moment of Lift
by Melinda French Gates • 2019
Empowering women does more to end poverty and disease than any technology.
4.27
65k+
The Moment of Lift Summary
The Moment of Lift 87%
Empowering women does more to end poverty and disease than any technology.
by Melinda French Gates 2019
4.27
65k+ ratings
Tribe of Hackers
by Marcus J. Carey • 2019
The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.
3.90
262
Tribe of Hackers Summary
Tribe of Hackers 87%
The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.
by Marcus J. Carey 2019
3.90
262 ratings
Girl, Stop Apologizing
by Rachel Hollis • 2019
Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.
3.77
92k+
Girl, Stop Apologizing Summary
Girl, Stop Apologizing 87%
Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.
by Rachel Hollis 2019
3.77
92k+ 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 87%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
The Double Helix
by James D. Watson • 1968
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
3.84
20k+
The Double Helix Summary
The Double Helix 87%
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
by James D. Watson 1968
3.84
20k+ ratings
Car Science
by Richard Hammond • 2008
From chemical explosions to downforce: the physics that makes cars go, stop, and nearly take flight.
4.44
144
Car Science Summary
Car Science 87%
From chemical explosions to downforce: the physics that makes cars go, stop, and nearly take flight.
by Richard Hammond 2008
4.44
144 ratings
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