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The Pencil Summary
The Pencil
by Henry Petroski • 1992 • 434 pages
3.81
641 ratings
History
Science
Engineering
Small Things Considered Summary
Small Things Considered
by Henry Petroski • 2003 • 304 pages
3.4
332 ratings
Design
Science
Engineering
Success through Failure Summary
Success through Failure
by Henry Petroski • 2006 • 256 pages
3.59
198 ratings
Engineering
Science
Design
Engineers of Dreams Summary
Engineers of Dreams
by Henry Petroski • 1995 • 479 pages
3.77
164 ratings
History
Engineering
Science
This Explains Everything Summary
This Explains Everything
by John Brockman • 2013 • 411 pages
3.66
2.8K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
What We Believe But Cannot Prove Summary
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
by John Brockman • 2005 • 252 pages
3.65
1.8K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
What Is Your Dangerous Idea? Summary
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
by John Brockman • 2006 • 301 pages
3.7
1.0K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
This Idea Is Brilliant Summary
This Idea Is Brilliant
by John Brockman • 2018 • 515 pages
3.83
640 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Thinking Summary
Thinking
by John Brockman • 2013 • 432 pages
3.69
978 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Selfish Gene Summary
The Selfish Gene
by Richard Dawkins • 1976 • 360 pages
4.16
187.6K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Unweaving the Rainbow Summary
Unweaving the Rainbow
by Richard Dawkins • 2000 • 352 pages
4.01
11.4K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Biology
Climbing Mount Improbable Summary
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins • 1996 • 308 pages
4.11
9.9K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution