Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
Journalist James Nestor investigates how modern humans learned to breathe badly, and what researchers, athletes, and breathwork practitioners have found about…
2,011-word summary · 9 min read
Tag: health
7 books with this tag.
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
David Sheff recounts watching his son Nic slide into meth addiction, and his own desperate, humbling search for how to help without destroying them both.
2,076-word summary · 9 min read
In Defense of Food
Pollan argues we stopped eating food and started eating nutrients, and offers a plain way back.
2,320-word summary · 10 min read
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
A Berkeley sleep scientist explains how sleep shapes memory, mood, and health, and what happens when we miss it.
2,755-word summary · 12 min read
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Four meals traced from corn fields to foraging show what industrial food costs and what else is possible.
1,918-word summary · 9 min read
Fast Food Nation
Fries, burgers, and meatpacking traced from stands to slaughterhouses show cheap food true price.
1,938-word summary · 9 min read
Born to Run
A hurt runner seeks the Tarahumara of Copper Canyons, finds Caballo Blanco, and joins a hidden fifty mile race about why people run.
2,679-word summary · 12 min read