Instaread Summaries: 317 books

Summary of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green | Includes Analysis   Preview: The Fault in Our Stars is a novel by award winning author John Green. The novel is about Hazel Grace Lancaster. Hazel has thyroid cancer that has metastasized to her lungs. Although her cancer is fatal,...

Hope by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus | Includes Analysis   Preview: Hope, the story of two of the three young women held captive by Ariel Castro, is a graphic and gripping account of a decade of abduction, assault, and abuse in a rundown house on Seymour Street in a rough section...

Summary of It IS About Islam by Glenn Beck | Includes Analysis   Preview: It Is About Islam: Exposing the Truth About ISIS, al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate, written by Glenn Beck, uncovers the truths about various aspects of Islam and certain groups of the religion’s...

Summary of Bigger Leaner Stronger by Michael Matthews | Includes Analysis   Preview: Bigger Leaner Stronger outlines a complete plan for any man looking to lose fat, build muscle, and create an overall healthier lifestyle through better diet and exercise. Often,...

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough | Key Takeaways & Analysis Preview: David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers is a detailed biographical account of Wilbur and Orville Wright and their journey and achievements in the early, burgeoning world of human aviation. A strong, close-knit...

Summary of Going Clear by Lawrence Wright | Includes Analysis   Preview: Going Clear by Lawrence Wright is an in-depth examination of the founding, principles, and scandals of Scientology using eyewitness interviews and original document research. The Church of Scientology...

Summary of Believer by David Axelrod | Includes Analysis   Preview: David Axelrod was the son of Joseph Axelrod, who left Eastern Europe at the age of eleven, and his wife, Myril Davidson, also a daughter of Jewish immigrants. Joseph became a psychologist with a small practice...

Summary of Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger | Includes Analysis   Preview: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger is an historical account of...

Summary of Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs by Lisa Randall | Includes Analysis Preview: Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs by Lisa Randall proposes to explain the causes of the meteoroid that wiped out the dinosaurs using a dark matter model. It also describes a wide range of scientific findings...

Summary of Man's Search for Meaning: by Viktor E. Frankl | Includes Analysis   Preview: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl is a memoir of Frankl’s imprisonment in concentration camps during World War II, and a brief description of the principles of logotherapy, a school...

The Sixth Extinction: by Elizabeth Kolbert | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review Preview: The Sixth Extinction is a book by award winning journalist, Elizabeth Kolbert. In this book, the author demonstrates that species are dying out at a rate comparable to the previous mass extinctions,...

Summary of Modern Romance: by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg | Includes Analysis   Preview: Modern Romance is a nonfiction book by the comedian Aziz Ansari and New York University sociologist Eric Klinenberg. For years, Ansari has been doing comedy on the absurdities...

Summary of The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD | Includes Analysis   Preview: In The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk, MD, explores the ways in which trauma rewires the brain and changes the way people experience...

Brief Candle in the Dark by Geraldine Brooks | Summary & Analysis   Preview: Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science by Richard Dawkins is an autobiographical depiction of his experiences as a world-renowned scientist and atheist. Dawkins has experienced an endless amount...