Instaread Summaries: 317 books

Summary of Wheat Belly by William Davis | Includes Analysis   Preview: In Wheat Belly, Dr. William Davis exposes the untruths of multiple health agencies that have been advising Americans to eat healthy whole grains for years. Davis explains that modern wheat is completely different...

Summary of The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday   Preview:   The Obstacle Is the Way is a self-help book intended to give the reader a solid grasp of the basics of Stoicism and an understanding of their practical application in everyday life. This is not an academic...

Summary of The Vegetarian: by Han Kang | Includes Analysis   Preview: Set in South Korea, The Vegetarian by Han Kang tells the story of Yeong-hye, an ordinary woman who decides to stop eating meat. The novel—part satire, part surreal drama, part horror story—provides accounts...

Summary of The End of Heart Disease by Joel Fuhrman | Includes Analysis   Preview: The End of Heart Disease is a call to action. Author Joel Fuhrman proclaims that the nation’s number one killer, heart disease, can be defeated with a simple choice: Either embrace a nutrient-rich...

Summary of While the City Slept by Eli Sanders | Includes Analysis   Preview:   While the City Slept by Eli Sanders is a journalistic work portraying the series of events that led up to a sexual assault and homicide in an outlying neighborhood of Seattle, Washington....

Summary of The Body Book by Cameron Diaz | Includes Analysis   Preview: Actress, Model, and author, Cameron Diaz shares health information she uses to live her life. The book is separated into three parts: nutrition, fitness, and mind. Reminding the reader throughout the book...

Summary of A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold | Includes Analysis   Preview: In her memoir A Mother’s Reckoning, Sue Klebold struggles to come to terms with her son Dylan’s role in the infamous Columbine High School shooting. Writing 16 years after...

Summary of The Allergy Solution: by Leo Galland and Jonathan Galland | Includes Analysis   Preview:   The Allergy Solution by Leo Galland and Jonathan Galland is a self-help book for people who want to understand the root causes of allergies, how they manifest biologically,...

Summary of A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard | Includes Analysis   Preview:   A Stolen Life is a memoir by Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped at age 11 and held captive in a hidden backyard compound in Antioch, California, for 18 years.   On June 10, 1991, in...

Summary of Washington: by Ron Chernow | Includes Analysis   Preview: Ron Chernow’s 2010 biography Washington: A Life is a Pulitzer Prize-winning account of George Washington’s life from birth to death. It is based on newly available archival material from the most recent...

Summary of Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear | Includes Analysis   Preview: Journey to Munich is the twelfth novel in Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs series. Set in 1938, the novel tells the story of private agent Maisie Dobbs’s dangerous mission to Munich to recover...

Summary of Vinegar Girl: by Anne Tyler | Includes Analysis   Preview:   Vinegar Girl, a novel by Anne Tyler, is a loose retelling of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Set in modern-day Baltimore, it follows twenty-somethings Kate and Pyotr as they plan...

Summary of The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close | Includes Analysis   Preview:   The Hopefuls, a novel by Jennifer Close, follows a married couple, Matt and Beth Kelly, and their best friends, Jimmy and Ash Dillon, through five years of their lives. As young politicians, Matt’s...

Summary of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey | Includes Analysis   Preview: Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man is a dating advice book by comedian and radio personality Steve Harvey. As aman, Harvey has insight into how men think and what they...