Science & Nature | SuperSummary

Touching the Void is a 1988 memoir by British author Joe Simpson. The book recounts the disastrous, near-fatal attempt of Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, to ascend the West Face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. The book details Simpson’s harrowing ordeal, in which he broke his leg and fell into a crevasse, and how he survived against seemingly insurmountable odds.Simpson’s narrative highlights the resilience of the human spirit and explores the... Read Touching the Void Summary

Tracker

by Gary Paulsen

Publication year 1978

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Nature Versus Nurture, Death, Animals

Tags Action & Adventure, Realistic Fiction, Children`s Literature, Animals, Science & Nature

... Read Tracker Summary

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

by Walter Álvarez

Publication year 1997

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Animals, Future, The Past, Appearance & Reality, Environment, Plants, Objects & Materials, Place, Space, Community, Education, Order & Chaos, Science & Technology

Tags Science & Nature, Animals, World History

... Read T. Rex and the Crater of Doom Summary

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

by Jules Verne

Publication year 1870

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Place, Revenge, Science & Technology, Environment, Power & Greed

Tags Science Fiction, Classic Fiction, Action & Adventure, French Literature, Animals, Technology, Science & Nature, Fantasy

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a science fiction adventure novel by French author Jules Verne. It was originally published in serialized form in 1869 under the title Vingt mille lieues sous les mers, and later as a book in 1870. In 1873, the first English-language translation was released. The book was highly acclaimed at the time of its publication and was one of several successful novels by Verne. Others include Journey to the... Read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary

Ultra-Processed People

by Chris van Tulleken

Publication year 2023

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Death, Food

Tags Food, Health, Science & Nature, Self-Improvement

... Read Ultra-Processed People Summary

Uncanny Valley

by Anna Wiener

Publication year 2020

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Science & Technology

Tags Science & Nature, Gender & Feminism, Business & Economics, Biography

The book’s first part, “Incentives,” introduces the key conflict: Wiener, a 25-year-old Brooklyn native, desires “momentum” and fulfilment in her professional life but has tired of her job as an underpaid assistant at a Manhattan literary agency. After a brief stint at a New York e-book startup, she secures a customer support position at a mobile analytics company in San Francisco. She optimistically immerses herself in the workplace culture, shrugging off incidents of sexism, the... Read Uncanny Valley Summary

Under a White Sky

by Elizabeth Kolbert

Publication year 2021

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Climate, Environment, Science & Technology

Tags Climate Change, Science & Nature, Technology, World History, Politics & Government

... Read Under a White Sky Summary

Unflattening

by Nick Sousanis

Publication year 2015

Genre Graphic Novel/Book, Nonfiction

Themes Education, Order & Chaos, Community

Tags Philosophy, Science & Nature, Psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, Arts & Culture

Unflattening began as the first comic-form dissertation at Columbia University, where Nick Sousanis completed a doctorate in education in 2014. It was published by Harvard University Press in 2015 and functions as an argument for visual thinking in teaching and learning. In 2016 the book received the further accolade of the American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence.In a Paris Review interview with Timothy Hodler, Sousanis cited Scott McCloud’s 1993 Understanding Comics as a... Read Unflattening Summary