false 795707 F Napa, CA 01/2008 08/2009 32 24 22 true 5949262 read 2 true 1611070 currently-reading 0 true 1611069 to-read 2 false 4536559 highly-recommend Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Paperback) by Tracy Kidder]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49315707 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166152608s/10235.jpg 795707 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236019400p2/795707.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/795707-tracy Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:32:14 -0700
This nonfiction story at times almost felt too good to be true. How can one person do all of the things that Paul Farmer does? How can one person have so much energy, drive, and compassion to not only do "good works...more...]]> Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science (Paperback) by Atul Gawande]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48008080 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg 795707 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236019400p2/795707.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/795707-tracy Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:10:25 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48008080 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg 795707 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236019400p2/795707.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/795707-tracy Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:09:53 -0700
As someone who can barely self-diagnose a cold, I was nervous that I'd get stuck in the medical terminology but Gawande's writing is colloquial and truly draws the reader into each story that I never felt the subject matter was over my head even though it obviously is.

A highly recommended read.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48074674 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165468733s/4835.jpg 795707 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236019400p2/795707.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/795707-tracy Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:27:16 -0800 The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care (Hardcover) by Clayton M. Christensen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44516204 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255807619s/3487850.jpg 795707 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236019400p2/795707.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/795707-tracy Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:49:42 -0800 hope that it can be fixed and that some really interesting work is being done on the fringes -- employers setting up their own health car...more...]]> Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time (Paperback) by Greg Mortenson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48005908 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170358990s/49436.jpg 795707 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236019400p2/795707.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/795707-tracy Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:48:10 -0800 more...]]> Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy (Hardcover) by Dev Patnaik]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48008185 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256150527s/5749206.jpg 795707 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236019400p2/795707.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/795707-tracy Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:39:55 -0800 Big Russ and Me: Father and Son--Lessons of Life (Hardcover) by Tim Russert]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27625894 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176430506s/625647.jpg 795707 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236019400p2/795707.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/795707-tracy Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:41:03 -0700 more...]]> Evening Is the Whole Day: A Novel (Hardcover) by Preeta Samarasan]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22433006 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1197867051s/2154433.jpg 795707 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236019400p2/795707.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/795707-tracy Sat, 17 May 2008 10:09:32 -0700