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Andrew Lam, M.D. is the award-winning author of Saving Sight, Two Sons of China, and Repentance. His writing has appeared in the New York Times and Washington Post. He is a retinal surgeon with a history degree from Yale and is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Dr. Lam's first book, Saving Sight (Irie Books 2013), about his work as an eye surgeon, was an Amazon bestseller. His first novel, Two Sons of China, (Bondfire Books 2014) won a Forewords Reviews Book of the Year award in 2014. His latest novel, Repentance (Tiny Fox Press 2019), is a Japanese American WWII family drama closely entwined with the history of the highly decorated Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

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	Saving Sight: An Eye Surgeon's Look at Life Behind the Mask and the Heroes Who Changed the Way We See 4.62 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Sons of China 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Repentance 4.45 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Andrew Lam rated a book really liked it Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was an excellent book about a time that has not often been looked at by historians of late. The end of WWII and conclusion of the Chinese Civil War led to the displacement of millions and changed societies all over the world. The vast majority o ...more
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Andrew Lam rated a book it was amazing Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) by Jeff Shaara	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
One of my favorite books. Reading this made me want to write historical fiction myself. Brings our history alive and is a great gift for young people to spark their love of American history. Highly recommended!
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Andrew Lam rated a book it was amazing Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Recently finished reading Sapiens and it was fantastic. Its a wonderful combination of history, anthropology, sociology, and futurism that is very thought-provoking. I did not necessarily agree with all the author's conclusions about the meaning (or ...more
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Andrew Lam rated a book it was amazing Becoming by Michelle Obama (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was an excellent memoir. Well-written and well-paced. It never got bogged down or boring. Wonderful to see Michelle Obama's point of view as her husband's star rose so quickly. I love when she says she agreed to one of his races because she thou ...more
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Andrew Lam rated a book it was amazing The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Excellent book. I have to admit my middle school daughter recommended this to me. She was right on. This is a fascinating look inside North Korea and a remarkable story of survival by a talented and resourceful young woman. This reminded me a little ...more
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Andrew Lam voted for Sex Money Murder: A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayal as Best Nonfiction in the Opening Round of the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Andrew Lam rated a book it was amazing The Diplomat's Daughter by Karin Tanabe (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a fantastic novel that will introduce many readers to aspects of WWII at home and abroad that they may not have previously known about. Did you know some German Americans were interned in camps as the Japanese Americans were? Did you ever won ...more
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Andrew Lam rated a book it was amazing Sex Money Murder: A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayal by Jonathan Green (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was a great book about SMM, a group I knew nothing about but grew fascinated with. At the end of the book you realize the enormous dedication Green has invested to bring this story to light – not just in years of time but also in putting himself ...more
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