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Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Medicine and Literature
1,920 books — 2,043 voters
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeComplications by Atul Gawande
Best Books for Medical Students
407 books — 580 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
453 books — 307 voters
American Jackal by Francis BandettiniAsystole by Francis O'KeefeChaos at Crescent City Medical Center by Judith LucciThe Imposter by Judith LucciThe Dravidian by Kalyan C. Kankanala
Medical Thrillers
107 books — 260 voters

Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyA Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin HazzardComplications by Atul GawandeCall the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Compelling Medical Memoirs
371 books — 169 voters
Shutter Island by Dennis LehaneOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenTainted Shadows by Kendrick SimsDoctors in Hell by Janet E. Morris
Evil Hospitals and Asylums
104 books — 143 voters

Cosmos by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootPale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Science Writing
284 books — 140 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
Public Health
204 books — 128 voters

The Physician by Noah GordonThe Alienist by Caleb CarrOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Best Historical Medical Fiction
149 books — 125 voters
Gut by Giulia EndersUndoctored by William DavisBeyond the Fountain of Youth by Julian Robert Gershon Jr.The End of Alzheimer's by Dale E. BredesenThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul Ola
Healthy Aging
397 books — 121 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary Roach
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
251 books — 120 voters
Animal Models in Cardiovascular Research by David R. GrossAtlas of Human Anatomy by Frank H. NetterOxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine OXHMED |t Oxford Handboo... by Murray LongmoreDavidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine [with Student ... by Nicholas A. BoonMacleod's Clinical Examination by Colin Robertson BA(Hons) MB...
Medical books
118 books — 111 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonAlien Earths by Lisa KalteneggerInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
Women in Science
329 books — 107 voters
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeThe Panic Virus by Seth MnookinGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Science Based Medicine Recommends
133 books — 102 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Medical Microhistories
97 books — 91 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenStiff by Mary RoachSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Science Writing By People of Marginalized Genders
255 books — 90 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
Wonderful Books of Science and Medicine
180 books — 85 voters
Outpassage by Janet E. MorrisThe IX by Andrew P. WestonIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyIA by John Darryl WinstonThe Secret of Excalibur by Sahara Foley
3X3 Best Fantasy Or Sci Fi Reads
75 books — 85 voters

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMarch by John LewisEinstein by Walter Isaacson
Non-Fiction read in 2017
477 books — 83 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
History of disease
165 books — 69 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Non-Fiction for Intelligent Readers
88 books — 61 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanNight by Elie WieselLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaRelativity by Albert Einstein
Nobel Prize in ANYTHING BUT Literature
147 books — 58 voters

Exploring Death by John J. PetrovicNineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick HouseManage My Emotions by Kenneth J. MartzThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksGenius Intelligence by James Morcan
Head Science
156 books — 58 voters
Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert WhitakerThe Birth of the Clinic by Michel FoucaultI Love My Doctor, But... by Lawrence W. GoldMad in America by Robert WhitakerThe Creation of Psychopharmacology by David Healy
Critical Psychiatry and Mad Studies
202 books — 49 voters

The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaThe Right To The Truth by I.C. PapachristosThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Forever Night Stand by Bena RobertsThe Upside of Cancer by Christopher Foster
Best Books about Surviving Cancer
49 books — 45 voters
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. WellsThe Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh LoftingMASH by Richard Hooker
Is There a Doctor in the Title?
786 books — 45 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniThis Is Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah E. HillBeing and Being Bought by Kajsa Ekis EkmanWomen As Wombs by Janice G. RaymondGlobalization and Transnational Surrogacy in India by Sayantani DasGupta
Feminist Critiques of Reproductive Technology
34 books — 41 voters
The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaThe Right To The Truth by I.C. PapachristosAn Unpredictable Life by Elaine WhiteThe Upside of Cancer by Christopher FosterPilates for Breast Cancer Survivors by Naomi Aaronson MA OTR/L C...
Best Books to Read If You Have Cancer: Treatment and Recovery
66 books — 38 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaThe Living Medicine by Lina ZeldovichThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAnd the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
Books for the time of Pandemics
138 books — 37 voters
What's Your Assessment? by Barbara BielanAlzheimer's Disease by Mary T. NewportOrganizational Behavior by Stephen P. RobbinsCore Curriculum For Medical Surgical Nursing by Sally A. BrozenecEthics in Nursing by Verena Tschudin RGN RM Di...
Educational Books for Nurses
139 books — 30 voters

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