419 ratings | 241 reviews | avg rating:3.83

John’s Year In Books

John’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to John’s 2025 Year in Books

John S. Tregoning’s Followers (10)

John’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (0)
read (423)
did-not-finish (3)
not-finished (3)

John’s Friends (11)

Sarah

605 books | 53 friends

Christine

813 books | 83 friends

Oliver

72 books | 10 friends

Alan Foster

11 books | 75 friends

Amy

422 books | 11 friends

Naomi Armanasco

21 books | 17 friends

Luke

195 books | 8 friends

Abbey

240 books | 15 friends

More friends…

John S. Tregoning

Goodreads Author

Twitter

drtregoning

Genre

Science, Nonfiction, Self Help

Influences

Bill Bryson
Hunter S. Thompson
Terry Pratchett ...more

Member Since

May 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/johntregoning

edit data

Prof John Tregoning is the author of Live Forever? The Curious Scientist’s Guide to Wellness, Disease and Ageing (Oneworld); in which he explores ageing and what we can do about it. He previously published Infectious: Pathogens and how we fight them (Oneworld) which describes the history and science of infectious disease. John is currently Professor of Vaccine Immunology at Imperial College London, where he has studied the immune responses to vaccination and respiratory infection for more than 25 years. John has written 85 scientific articles and numerous articles on scientific careers including a weekly COVID diary in Nature. He appeared on the Royal Institution Christmas lectures and BBC Radio 4.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask John S. Tregoning questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
John S. Tregoning’s books

Average rating: 4.08 · 299 ratings · 58 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Infectious: Pathogens and How We Fight Them 4.12 avg rating — 237 ratings — 12 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
	Live Forever?: A Curious Scientist's Guide to Wellness, Ageing and Death 3.94 avg rating — 62 ratings — 6 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
	Vivere per sempre 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

1 post
John S. Tregoning's Blog

The not quite as tricky second book.

It began as all the best things do, with a cup of tea. I met up with the wonderful Caroline (Hardman, my agent) at Somerset House. We discussed my first book Infectious: Pathogens and How We Fight Them and drifted onto the subject of whether I would consider penning another. I’d not really intended to, it wasn’t necessarily a small undertaking – consuming nearly every weekend for 9 months (admitte Read more of this blog post »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on February 01, 2025 09:59 • Tags: ageing-books

rss
John’s Recent Updates

John rated a book liked it 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff	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
18 hours, 22 min ago · like
John rated a book it was amazing Dispatches by Michael Herr	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
Brilliant, breathless, Gonzo war journalism
Apr 23, 2026 03:42AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Dispatches by Michael Herr. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Dispatches by Michael Herr <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
John rated a book really liked it Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (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 review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Apr 15, 2026 02:57AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
John rated a book really liked it Look Closer: How to Get More Out of Reading by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst	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
Apr 06, 2026 02:02AM · like
John did not finish Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (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
Mar 31, 2026 11:04PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
John did not finish The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 by Hunter S. Thompson	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
Mar 31, 2026 11:04PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Proud Highway by Hunter S. Thompson. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Proud Highway by Hunter S. Thompson <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
John did not finish Íslendingabók, The Book of the Icelanders; And, Kristni Saga, the Story of the Conversion by Sian Gronlie	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
Mar 31, 2026 11:02PM · like
John rated a book it was amazing Benny the Blue Whale: A Descent into Story, Language and the Madness of ChatGPT by Andy Stanton	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
a brilliant exploration of the limitations of LLM and the creative process
Mar 31, 2026 11:00PM · like · see review
John rated a book liked it Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens	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
Mar 28, 2026 02:02AM · like
John rated a book really liked it An Ice-Cream War by William Boyd	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
Feb 27, 2026 11:18PM · like