Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action
By: David Fajgenbaum
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The powerful memoir of a young doctor and former college athlete diagnosed with a rare disease who …
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1. When Breath Becomes Air
By: Abraham Verghese , Paul Kalanithi
4.40
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely obse… read more
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"If the unexamined life was not worth living, was the unlived life worth examining?"-Abraham Verghese, When Breath Becomes Air
"It’s very easy to be number one: find the guy who is number one, and score one point higher than he does."-Abraham Verghese, When Breath Becomes Air
"Everything teeters between pathos and bathos: here you are, violating society's most fundamental taboos and yet formaldehyde is a powerful appetite stimulant, so you also crave a burrito."-Abraham Verghese, When Breath Becomes Air
"Will having a newborn distract from the time we have together?" she asked. "Don't you think saying goodbye to your child will make your death more painful?" "Wouldn't it be great if it did?" I said. …"-Abraham Verghese, When Breath Becomes Air
2. Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs: The Making of a Surgeon
By: Michael J. Collins
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
It looked for a while like Michael Collins would spend his life breaking concrete and throwing rock… read more
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"I'm taking inorganic chem and physics not because I want to but because I have to. Not every doctor wants to be a scientist. Some of us just want to take care of sick people. I can't help thinking th…"-Michael J. Collins, Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs: The Making of a Surgeon
3. Don't Skip Out on Me
By: Willy Vlautin
4.13
Format: 304 pages, ebook
From award-winning author Willy Vlautin, comes this moving novel about a young ranch hand who goes … read more
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"Mr. Reese had told him that life, at its core, was a cruel burden because we had the knowledge that we were born to die. We were born with innocent eyes and those eyes had to see pain and death and d…"-Willy Vlautin, Don't Skip Out on Me
4. The Death of Cancer: After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable--and How We Can Get There
By: Vincent T. DeVita Jr. , Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Cancer touches everybody's life in one way or another. But most of us know very little about how th… read more
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5. Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
By: Henry Marsh
3.69
Format: 192 pages,
What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cu… read more
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6. Não se encontra o que se procura
By: Miguel Sousa Tavares
4.11
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
A escrita, a viagem, a memoria, a vida fora da espuma dos dias, a descoberta, o apelo do desconheci… read more
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7. Marrow: A Love Story
By: Elizabeth Lesser
3.89
Format: 384 pages, ebook
The author of the New York Timesbestseller Broken Openreturns with a visceral and profound memoir o… read more
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8. What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear
By: Danielle Ofri
3.90
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Can refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients lead to better health? Despite mod… read more
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9. Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life
By: None
3.14
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Being Mortaland Modern Death, an ICU and Palliative Care specialist offers a framewo… read more
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10. Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon’s Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table
By: Stephen Westaby
4.21
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
An incredible memoir from one of the world's most eminent heart surgeons and some of the most remar… read more
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11. Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon
By: Henry Marsh
3.44
Format: 330 pages, Hardcover
Following the publication of Do No Harm, Dr. Henry Marsh retired from his position at a hospital in… read more
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12. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
4.28
Format: 473 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauq… read more
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13. Operator 112. Relacja z centrum ratowania życia
By: Roman Klasa
3.02
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Zaczynało się zawsze tak samo. – Operator 36, w czym mogę pomóc? Dalsza część rozmowy za każdym… read more
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14. A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
By: Lawrence Ingrassia
4.41
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Weaving his own moving family story with a sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia … read more
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15. My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
By: Sandeep Jauhar
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“Blending the humor, compassion, and absorbing family drama of first-rate memoir with expert scienc… read more
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16. For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug
By: Nathan Vardi
4.30
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A gripping business narrative and scientific thriller about what it takes to bring a wonder drug to… read more
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17. Ghost In Love
By: Marc Levy
3.74
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
Ils ont trois jours à San Francisco. Trois jours pour écrire leur histoire. Que feriez-vous s… read more
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18. Pudło. Opowieści z polskich więzień
By: Nina Olszewska
3.53
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
PRZEJMUJĄCY PORTRET POLSKIEJ ODSIADKI W Polsce jest sto dwadzieścia jednostek penitencjarnych – … read more
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19. Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life
By: Suzanne Koven
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2021 A poignant and funny exploration of authenticity in … read more
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"Who will I be when I have fewer patients? When I have no patients at all? It's often noted that "practice" as it relates to medicine has two meanings: the act of caring for patients and the doctor's …"-Suzanne Koven, Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life
20. Little Earthquakes: A Memoir
By: Sarah Mandel
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
“Sarah Mandel has done something remarkable here. I found myself weeping, laughing with delight and… read more
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21. Everything that Makes Us Human: Case Notes of a Children's Brain Surgeon
By: Jay Jayamohan
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Jay Jayamohan makes life and death decisions on a daily basis. That’s because he’s a Consultant Pae… read more
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22. Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
By: Aly Raisman
4.26
Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive … read more
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"I think we all realized that making the Olympic team could be harder than winning team gold at the Games itself."-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
"And if someone shows you their true colors, don't make excuses for them or hope that they'll change--listen to your gut."-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
"Over the years, I've gradually realized that confidence must come from within, not from others' opinions, and that it's impossible to feel satisfied with yourself if you're constantly worrying about …"-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
"I stood up, leaving a pool of sweat on the mat below. I saw the outline of my body imprinted in sweat on the chalky blue mat. A sweat angel. How gross, I thought. 'Look, Mihai,' I said, pointing at i…"-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
23. Demony Rosji
By: Witold Jurasz
3.75
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Witold Jurasz, autor popularnego podcastu Sprawy międzynarodowe. Ukraina, widział Rosję z bliska – … read more
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24. Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action
By: David Fajgenbaum
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The powerful memoir of a young doctor and former college athlete diagnosed with a rare disease who … read more
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25. Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World
By: Devorah Heitner
3.95
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The definitive book on helping kids navigate growing up in a world where nearly every moment of the… read more
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26. Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy
By: Daniel T. Willingham
3.99
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this revolutionary, comprehensive, and accessible guide on how the brain learns, discover how to… read more
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27. Szpital dla psychopatów
By: Stephen B. Seager
3.65
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
Stephen Seager spędził rok na oddziale szpitala psychiatrycznego, na którym zamknięto najgorszych … read more
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28. Ciała obce
By: Paula Szewczyk
3.94
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Życie nie może się ograniczać tylko do tego, że jestem transpłciowa. Wolałabym słyszeć pytania „jak… read more
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29. This Ordinary Stardust: A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder
By: Alan Townsend
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A compassionate, vulnerable, and transformative exploration of the nurturing and spiritual power of… read more
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30. Mă vindec de complexe și deprimări
By: Christophe André
3.34
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Dacă expresiile tale preferate sunt: „Păcat că nu sunt mai îndrăzneț", „Asta e, de data asta sigur … read more
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31. Oddział zakaźny. Historie bez cenzury
By: Agnieszka Sztyler-Turovsky
3.83
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
Bez lukru, bez cenzury, bez kompromisów. Na pierwszej linii frontu w walce z COVID-19 Jedni nazy… read more
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