14 best-selling nonfiction books like The Women’s Doc by Caroline de Costa

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The Women’s Doc

By: Caroline de Costa

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Funny and poignant stories from the labour ward and from the frontline of campaigns for women's rep…

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1. Doctor, Doctor: Incredible True Tales From A GP's Surgery

By: Rosemary Leonard

3.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

BBC Breakfast's Dr Rosemary Leonard shares a collection of incredible true tales from her twenty ye… read more

Similar categories in Rosemary Leonard's Doctor, Doctor: Incredible True Tales From A GP's Surgery book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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2. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

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3. Love & Virtue

By: Diana Reid

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Feminism, power and sex play out through the eyes of young Australian uni students in a contemporar… read more

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"Its feminism operated on the level of ‘Women in Medicine’ and ‘Women in Finance’ discussion panels, always conducted in a tone of revolutionary awe, as if any combination of women and profession were…"

-Diana Reid, Love & Virtue

"I just don't want to mediate my whole identity through social media.' Eve resumed the vigorous hair brushing. 'I think photos should be a stolen moment in time. Not this thing on your phone: this way…"

-Diana Reid, Love & Virtue

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4. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients

By: Adam Kay

3.91

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing p… read more

Similar categories in Adam Kay's Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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5. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

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6. Heartstrong

By: Ellidy Pullin

4.61

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

'If not with you, then for you.' 'It was a perfect Wednesday morning when Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin k… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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7. Seeing Other People

By: Diana Reid

3.42

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Which comes first—those you love, or those you want? Charlie’s skin was stinging. Not with heat … read more

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8. The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

By: Grace Tame

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Grace Tame has never walked on middle ground. From a young age, her life was defined by uncertai… read more

Similar categories in Grace Tame's The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"I learned something about the commodification of trauma that day [Tame's appearance on the ABC's Q&A programme], which is that you have to take things into your own hands. If you don't speak, people …"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I survived being Australian of the Year because I knew already that it wouldn't be a true reflection of my worth. I knew it would be ugly, at least in part. I came equipped with a glimpse of fame tha…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I frowned at Scott Morrison deliberately because, in my opinion, he has done and assisted in objectively terrible things. No matter what your politics are, the harm that was caused under his governme…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

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9. Emotional Female

By: Yumiko Kadota

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Yumiko Kadota was every Asian parent's dream- model student, top of her class in medical school and… read more

Similar categories in Yumiko Kadota's Emotional Female book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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10. I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective

By: Gary Jubelin

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Serial killings, child abductions, organised crime hits and domestic murders. This is the memoir of… read more

Similar categories in Gary Jubelin's I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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11. The Registrar

By: Neela Janakiramanan

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Sometimes in hospital people die - but not all of them should. A moving, addictive debut novel for … read more

Similar categories in Neela Janakiramanan's The Registrar book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • medical
  • medicine
  • health
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12. You Called an Ambulance for What?

By: Tim Booth

3.98

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Tim Booth is shocked when his first emergency callout for someone short of breath turns out to be a… read more

Similar categories in Tim Booth's You Called an Ambulance for What? book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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13. Scrubbed

By: Nikki Stamp

3.98

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

The revealing, compelling memoir of one of Australia's foremost cardiothoracic surgeons, Dr Nikki S… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Stamp's Scrubbed book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • memoir
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
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14. Put your Feet in the Dirt, Girl

By: Sonia Henry

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A memoir The bestselling author of Going Under recounts her real-life journey from hard-partying… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Henry's Put your Feet in the Dirt, Girl book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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15. Marshmallow

By: Victoria Hannan

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Some moments change everything. For five friends, what should have been a birthday to remember will… read more

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16. Heartsick

By: Jessie Stephens

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

'Heartbreak does not seem to be a brand of grief we respect. And so we are left in the middle of th… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Stephens's Heartsick book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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17. Frontline Midwife: My Story of Survival and Keeping Others Safe

By: Anna Kent

4.63

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

'The heart-wrenching tale of one midwife's quest to help others -and make peace with herself ' LEAH… read more

Similar categories in Anna Kent's Frontline Midwife: My Story of Survival and Keeping Others Safe book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • medical
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • health
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18. Going Under

By: Sonia Henry

3.95

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A darkly funny and sexy novel that blows the lid off the medical profession and life inside a hospi… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Henry's Going Under book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • medical
  • medicine
  • health
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19. Breath

By: Carly-Jay Metcalfe

4.38

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Queensland Literary Award Winner 2024 Queensland Book of the Year People's Choice Award 'I am d… read more

Similar categories in Carly-Jay Metcalfe's Breath book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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20. The Women’s Doc

By: Caroline de Costa

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Funny and poignant stories from the labour ward and from the frontline of campaigns for women's rep… read more

Similar categories in Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • memoir
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
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21. Under Her Skin: The life and work of Professor Fiona Wood AM, National Living Treasure

By: Sue Williams

4.44

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable story of Professor Fiona Wood AM, world-leading burns specialist and one of Australi… read more

Similar categories in Sue Williams's Under Her Skin: The life and work of Professor Fiona Wood AM, National Living Treasure book and Caroline de Costa's The Women’s Doc

  • nonfiction

13 must-read memoir books like The Women’s Doc by Caroline de Costa

Transform Your Habits

Doctor, Doctor: Incredible True Tales From A GP's Surgery

Rosemary Leonard

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients

Adam Kay

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Heartstrong

Ellidy Pullin

4.61

Transform Your Habits

The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

Grace Tame

3.98

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6 must-read memoir books like I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective by Gary Jubelin

Transform Your Habits

Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse

Paul Carter

3.86

Transform Your Habits

A Mother's Story

Bryce Corbett , Rosie Batty

3.86

Transform Your Habits

I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective

Gary Jubelin

4.15

Transform Your Habits

You Called an Ambulance for What?

Tim Booth

3.98

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