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The Norm Chronicles by Michael Blastland and David Spiegelhalter. Below average, actually.
Read 2023 Not recommended ★ 1/2 This was an enthusiastic referral from an editorial in the Oncology Times, a trade publication for cancer researchers and practitioners. After reading this book (mostly) with good friends from Chaos Oasis, I suspect that … Continue reading
The Bodies Keep Coming
Read August 2023 Recommended for Americans, those curious about American healthcare ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The bodies keep coming. A shocking visual, a war-time image–except when you realize this isn’t a wartime movie or a … Continue reading
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
Read January to February 2023 Recommended for fans of intersections ★ ★ 1/2 A beautiful lure that caught me; the lush colors of the cover, the temptation of sea creatures, explorations of identity. Overall, it was an interesting collection … Continue reading
Drug Dealer, MD by Anna Lembke, MD
Read June 2021★ ★ ★ ★ Dr. Lemke isn’t the first health care practitioner to feel like a drug dealer, but she is one of the only ones to write a comprehensive overview of the relationship between prescribers, patients and … Continue reading
Reef Creature Identification by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of divers, snorklers ★ ★ ★ ★ This is considered The Definitive Reference for creatures in the listed areas (there’s a similar set for Hawaii). I’m a biology nerd and snorkeling … Continue reading
Ocean Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the World Under the Sea by Julia Rothman
Read January 2020 Recommended for people who like oceans ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Almost perfect* This is a solid overview of the ocean environment that should appeal to both visual and book learners. Done … Continue reading
Venomous: How Earth’s Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry by Christie Wilcox
Read July 2019 Recommended for people who really like venoms ★ ★ 1/2 First of all, let’s just knock it off with those subtitles, shall we? Because I am so tired of having to rewrite them in my head. … Continue reading
How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America
Read March 2019 Recommended for health care providers, patients ★ ★ ★ ★ I don’t know that I’ve ever read anything that came so close to summing up my years in health care. That said, there’s one … Continue reading
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
Read December 2018 Recommended for people who like biology ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ For my entire hospital career I have worked in oncology, where I have been part of teams taking care of people with … Continue reading
Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of philosophy of thought, octopi ★ ★ 1/2 Octopi, or the floppy floppy spider of the sea,”(source: ZeFrank) are pretty freaking amazing. Godfrey-Smith agrees, which is how this book came about. As he … Continue reading
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