Recommended Books

01

Pregnancy, Family & Women’s Health

8 books

Far from the TreeAndrew SolomonPatients & providersNew Family ValuesAndrew Solomon · Audio essayPatients & providersDr. Susan Love’s Breast BookSusan M. Love & Elizabeth LoveFor patientsThe New MenopauseMary Claire HaverPatients & providersExpecting BetterEmily OsterFor patientsCribsheetEmily OsterFor patientsThe Family FirmEmily OsterFor patientsThe UnexpectedEmily Oster & Nathan FoxFor patients

02

Body, Genetics & Evolution

6 books

The Body: A Guide for OccupantsBill BrysonFor patientsGulpMary RoachPatients & providersThe Wild Life of Our BodiesRob DunnPatients & providersSapiensYuval Noah HarariPatients & providersThe Gene: An Intimate HistorySiddhartha MukherjeePatients & providersA Crack in CreationJennifer Doudna & Samuel H. SternbergPatients & providers

03

Cancer & Medical Ethics

2 books

The Emperor of All MaladiesSiddhartha MukherjeePatients & providersThe Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksRebecca SklootPatients & providers

04

Nutrition, Obesity & Longevity

6 books

How Not to DieMichael GregerFor patientsHow Not to AgeMichael GregerFor patientsThe Obesity CodeJason FungFor patientsOutlivePeter Attia with Bill GiffordPatients & providersGood to GoChristie AschwandenPatients & providersThe Hacking of the American MindRobert LustigPatients & providers

05

Mind, Mental Health & Consciousness

7 books

The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der KolkPatients & providersHow to Change Your MindMichael PollanPatients & providersThe Noonday DemonAndrew SolomonPatients & providersStaring at the SunIrvin YalomPatients & providersMy Stroke of InsightJill Bolte TaylorPatients & providersConsciousness ExplainedDaniel DennettPatients & providersThe Moral LandscapeSam HarrisPatients & providers

06

Death, Dying & End-of-Life Care

4 books

Being MortalAtul GawandePatients & providersHow We DieSherwin NulandPatients & providersOn Death and DyingElisabeth Kübler-RossPatients & providersThe Five InvitationsFrank OstaseskiPatients & providers

07

Healthcare System, Diagnosis & Public Health

5 books

An American SicknessElisabeth RosenthalPatients & providersBlind SpotsMarty MakaryPatients & providersThe Age of DiagnosisSuzanne O’SullivanPatients & providersEverything Is TuberculosisJohn GreenPatients & providersRandom Acts of MedicineAnupam B. Jena & Christopher WorshamPatients & providers

08

Medical Practice, Career & Reflections

6 books

The Checklist ManifestoAtul GawandeFor providersDeep MedicineEric TopolFor providersA Giant LeapRobert WachterFor providersHealth Design ThinkingBon Ku & Ellen LuptonFor providersThe Invention of SurgeryDavid SchneiderFor providersMemorizing PharmacologyTony GuerraFor providers

Recommended reading invites discussion; it does not mean agreement with every claim. Use clinical guidance and individual circumstances when applying health advice.