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asklepios · 24-04-2008, 09:43 PM

Awakenings by Oliver Sacks
The Woman With a Worm in Her Head by Pam Nagami
Letters to a Young Doctor by Richard Selzer (this is one I've read, but have lukewarm feelings about)
The Hot Zone and Demon in the Freezer, both by Richard Preston

And I'll second Stiff as an outstanding read, and I'd recommend Intern Blues as a fun one. Also, just about anything by Berton Rouche (I think that's the right spelling) about medical detectives is a good read about epidemiology.

Several of the other books mentioned on this thread are on my Amazon wishlist. If only my family would buy me more presents! I, too, want to read some books to get me psyched up about starting this fall. I'd begun reading an anatomy book, but thought I'm going to spend the next few years deeply studying this with more of a learning support structure, so why read this now?

24-04-2008, 09:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
asklepios Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 133	A few more titles for you Awakenings by Oliver Sacks The Woman With a Worm in Her Head by Pam Nagami Letters to a Young Doctor by Richard Selzer (this is one I've read, but have lukewarm feelings about) The Hot Zone and Demon in the Freezer, both by Richard Preston And I'll second Stiff as an outstanding read, and I'd recommend Intern Blues as a fun one. Also, just about anything by Berton Rouche (I think that's the right spelling) about medical detectives is a good read about epidemiology. Several of the other books mentioned on this thread are on my Amazon wishlist. If only my family would buy me more presents! I, too, want to read some books to get me psyched up about starting this fall. I'd begun reading an anatomy book, but thought I'm going to spend the next few years deeply studying this with more of a learning support structure, so why read this now? Last edited by asklepios; 24-04-2008 at 09:45 PM.