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I recently started "Better" by Atul Gawande, and now I want to read his other book, "Complications". This is an excellent book! He's got me thinking about the science of performance in medicine. I recently read "House of God" and "Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures", two novels about doctors. Both were quite well-written with good story-telling and interesting characters. I'm reading "Bonk" by Mary Roach, but it's not as good as "Stiff". "Musicophilia" is another classic by Oliver Sacks that I've just begun reading, and I'm also working my way through "Bedside Stories". This latter one isn't exactly getting me pumped up for med school, but it is a good reality check (the author seems more bitter than amused by the NHS). I almost bought "Intern" by S. Jauhar while I was in NYC, but I think I'll wait for it to come out in paperback. The reviews have made me really want to read it.