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The Winter Soldier
by Daniel Mason • 2018
At a remote field hospital, a young doctor falls for the hardened nurse who runs it.
4.00
19k+
The Winter Soldier Summary
The Winter Soldier 88%
At a remote field hospital, a young doctor falls for the hardened nurse who runs it.
by Daniel Mason 2018
4.00
19k+ ratings
Better
by Atul Gawande • 2007
Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.
4.25
37k+
Better Summary
Better 88%
Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.
by Atul Gawande 2007
4.25
37k+ ratings
God's Hotel
by Victoria Sweet • 2012
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
4.11
6k+
God's Hotel Summary
God's Hotel 88%
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
by Victoria Sweet 2012
4.11
6k+ ratings
The Shift
by Theresa Brown • 2015
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
3.87
8k+
The Shift Summary
The Shift 88%
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
by Theresa Brown 2015
3.87
8k+ ratings
The Widow of the South
by Robert Hicks • 2005
A grieving widow buries 1,500 fallen soldiers in her garden, seeking purpose among the dead.
3.78
19k+
The Widow of the South Summary
The Widow of the South 87%
A grieving widow buries 1,500 fallen soldiers in her garden, seeking purpose among the dead.
by Robert Hicks 2005
3.78
19k+ ratings
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide
by Joseph Alton • 2015
When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.
4.11
131
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide 87%
When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.
by Joseph Alton 2015
4.11
131 ratings
Saved
by Benjamin Hall • 2023
An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.
4.56
5k+
Saved Summary
Saved 87%
An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.
by Benjamin Hall 2023
4.56
5k+ ratings
Notes on Nursing
by Florence Nightingale • 1858
A patient's room decides their fate more than their doctor. The 1859 manual that proved it.
3.79
2k+
Notes on Nursing Summary
Notes on Nursing 86%
A patient's room decides their fate more than their doctor. The 1859 manual that proved it.
by Florence Nightingale 1858
3.79
2k+ ratings
What Seems to Be the Problem?
by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
4.18
299
What Seems to Be the Problem? Summary
What Seems to Be the Problem? 86%
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022
4.18
299 ratings
Unaccountable
by Marty Makary • 2012
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
4.29
2k+
Unaccountable Summary
Unaccountable 86%
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
by Marty Makary 2012
4.29
2k+ ratings
ER Nurses
by James Patterson • 2021
What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.
4.17
8k+
ER Nurses Summary
ER Nurses 86%
What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.
by James Patterson 2021
4.17
8k+ ratings
Do No Harm
by Henry Marsh • 2014
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
4.25
43k+
Do No Harm Summary
Do No Harm 86%
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
by Henry Marsh 2014
4.25
43k+ ratings
The House of God
by Samuel Shem • 1978
An intern's idealism shatters in a teaching hospital that rewards cynicism over compassion.
3.84
29k+
The House of God Summary
The House of God 86%
An intern's idealism shatters in a teaching hospital that rewards cynicism over compassion.
by Samuel Shem 1978
3.84
29k+ ratings
Confessions of a Surgeon
by Paul A. Ruggieri • 2012
Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.
3.75
2k+
Confessions of a Surgeon Summary
Confessions of a Surgeon 86%
Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.
by Paul A. Ruggieri 2012
3.75
2k+ ratings
Doctored
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
3.61
1k+
Doctored Summary
Doctored 86%
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2014
3.61
1k+ ratings
Regeneration
by Pat Barker • 1991
An officer's war protest is declared insanity. A psychiatrist must now return him to the front.
4.01
34k+
Regeneration Summary
Regeneration 86%
An officer's war protest is declared insanity. A psychiatrist must now return him to the front.
by Pat Barker 1991
4.01
34k+ ratings
Your Life in My Hands
by Rachel Clarke • 2017
Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.
3.78
4k+
Your Life in My Hands Summary
Your Life in My Hands 86%
Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.
by Rachel Clarke 2017
3.78
4k+ ratings
Rough Sleepers
by Tracy Kidder • 2023
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
4.34
11k+
Rough Sleepers Summary
Rough Sleepers 86%
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
by Tracy Kidder 2023
4.34
11k+ ratings
Puzzles in General Surgery
by Hassan A. Bukhari • 2013
Clinical puzzles that build surgical judgment for the exam and the OR, from electrolytes to trauma.
4.43
14
Puzzles in General Surgery Summary
Puzzles in General Surgery 86%
Clinical puzzles that build surgical judgment for the exam and the OR, from electrolytes to trauma.
by Hassan A. Bukhari 2013
4.43
14 ratings
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
by Wes Ely • 2021
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
4.35
2k+
Every Deep-Drawn Breath Summary
Every Deep-Drawn Breath 86%
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
by Wes Ely 2021
4.35
2k+ ratings
Five Days at Memorial
by Sheri Fink • 2013
How Hurricane Katrina turned Memorial Hospital's doctors from healers into homicide suspects.
3.93
41k+
Five Days at Memorial Summary
Five Days at Memorial 86%
How Hurricane Katrina turned Memorial Hospital's doctors from healers into homicide suspects.
by Sheri Fink 2013
3.93
41k+ ratings
The Power of Women
by Denis Mukwege • 2021
A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.
4.71
2k+
The Power of Women Summary
The Power of Women 86%
A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.
by Denis Mukwege 2021
4.71
2k+ ratings
When the Air Hits Your Brain
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. • 1996
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
4.35
12k+
When the Air Hits Your Brain Summary
When the Air Hits Your Brain 86%
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996
4.35
12k+ ratings
The Graceview Patient
by Caitlin Starling • 2025
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
3.45
3k+
The Graceview Patient Summary
The Graceview Patient 86%
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
by Caitlin Starling 2025
3.45
3k+ ratings
An American Sickness
by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
4.29
8k+
An American Sickness Summary
An American Sickness 86%
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017
4.29
8k+ ratings
The Girls of Pearl Harbor
by Soraya M. Lane • 2019
Three nurses arrive in Hawaii. Pearl Harbor turns their island into a battlefield of love and loss.
4.29
12k+
The Girls of Pearl Harbor Summary
The Girls of Pearl Harbor 86%
Three nurses arrive in Hawaii. Pearl Harbor turns their island into a battlefield of love and loss.
by Soraya M. Lane 2019
4.29
12k+ ratings
The People's Hospital
by Ricardo Nuila • 2020
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
4.38
4k+
The People's Hospital Summary
The People's Hospital 86%
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
by Ricardo Nuila 2020
4.38
4k+ ratings
A Nurse's Story
by Louise Curtis • 2020
An A&E nurse thought she'd seen everything. Then COVID arrived, and she was afraid to go home.
3.93
1k+
A Nurse's Story Summary
A Nurse's Story 86%
An A&E nurse thought she'd seen everything. Then COVID arrived, and she was afraid to go home.
by Louise Curtis 2020
3.93
1k+ ratings
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
4.20
89k+
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains 86%
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
by Tracy Kidder 2003
4.20
89k+ ratings
Bushcraft First Aid
by Dave Canterbury • 2017
When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.
4.32
262
Bushcraft First Aid Summary
Bushcraft First Aid 86%
When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.
by Dave Canterbury 2017
4.32
262 ratings
Cancer Ward
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • 1967
Cancer forces a Soviet official into a ward with the political exiles he once denounced.
4.26
18k+
Cancer Ward Summary
Cancer Ward 86%
Cancer forces a Soviet official into a ward with the political exiles he once denounced.
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1967
4.26
18k+ ratings
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual
by American Heart Association • 2016
The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.
4.16
140
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual Summary
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual 86%
The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.
by American Heart Association 2016
4.16
140 ratings
Compassionomics
by Stephen Trzeciak • 2019
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
4.05
652
Compassionomics Summary
Compassionomics 86%
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
by Stephen Trzeciak 2019
4.05
652 ratings
Limits to Medicine
by Ivan Illich • 1974
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
4.04
612
Limits to Medicine Summary
Limits to Medicine 86%
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
by Ivan Illich 1974
4.04
612 ratings
To Repair the World
by Paul Farmer • 2013
A doctor's manifesto: replace charity with long-term solidarity and treat the impossible as doable.
4.11
1k+
To Repair the World Summary
To Repair the World 86%
A doctor's manifesto: replace charity with long-term solidarity and treat the impossible as doable.
by Paul Farmer 2013
4.11
1k+ ratings
The Birth of the Clinic
by Michel Foucault • 1963
Modern medicine owes less to observation than to a new way of looking at the dead.
3.94
3k+
The Birth of the Clinic Summary
The Birth of the Clinic 86%
Modern medicine owes less to observation than to a new way of looking at the dead.
by Michel Foucault 1963
3.94
3k+ ratings
Complications
by Atul Gawande • 2002
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
4.28
53k+
Complications Summary
Complications 86%
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
by Atul Gawande 2002
4.28
53k+ ratings
This is Going to Hurt
by Adam Kay • 2017
Absurd patients, 97-hour weeks, and the one death that wasn't funny: a junior doctor's diary.
4.40
334k+
This is Going to Hurt Summary
This is Going to Hurt 85%
Absurd patients, 97-hour weeks, and the one death that wasn't funny: a junior doctor's diary.
by Adam Kay 2017
4.40
334k+ ratings
Gray Matter
by David I. Levy • 2011
A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.
4.21
2k+
Gray Matter Summary
Gray Matter 85%
A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.
by David I. Levy 2011
4.21
2k+ ratings
Bellevue
by Robin Cook • 2024
Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.
3.36
5k+
Bellevue Summary
Bellevue 85%
Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.
by Robin Cook 2024
3.36
5k+ ratings
Redefining Health Care
by Michael E. Porter • 2006
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
3.91
397
Redefining Health Care Summary
Redefining Health Care 85%
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
by Michael E. Porter 2006
3.91
397 ratings
Gray Matters
by Theodore H. Schwartz • 2024
Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.
4.36
1k+
Gray Matters Summary
Gray Matters 85%
Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.
by Theodore H. Schwartz 2024
4.36
1k+ ratings
A Thousand Naked Strangers
by Kevin Hazzard • 2016
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
3.96
14k+
A Thousand Naked Strangers Summary
A Thousand Naked Strangers 85%
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
by Kevin Hazzard 2016
3.96
14k+ ratings
The Choice
by Henry Denker • 1987
A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.
3.84
103
The Choice Summary
The Choice 85%
A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.
by Henry Denker 1987
3.84
103 ratings
Front Lines
by Michael Grant • 2016
1942: women are drafted into combat. Three soldiers face the brutality of the North African front.
4.09
6k+
Front Lines Summary
Front Lines 85%
1942: women are drafted into combat. Three soldiers face the brutality of the North African front.
by Michael Grant 2016
4.09
6k+ ratings
An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery
by Elizabeth Kaufmann • 2018
Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.
3.78
9
An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery Summary
An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery 85%
Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.
by Elizabeth Kaufmann 2018
3.78
9 ratings
Nurse's Pocket Guide
by Marilynn E. Doenges • 2006
The manual that turns a nursing diagnosis into a care plan in seconds.
3.98
126
Nurse's Pocket Guide Summary
Nurse's Pocket Guide 85%
The manual that turns a nursing diagnosis into a care plan in seconds.
by Marilynn E. Doenges 2006
3.98
126 ratings
Medicare for All
by Abdul El-Sayed • 2021
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
4.36
349
Medicare for All Summary
Medicare for All 85%
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
by Abdul El-Sayed 2021
4.36
349 ratings
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo
by Ian Harris • 2016
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
4.16
196
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo Summary
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 85%
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
by Ian Harris 2016
4.16
196 ratings
How Do You Feel?
by Jessi Gold • 2024
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
4.07
643
How Do You Feel? Summary
How Do You Feel? 85%
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
by Jessi Gold 2024
4.07
643 ratings
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