🛠️ OR Preparation

A practical guide to the protocols, procedures, and readiness required before entering the operating room, where preparation can mean the difference between life and death.

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

🫀 General Surgery 📚 Surgery Study Guides 🩺 Perioperative Care 🚨 Surgical Emergencies 🛡️ Trauma Surgery

Puzzles in General Surgery 90%

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

🫀 General Surgery 📚 Surgery Study Guides 🩺 Perioperative Care 🚨 Surgical Emergencies 🛡️ Trauma Surgery

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

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery Summary

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery 89%

Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.

by Elizabeth Kaufmann 2018

3.78

9 ratings

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

Anesthesia Made Easy

by Jeff Steiner • 2015

Your first rotation: the anesthesia safety, setup, and drug primer that skips everything else.

4.54

151

🏥 Anesthesia Training ⚠️ Patient Safety 🫁 Airway Management 💉 Regional Anesthesia 🤰 Obstetric Anesthesia

Anesthesia Made Easy 89%

Your first rotation: the anesthesia safety, setup, and drug primer that skips everything else.

by Jeff Steiner 2015

4.54

151 ratings

🏥 Anesthesia Training ⚠️ Patient Safety 🫁 Airway Management 💉 Regional Anesthesia 🤰 Obstetric Anesthesia

Better

by Atul Gawande • 2007

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

4.25

37k+

🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine 🤰 Childbirth Practices 📈 Improvement Science

Better 87%

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

by Atul Gawande 2007

4.25

37k+ ratings

🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine 🤰 Childbirth Practices 📈 Improvement Science

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

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

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

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination

by Linda Anne Silvestri • 1999

Pass the NCLEX-RN by practicing 5200 questions that teach clinical judgment, not just memorization.

4.24

1k+

🩺 Nclex Preparation 📝 Test Preparation 🧠 Clinical Judgment ✏️ Test-Taking Strategies 🏥 Nursing Prioritization

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination Summary

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination 87%

Pass the NCLEX-RN by practicing 5200 questions that teach clinical judgment, not just memorization.

by Linda Anne Silvestri 1999

4.24

1k+ ratings

🩺 Nclex Preparation 📝 Test Preparation 🧠 Clinical Judgment ✏️ Test-Taking Strategies 🏥 Nursing Prioritization

How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need

by Judith Matloff • 2020

A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.

3.51

390

🚨 Emergency Preparedness 👀 Situational Awareness 🛡️ Personal Safety 🩹 First Aid Basics 🔒 Digital Security

How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need Summary

How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need 87%

A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.

by Judith Matloff 2020

3.51

390 ratings

🚨 Emergency Preparedness 👀 Situational Awareness 🛡️ Personal Safety 🩹 First Aid Basics 🔒 Digital Security

Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents

by James G. Mushen • 2012

The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.

3.42

109

🏠 Disaster Preparedness 🏙️ Urban Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Preparedness 🎒 Prepper Movement 🔒 Home Security

Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents Summary

Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents 87%

The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.

by James G. Mushen 2012

3.42

109 ratings

🏠 Disaster Preparedness 🏙️ Urban Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Preparedness 🎒 Prepper Movement 🔒 Home Security

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+

🏥 Surgical Memoirs 🪚 Surgeon Training 🏨 Hospital Culture ⚠️ Medical Errors ⚖️ Medical Ethics

Confessions of a Surgeon 87%

Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.

by Paul A. Ruggieri 2012

3.75

2k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoirs 🪚 Surgeon Training 🏨 Hospital Culture ⚠️ Medical Errors ⚖️ Medical Ethics

Complications

by Atul Gawande • 2002

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

4.28

53k+

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

Complications 87%

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

by Atul Gawande 2002

4.28

53k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

Kaplan MCAT Organic Chemistry Review

by Kaplan Test Prep • 2010

How to recognize the reaction patterns that let you answer MCAT organic chemistry questions fast.

3.09

119

📝 MCAT Prep ⚛️ Organic Chemistry ✨ High-Yield Review ⚙️ Reaction Mechanisms 🔄 Stereochemistry

Kaplan MCAT Organic Chemistry Review Summary

Kaplan MCAT Organic Chemistry Review 87%

How to recognize the reaction patterns that let you answer MCAT organic chemistry questions fast.

by Kaplan Test Prep 2010

3.09

119 ratings

📝 MCAT Prep ⚛️ Organic Chemistry ✨ High-Yield Review ⚙️ Reaction Mechanisms 🔄 Stereochemistry

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy

by Jon C. Thompson • 2001

The orthopaedic anatomy you need for the clinic and the boards, in Netter's signature clarity.

4.53

117

🩻 Clinical Anatomy 🏥 Orthopaedic Surgery 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 📚 Medical Atlases 🦴 Musculoskeletal System

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy Summary

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy 87%

The orthopaedic anatomy you need for the clinic and the boards, in Netter's signature clarity.

by Jon C. Thompson 2001

4.53

117 ratings

🩻 Clinical Anatomy 🏥 Orthopaedic Surgery 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 📚 Medical Atlases 🦴 Musculoskeletal System

EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition

by Christopher Coughlin • 2012

EMT certification accelerated: the clinical priorities and test logic that earn the passing score.

4.45

315

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🚑 Prehospital Care 📝 Ems Certification Exam 🩺 Patient Assessment 📡 Clinical Protocols

EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition Summary

EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition 86%

EMT certification accelerated: the clinical priorities and test logic that earn the passing score.

by Christopher Coughlin 2012

4.45

315 ratings

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🚑 Prehospital Care 📝 Ems Certification Exam 🩺 Patient Assessment 📡 Clinical Protocols

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011

by Tao Le • 1996

USMLE Step 1 distilled: high-yield facts, mnemonics, and a 7-week plan to maximize your score.

4.37

2k+

📋 Medical Board Review 📚 Usmle Prep 💡 High-Yield Review 📝 Test-Taking Strategy 🔑 Mnemonics

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011 Summary

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011 86%

USMLE Step 1 distilled: high-yield facts, mnemonics, and a 7-week plan to maximize your score.

by Tao Le 1996

4.37

2k+ ratings

📋 Medical Board Review 📚 Usmle Prep 💡 High-Yield Review 📝 Test-Taking Strategy 🔑 Mnemonics

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

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🫀 Resuscitation ⛑️ First Aid 📋 Medical Training 🤝 Team-Based Care

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

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🫀 Resuscitation ⛑️ First Aid 📋 Medical Training 🤝 Team-Based Care

How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare

by Mike Davis • 2017

The debrief is where the learning happens. How to design and run simulations that teach.

🏥 Healthcare Simulation 📚 Medical Education 🧪 Experiential Learning 💬 Debriefing 🧠 Human Factors

How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare Summary

How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare 86%

The debrief is where the learning happens. How to design and run simulations that teach.

by Mike Davis 2017

🏥 Healthcare Simulation 📚 Medical Education 🧪 Experiential Learning 💬 Debriefing 🧠 Human Factors

NCLEX-RN Content Review Guide

by Kaplan Nursing Test Prep • 2013

Two answers look right on the NCLEX. A systematic framework for picking the safer one.

3.72

109

🩺 Nursing Exam Prep 📋 Licensure Exams 🧠 Clinical Judgment 📝 Test-Taking Strategies 💻 Adaptive Testing

NCLEX-RN Content Review Guide 86%

Two answers look right on the NCLEX. A systematic framework for picking the safer one.

by Kaplan Nursing Test Prep 2013

3.72

109 ratings

🩺 Nursing Exam Prep 📋 Licensure Exams 🧠 Clinical Judgment 📝 Test-Taking Strategies 💻 Adaptive Testing

Human Anatomy, Volume 2

by B.D. Chaurasia • 2005

Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.

3.98

272

🦴 Human Anatomy 🗺️ Regional Anatomy 🩺 Clinical Anatomy 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 👩‍⚕️ Medical Students

Human Anatomy, Volume 2 86%

Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.

by B.D. Chaurasia 2005

3.98

272 ratings

🦴 Human Anatomy 🗺️ Regional Anatomy 🩺 Clinical Anatomy 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 👩‍⚕️ Medical Students

On Becoming a Doctor

by Tania Heller • 2009

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

3.66

220

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival 🩺 Residency Preparation 🔬 Medical Specialties

On Becoming a Doctor 86%

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

by Tania Heller 2009

3.66

220 ratings

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival 🩺 Residency Preparation 🔬 Medical Specialties

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

🔄 Nursing Process 🏷️ Nursing Diagnosis 📋 Care Planning 🩻 Patient Assessment ⚕️ Nursing Interventions

Nurse's Pocket Guide 86%

The manual that turns a nursing diagnosis into a care plan in seconds.

by Marilynn E. Doenges 2006

3.98

126 ratings

🔄 Nursing Process 🏷️ Nursing Diagnosis 📋 Care Planning 🩻 Patient Assessment ⚕️ Nursing Interventions

100 Deadly Skills

by Clint Emerson • 2016

SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.

4.04

906

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🏙️ Urban Preparedness 🌪️ Disaster Readiness 🧠 Survival Mindset 🧭 Natural Navigation

100 Deadly Skills 86%

SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.

by Clint Emerson 2016

4.04

906 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🏙️ Urban Preparedness 🌪️ Disaster Readiness 🧠 Survival Mindset 🧭 Natural Navigation

Target Band 7

by Simone Braverman • 2008

Why native speakers fail the IELTS, and the four-week plan for outsmarting every section's traps.

4.15

524

📝 Test Preparation 🎯 Strategic Test-Taking ⏱️ Time Management ✍️ Academic Essay Writing 🗣️ Language Testing

Target Band 7 86%

Why native speakers fail the IELTS, and the four-week plan for outsmarting every section's traps.

by Simone Braverman 2008

4.15

524 ratings

📝 Test Preparation 🎯 Strategic Test-Taking ⏱️ Time Management ✍️ Academic Essay Writing 🗣️ Language Testing

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review

by Maria T. Codina Leik • 2007

Your NP exam prep stripped to its essentials: conditions, treatments, and strategies that show up.

4.39

235

📝 Nursing Exam Prep 👩‍⚕️ Advanced Practice Nursing 🏥 Primary Care Review 📋 Clinical Fast Facts 🎯 Test-Taking Strategies

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review Summary

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review 86%

Your NP exam prep stripped to its essentials: conditions, treatments, and strategies that show up.

by Maria T. Codina Leik 2007

4.39

235 ratings

📝 Nursing Exam Prep 👩‍⚕️ Advanced Practice Nursing 🏥 Primary Care Review 📋 Clinical Fast Facts 🎯 Test-Taking Strategies

Emergency

by Neil Strauss • 2009

A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.

3.81

6k+

🏕️ Survival Preparedness 📰 Gonzo Journalism 🥫 Prepper Culture 🏙️ Urban Survival 🌲 Wilderness Skills

Emergency 86%

A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.

by Neil Strauss 2009

3.81

6k+ ratings

🏕️ Survival Preparedness 📰 Gonzo Journalism 🥫 Prepper Culture 🏙️ Urban Survival 🌲 Wilderness Skills

Just in Case

by Kathy Harrison • 2008

A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.

3.85

494

🆘 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🪴 Homesteading Skills 🥫 Food Storage 🫙 Food Preservation

Just in Case 86%

A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.

by Kathy Harrison 2008

3.85

494 ratings

🆘 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🪴 Homesteading Skills 🥫 Food Storage 🫙 Food Preservation

Cracking the Coding Interview

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2020

189 interview problems that teach you to think out loud, because code follows from thinking.

4.33

476

🧑‍💻 Coding Interviews 🧠 Algorithm Problems 🗂️ Data Structures 🧑‍🏫 New Engineers ⏱️ Big O Notation

Cracking the Coding Interview 86%

189 interview problems that teach you to think out loud, because code follows from thinking.

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2020

4.33

476 ratings

🧑‍💻 Coding Interviews 🧠 Algorithm Problems 🗂️ Data Structures 🧑‍🏫 New Engineers ⏱️ Big O Notation

PTCE - Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Flashcard Book + Online

by Della Ata Khoury • 2012

From Clark's rule to DEA logs: the fast-track flashcard review for the pharmacy technician exam.

4.00

💊 Pharmacy Technician Exam 📇 Test Prep Flashcards 🧠 Pharmacology Memorization 🧮 Pharmacy Calculations 🧫 Sterile Compounding

PTCE - Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Flashcard Book + Online Summary

PTCE - Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Flashcard Book + Online 86%

From Clark's rule to DEA logs: the fast-track flashcard review for the pharmacy technician exam.

by Della Ata Khoury 2012

4.00

6 ratings

💊 Pharmacy Technician Exam 📇 Test Prep Flashcards 🧠 Pharmacology Memorization 🧮 Pharmacy Calculations 🧫 Sterile Compounding

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+

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

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

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals

by Peter Pronovost • 2010

Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.

3.94

244

🏥 Patient Safety 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📊 Quality Improvement 📚 Evidence-Based Medicine

Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals 86%

Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.

by Peter Pronovost 2010

3.94

244 ratings

🏥 Patient Safety 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📊 Quality Improvement 📚 Evidence-Based Medicine

Time Management for System Administrators

by Thomas A. Limoncelli • 2005

Your brain is not a ticketing system. Capture everything, script the rest, and leave at five.

4.21

1k+

🖥️ It Operations 💼 Tech Careers 🛑 Interruption Management 📅 Daily Planning 🔁 Routine Design

Time Management for System Administrators Summary

Time Management for System Administrators 86%

Your brain is not a ticketing system. Capture everything, script the rest, and leave at five.

by Thomas A. Limoncelli 2005

4.21

1k+ ratings

🖥️ It Operations 💼 Tech Careers 🛑 Interruption Management 📅 Daily Planning 🔁 Routine Design

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+

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 History Of Medicine 🧬 Brain Science 🔬 Surgical Innovation 💥 Brain Trauma

Gray Matters 86%

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

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 History Of Medicine 🧬 Brain Science 🔬 Surgical Innovation 💥 Brain Trauma

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

🏥 Wilderness First Aid 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🩹 Improvised Treatment 🎒 Emergency Preparedness 🌿 Herbal First Aid

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

🏥 Wilderness First Aid 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🩹 Improvised Treatment 🎒 Emergency Preparedness 🌿 Herbal First Aid

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning

by G. Gregory Haff • 2015

Tissues heal in months, not days. Here's the sequence and what to do at every stage.

4.39

260

🏋️ Strength And Conditioning 🏥 Sports Medicine 🩹 Injury Rehabilitation 🔬 Exercise Science 📋 Program Design

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning Summary

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning 86%

Tissues heal in months, not days. Here's the sequence and what to do at every stage.

by G. Gregory Haff 2015

4.39

260 ratings

🏋️ Strength And Conditioning 🏥 Sports Medicine 🩹 Injury Rehabilitation 🔬 Exercise Science 📋 Program Design

Release It!

by Michael T. Nygard • 2007

QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.

4.25

3k+

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems 🛡️ Fault Tolerance ✅ Production Readiness 🔥 Chaos Engineering

Release It! 86%

QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.

by Michael T. Nygard 2007

4.25

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems 🛡️ Fault Tolerance ✅ Production Readiness 🔥 Chaos Engineering

The Lost Super Foods

by Claude Davis • 2021

Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.

4.27

107

🫙 Food Preservation 🚨 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🥘 Traditional Cooking 🪓 Survival Skills

The Lost Super Foods 85%

Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.

by Claude Davis 2021

4.27

107 ratings

🫙 Food Preservation 🚨 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🥘 Traditional Cooking 🪓 Survival Skills

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

🏥 Healthcare Strategy 💰 Health Economics ♟️ Competitive Strategy 📏 Outcome Measurement 🔄 Care Delivery Reform

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

🏥 Healthcare Strategy 💰 Health Economics ♟️ Competitive Strategy 📏 Outcome Measurement 🔄 Care Delivery Reform

The Checklist Manifesto

by Atul Gawande • 2009

Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.

4.04

76k+

🛡️ High-Reliability Teams 🔍 Human Factors ⚠️ Error Proofing 📋 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking

The Checklist Manifesto 85%

Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.

by Atul Gawande 2009

4.04

76k+ ratings

🛡️ High-Reliability Teams 🔍 Human Factors ⚠️ Error Proofing 📋 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking

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+

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility 💙 Medical Empathy 💀 Confronting Mortality

When the Air Hits Your Brain 85%

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

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility 💙 Medical Empathy 💀 Confronting Mortality

The Paper Solution

by Lisa Woodruff • 2020

Filing cabinets weren't built for real life. One weekly habit and four binders fix that.

3.93

653

📄 Paper Management 🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering 📅 Weekly Routines 💰 Financial Organization

The Paper Solution 85%

Filing cabinets weren't built for real life. One weekly habit and four binders fix that.

by Lisa Woodruff 2020

3.93

653 ratings

📄 Paper Management 🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering 📅 Weekly Routines 💰 Financial Organization

Tactical Barbell

by K. Black • 2014

For firefighters, soldiers, and cops: how to deadlift 500 while still finishing the run.

4.52

1k+

🎯 Tactical Fitness 🔄 Concurrent Training 📅 Periodization ⚡ Minimalist Training 📉 Submaximal Training

Tactical Barbell 85%

For firefighters, soldiers, and cops: how to deadlift 500 while still finishing the run.

by K. Black 2014

4.52

1k+ ratings

🎯 Tactical Fitness 🔄 Concurrent Training 📅 Periodization ⚡ Minimalist Training 📉 Submaximal Training

100 Deadly Skills

by Clint Emerson • 2015

A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.

3.79

3k+

🏕️ Survival Skills 🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🕵️ Tradecraft 🌲 Wilderness Survival

100 Deadly Skills 85%

A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.

by Clint Emerson 2015

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏕️ Survival Skills 🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🕵️ Tradecraft 🌲 Wilderness Survival

Escape the Wolf

by Clint Emerson • 2022

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

4.14

100

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security 🛡️ Protector Mindset ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Escape the Wolf 85%

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

by Clint Emerson 2022

4.14

100 ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security 🛡️ Protector Mindset ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Management Principles for Health Professionals

by Joan Gratto Liebler • 1992

Change keeps coming for healthcare. The playbook for keeping quality, team, and budget intact.

3.64

🏥 Healthcare Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🔄 Change Management 📈 Quality Improvement 🏛️ Organizational Design

Management Principles for Health Professionals Summary

Management Principles for Health Professionals 85%

Change keeps coming for healthcare. The playbook for keeping quality, team, and budget intact.

by Joan Gratto Liebler 1992

3.64

36 ratings

🏥 Healthcare Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🔄 Change Management 📈 Quality Improvement 🏛️ Organizational Design

Speed Training for Combat, Boxing, Martial Arts, and MMA

by J. Barnes • 2005

Speed is seven separate skills. Most fighters train just the one that looks good on camera.

3.61

127

🥋 Combat Sports Training 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🧠 Mental Preparation 💪 Sport-Specific Conditioning 🥊 Fighters And Coaches

Speed Training for Combat, Boxing, Martial Arts, and MMA Summary

Speed Training for Combat, Boxing, Martial Arts, and MMA 85%

Speed is seven separate skills. Most fighters train just the one that looks good on camera.

by J. Barnes 2005

3.61

127 ratings

🥋 Combat Sports Training 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🧠 Mental Preparation 💪 Sport-Specific Conditioning 🥊 Fighters And Coaches

Pharmacology for Medical Graduates

by Tara V. Shanbhag • 2015

Pharmacology organized by body system: mechanisms, side effects, and clinical logic made exam-ready.

3.85

192

🧪 Clinical Pharmacology 🏥 Medical Education ⚙️ Drug Mechanisms 📝 Exam Preparation 🫀 Systems Pharmacology

Pharmacology for Medical Graduates Summary

Pharmacology for Medical Graduates 85%

Pharmacology organized by body system: mechanisms, side effects, and clinical logic made exam-ready.

by Tara V. Shanbhag 2015

3.85

192 ratings

🧪 Clinical Pharmacology 🏥 Medical Education ⚙️ Drug Mechanisms 📝 Exam Preparation 🫀 Systems Pharmacology

How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid

by John Kiriakou • 2022

A CIA officer's tradecraft for erasing your identity and living off the surveillance grid.

3.39

🏕️ Off-Grid Living 🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Counter-Surveillance 🌾 Self-Sufficiency 💰 Financial Privacy

How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid Summary

How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid 85%

A CIA officer's tradecraft for erasing your identity and living off the surveillance grid.

by John Kiriakou 2022

3.39

46 ratings

🏕️ Off-Grid Living 🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Counter-Surveillance 🌾 Self-Sufficiency 💰 Financial Privacy

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster

by Peggy Huddleston • 2012

Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.

4.06

206

🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 🌄 Guided Imagery 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 💊 Placebo Effect 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster Summary

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster 85%

Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.

by Peggy Huddleston 2012

4.06

206 ratings

🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 🌄 Guided Imagery 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 💊 Placebo Effect 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology

Unclutter Your Life in One Week

by Erin Rooney Doland • 2009

The room-by-room, hour-by-hour plan to declutter every space in your life in a single week.

3.51

2k+

🏠 Home Organization 🗄️ Office Organization ⏰ Time Management 📦 Decluttering Systems 🧹 Household Routines

Unclutter Your Life in One Week 85%

The room-by-room, hour-by-hour plan to declutter every space in your life in a single week.

by Erin Rooney Doland 2009

3.51

2k+ ratings

🏠 Home Organization 🗄️ Office Organization ⏰ Time Management 📦 Decluttering Systems 🧹 Household Routines

Little Miss Diagnosed

by Erin Nance • 2025

Why a 'cartoon fetus' badge made a surgeon quit the system and build her own.

4.22

364

🩺 Medical Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🥼 Surgical Training ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🚫 Sexism In Healthcare

Little Miss Diagnosed 85%

Why a 'cartoon fetus' badge made a surgeon quit the system and build her own.

by Erin Nance 2025

4.22

364 ratings

🩺 Medical Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🥼 Surgical Training ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🚫 Sexism In Healthcare

The Site Reliability Workbook

by Betsy Beyer • 2018

Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.

4.36

405

🛠️ Site Reliability Engineering 🚀 Devops Practices 🔥 Incident Management 🏆 Operational Excellence 📈 Scalability

The Site Reliability Workbook 85%

Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.

by Betsy Beyer 2018

4.36

405 ratings

🛠️ Site Reliability Engineering 🚀 Devops Practices 🔥 Incident Management 🏆 Operational Excellence 📈 Scalability

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