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The Premonition
by Michael Lewis • 2021
A handful of outsiders saw COVID-19 coming and built the warning system the CDC refused to.
4.32
43k+
The Premonition Summary
The Premonition 97%
A handful of outsiders saw COVID-19 coming and built the warning system the CDC refused to.
by Michael Lewis 2021
4.32
43k+ ratings
World War C
by Sanjay Gupta • 2021
We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?
4.04
904
World War C Summary
World War C 97%
We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?
by Sanjay Gupta 2021
4.04
904 ratings
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
by Bill Gates • 2022
Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.
3.76
2k+
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic Summary
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic 96%
Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.
by Bill Gates 2022
3.76
2k+ ratings
Deadliest Enemy
by Michael T. Osterholm • 2017
Microbes evolve in 20 minutes; humans take 25 years. That gap is our deadliest vulnerability.
4.33
3k+
Deadliest Enemy Summary
Deadliest Enemy 95%
Microbes evolve in 20 minutes; humans take 25 years. That gap is our deadliest vulnerability.
by Michael T. Osterholm 2017
4.33
3k+ ratings
Deception
by Rand Paul • 2023
The lab-leak evidence the NIH buried and the scientific establishment's campaign to dismiss it.
4.47
549
Deception Summary
Deception 95%
The lab-leak evidence the NIH buried and the scientific establishment's campaign to dismiss it.
by Rand Paul 2023
4.47
549 ratings
The Plague Year
by Lawrence Wright • 2020
American exceptionalism met a virus that didn't care. How the most prepared nation on earth lost.
4.12
3k+
The Plague Year Summary
The Plague Year 95%
American exceptionalism met a virus that didn't care. How the most prepared nation on earth lost.
by Lawrence Wright 2020
4.12
3k+ ratings
A Letter to Liberals
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • 2022
Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.
4.39
359
A Letter to Liberals Summary
A Letter to Liberals 94%
Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022
4.39
359 ratings
New Abnormal
by Aaron Kheriaty • 2022
The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.
4.38
148
New Abnormal Summary
New Abnormal 94%
The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.
by Aaron Kheriaty 2022
4.38
148 ratings
Booster Shots
by Adam Ratner • 2025
Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.
4.33
577
Booster Shots Summary
Booster Shots 94%
Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.
by Adam Ratner 2025
4.33
577 ratings
What Really Happened in Wuhan
by Sharri Markson • 2021
A Wuhan lab studying bat viruses had sick workers in November; then the pandemic began.
4.19
1k+
What Really Happened in Wuhan Summary
What Really Happened in Wuhan 94%
A Wuhan lab studying bat viruses had sick workers in November; then the pandemic began.
by Sharri Markson 2021
4.19
1k+ ratings
Longshot
by David Heath • 2022
338 days from sequence to shot. The twenty years of failure that made it possible.
4.16
140
Longshot Summary
Longshot 94%
338 days from sequence to shot. The twenty years of failure that made it possible.
by David Heath 2022
4.16
140 ratings
COVID-19
by Michael Mosley • 2020
Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.
3.91
224
COVID-19 Summary
COVID-19 94%
Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.
by Michael Mosley 2020
3.91
224 ratings
The Great Influenza
by John M. Barry • 2004
Modern medicine was just being born. Then the deadliest pandemic hit and killed the young first.
3.98
43k+
The Great Influenza Summary
The Great Influenza 93%
Modern medicine was just being born. Then the deadliest pandemic hit and killed the young first.
by John M. Barry 2004
3.98
43k+ ratings
Our Malady
by Timothy Snyder • 2020
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
4.14
2k+
Our Malady Summary
Our Malady 93%
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
by Timothy Snyder 2020
4.14
2k+ ratings
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
by Fareed Zakaria • 2020
COVID-19 hit fast-forward. Ten lessons for a digital, unequal, and bipolar world.
3.96
6k+
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World Summary
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World 93%
COVID-19 hit fast-forward. Ten lessons for a digital, unequal, and bipolar world.
by Fareed Zakaria 2020
3.96
6k+ ratings
Follow the Science
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2024
The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.
4.25
569
Follow the Science Summary
Follow the Science 93%
The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2024
4.25
569 ratings
Patient Zero
by Lydia Kang • 2021
The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.
4.13
3k+
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero 93%
The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.
by Lydia Kang 2021
4.13
3k+ ratings
Extra Life
by Steven Johnson • 2023
For millennia, humans lived to thirty-five. Then, in a century, we doubled it. How that happened.
4.19
1k+
Extra Life Summary
Extra Life 93%
For millennia, humans lived to thirty-five. Then, in a century, we doubled it. How that happened.
by Steven Johnson 2023
4.19
1k+ ratings
Dissolving Illusions
by Suzanne Humphries • 2013
Infectious disease death rates fell before vaccines. Credit goes to sanitation, not shots.
4.62
2k+
Dissolving Illusions Summary
Dissolving Illusions 93%
Infectious disease death rates fell before vaccines. Credit goes to sanitation, not shots.
by Suzanne Humphries 2013
4.62
2k+ ratings
The Vaccine
by Joe Miller • 2021
Science dismissed mRNA for decades. Two immigrants bet on it anyway, and won the pandemic race.
4.24
910
The Vaccine Summary
The Vaccine 93%
Science dismissed mRNA for decades. Two immigrants bet on it anyway, and won the pandemic race.
by Joe Miller 2021
4.24
910 ratings
A State of Fear
by Laura Dodsworth • 2021
The UK government orchestrated fear to secure pandemic compliance. How it worked, and what it broke.
4.31
793
A State of Fear Summary
A State of Fear 93%
The UK government orchestrated fear to secure pandemic compliance. How it worked, and what it broke.
by Laura Dodsworth 2021
4.31
793 ratings
The Devil Never Sleeps
by Juliette Kayyem • 2022
Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.
3.84
485
The Devil Never Sleeps Summary
The Devil Never Sleeps 93%
Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.
by Juliette Kayyem 2022
3.84
485 ratings
Diagnosis
by Jane M. Hightower • 2008
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
3.53
34
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis 92%
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
by Jane M. Hightower 2008
3.53
34 ratings
In Trump Time
by Peter Navarro • 2021
A Trump insider: the pandemic was engineered, the cure suppressed, and the election stolen.
4.53
755
In Trump Time Summary
In Trump Time 92%
A Trump insider: the pandemic was engineered, the cure suppressed, and the election stolen.
by Peter Navarro 2021
4.53
755 ratings
Bottle of Lies
by Katherine Eban • 2019
Your generic pills might be fake. A whistleblower inside the world's largest drug factory proved it.
4.41
8k+
Bottle of Lies Summary
Bottle of Lies 92%
Your generic pills might be fake. A whistleblower inside the world's largest drug factory proved it.
by Katherine Eban 2019
4.41
8k+ ratings
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care
by Sally C. Pipes • 2008
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
3.54
24
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care Summary
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care 92%
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
by Sally C. Pipes 2008
3.54
24 ratings
COVID-19
by Klaus Schwab • 2020
The pandemic didn't just upend the world; it created a fleeting chance to rebuild it from scratch.
2.69
2k+
COVID-19 Summary
COVID-19 92%
The pandemic didn't just upend the world; it created a fleeting chance to rebuild it from scratch.
by Klaus Schwab 2020
2.69
2k+ ratings
The Price We Pay
by Marty Makary • 2019
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
4.45
4k+
The Price We Pay Summary
The Price We Pay 92%
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
by Marty Makary 2019
4.45
4k+ ratings
The Triumph of Doubt
by David Michaels • 2020
Tobacco wrote the manual for burying inconvenient science. Every other industry now uses it.
4.08
222
The Triumph of Doubt Summary
The Triumph of Doubt 92%
Tobacco wrote the manual for burying inconvenient science. Every other industry now uses it.
by David Michaels 2020
4.08
222 ratings
Turtles All The Way Down
by Anonymous • 2022
Vaccine safety trials hid adverse events: control groups received vaccines, not placebos.
4.61
785
Turtles All The Way Down Summary
Turtles All The Way Down 92%
Vaccine safety trials hid adverse events: control groups received vaccines, not placebos.
by Anonymous 2022
4.61
785 ratings
The Occasional Human Sacrifice
by Carl Elliott • 2024
They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.
3.86
512
The Occasional Human Sacrifice Summary
The Occasional Human Sacrifice 92%
They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.
by Carl Elliott 2024
3.86
512 ratings
Managing the Myths of Health Care
by Henry Mintzberg • 2017
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
3.47
74
Managing the Myths of Health Care Summary
Managing the Myths of Health Care 92%
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
by Henry Mintzberg 2017
3.47
74 ratings
Age of Danger
by Andrew R. Hoehn • 2023
Built for 1947, retooled for terrorism: America's defense system is blind to the threats now coming.
3.81
70
Age of Danger Summary
Age of Danger 92%
Built for 1947, retooled for terrorism: America's defense system is blind to the threats now coming.
by Andrew R. Hoehn 2023
3.81
70 ratings
Nine Pints
by Rose George • 2018
How a single fluid shaped history, underpins a brutal global trade, and still defies science.
3.82
4k+
Nine Pints Summary
Nine Pints 92%
How a single fluid shaped history, underpins a brutal global trade, and still defies science.
by Rose George 2018
3.82
4k+ 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 92%
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 Social Determinants of Health
by Kathryn Strother Ratcliff • 2017
What if America's worst health problems can't be cured in a hospital?
4.19
37
The Social Determinants of Health Summary
The Social Determinants of Health 92%
What if America's worst health problems can't be cured in a hospital?
by Kathryn Strother Ratcliff 2017
4.19
37 ratings
The Challenger Launch Decision
by Diane Vaughan • 1997
The chain of small failures that precedes every disaster, and where to break it.
4.08
459
The Challenger Launch Decision Summary
The Challenger Launch Decision 92%
The chain of small failures that precedes every disaster, and where to break it.
by Diane Vaughan 1997
4.08
459 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 92%
$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
The Primal Prescription
by Doug McGuff • 2015
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
4.24
131
The Primal Prescription Summary
The Primal Prescription 92%
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
by Doug McGuff 2015
4.24
131 ratings
The Fifth Risk
by Michael Lewis • 2018
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
4.09
48k+
The Fifth Risk Summary
The Fifth Risk 92%
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
by Michael Lewis 2018
4.09
48k+ ratings
Results
by Charlie Baker • 2022
A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.
3.80
89
Results Summary
Results 92%
A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.
by Charlie Baker 2022
3.80
89 ratings
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
by Mark Jerome Walters • 2003
Epidemics do not strike randomly. They follow the roads we built and the forests we cut.
3.71
178
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them Summary
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them 92%
Epidemics do not strike randomly. They follow the roads we built and the forests we cut.
by Mark Jerome Walters 2003
3.71
178 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 92%
How Hurricane Katrina turned Memorial Hospital's doctors from healers into homicide suspects.
by Sheri Fink 2013
3.93
41k+ ratings
Ten Drugs
by Thomas Hager • 2019
Ten drugs that each reshaped medicine, and revealed the price of every cure.
4.18
5k+
Ten Drugs Summary
Ten Drugs 92%
Ten drugs that each reshaped medicine, and revealed the price of every cure.
by Thomas Hager 2019
4.18
5k+ ratings
The Rules of Contagion
by Adam Kucharski • 2020
Why tweets go viral and banks collapse: the hidden math that governs what spreads.
3.86
2k+
The Rules of Contagion Summary
The Rules of Contagion 92%
Why tweets go viral and banks collapse: the hidden math that governs what spreads.
by Adam Kucharski 2020
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Indoctrinated Brain
by Michael Nehls • 2023
The global attack on mental freedom begins by targeting your hippocampus. Defend it.
4.13
290
The Indoctrinated Brain Summary
The Indoctrinated Brain 92%
The global attack on mental freedom begins by targeting your hippocampus. Defend it.
by Michael Nehls 2023
4.13
290 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 92%
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
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 92%
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
by Marty Makary 2012
4.29
2k+ ratings
Forbidden Knowledge
by Terence H. Young • 2023
What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.
Forbidden Knowledge Summary
Forbidden Knowledge 92%
What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.
by Terence H. Young 2023
We've Got You Covered
by Liran Einav • 2023
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
4.09
386
We've Got You Covered Summary
We've Got You Covered 92%
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
by Liran Einav 2023
4.09
386 ratings
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