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Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Random House Reader's Circle)
by Tracy Kidder 2009 332 pages
4.19
85k+ ratings
Biography
Medicine
Memoir
The Ghost Map Summary
The Ghost Map
by Steven Johnson 2008
3.89
53k+ ratings
History
Science
Medicine
Bad Science Summary
Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre 2008 352 pages
4.06
43k+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Popular Science
The Great Cholesterol Myth Summary
The Great Cholesterol Myth
Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease-and the Statin-Free Plan That Will
by Jonny Bowden 2012 240 pages
4.3
2k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream Summary
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
A Day in the Life of Your Body
by Jennifer Ackerman 2008 272 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Science
Health
Medical
An Epidemic of Absence Summary
An Epidemic of Absence
A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff 2012 400 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
The Anatomy of Hope Summary
The Anatomy of Hope
How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
by Jerome Groopman 2005 272 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Health
Earthing Summary
Earthing
The Most Important Health Discovery Ever!
by Clinton Ober 2010 260 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Health
Science
Spirituality
Life Is Your Best Medicine Summary
Life Is Your Best Medicine
A Woman's Guide to Health, Healing, and Wholeness at Every Age
by Tieraona Low Dog M.D. 2012 304 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Health
Reference
Spirituality
End Of Illness Summary
End Of Illness
by David B. Agus 2012 352 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The Disease Delusion Summary
The Disease Delusion
Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
by Dr. Jeffrey S. Bland 2014 432 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Health
Medicine
Nutrition
The Hormone Cure Summary
The Hormone Cure
Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol
by Dr. Sara Gottfried 2013 432 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's and Age-Related Memory Loss Summary
100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's and Age-Related Memory Loss
by Jean Carper 2010 317 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Mental Health
Cannabis Pharmacy Summary
Cannabis Pharmacy
The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana
by Michael Backes 2014 320 pages
4.28
100+ ratings
Health
Science
Reference
The Germ Code Summary
The Germ Code
by Jason Tetro 2013 274 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Science
Medical
Biology
Complications Summary
Complications
A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul Gawande 2003 269 pages
4.27
49k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
The Brain's Way of Healing Summary
The Brain's Way of Healing
Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
by Norman Doidge 2015 450 pages
4.2
5k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Health
Undoing Depression Summary
Undoing Depression
What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
by Richard O'Connor 2009 434 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Follow Your Gut Summary
Follow Your Gut
The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes (TED Books)
by Rob Knight 2015 129 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
The White Coat Investor Summary
The White Coat Investor
A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing
by James M Dahle MD 2014 208 pages
4.41
3k+ ratings
Finance
Medicine
Personal Finance
Sugar Crush Summary
Sugar Crush
How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health
by Dr. Richard Jacoby 2015 256 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
Healing the Social Brain (The Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
by Louis Cozolino 2010 480 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
The Innovator's Prescription Summary
The Innovator's Prescription
A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
by Clayton M. Christensen 2009 496 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Health Care
Business
Health
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution Summary
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars
by Richard K. Bernstein MD 2011 560 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Health
Reference
Nutrition
Medical Medium Summary
Medical Medium
Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal
by Anthony William 2015 392 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Medical
Redefining Health Care Summary
Redefining Health Care
Creating Value-Based Competition on Results
by Michael E. Porter 2006 528 pages
3.9
100+ ratings
Health Care
Business
Economics
The Sleep Solution Summary
The Sleep Solution
Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It
by W. Chris Winter M.D. 2017 272 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Better Summary
Better
A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
by Atul Gawande 2007 288 pages
4.25
34k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Tripping Over the Truth Summary
Tripping Over the Truth
The Return of the Metabolic Theory of Cancer Illuminates a New and Hopeful Path to a Cure
by Travis Christofferson 2014 297 pages
4.54
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The Microbiome Solution Summary
The Microbiome Solution
A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out
by Dr. Robynne Chutkan M.D. 2016 304 pages
4
1k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
The Longevity Code Summary
The Longevity Code
Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science
by Kris Verburgh MD 2018 320 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Health
Science
Medical
Keto for Cancer Summary
Keto for Cancer
Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy
by Miriam Kalamian EdM MS CNS 2017 400 pages
4.22
100+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Lies My Doctor Told Me Summary
Lies My Doctor Told Me
Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health
by Ken D. Berry MD 2017 198 pages
4.4
2k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Medical
Gut Summary
Gut
The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Revised Edition)
by Giulia Enders 2018 304 pages
4.07
49k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
A Cancer in the Family Summary
A Cancer in the Family
Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance
by Theodora Ross MD PhD 2017 304 pages
4.15
100+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
The Complete Book of Chinese Health & Healing Summary
The Complete Book of Chinese Health & Healing
Guarding the Three Treasures
by Daniel Reid 1994 484 pages
4.30
100+ ratings
Health
Medical
New Age
The Longevity Plan Summary
The Longevity Plan
Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China
by John D Day M.D. 2017 304 pages
4.1
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
The Longevity Solution Summary
The Longevity Solution
Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life
by Dr. James DiNicolantonio 2019 304 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Elderhood Summary
Elderhood
Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life
by Louise Aronson 2019 464 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
Life Lessons From A Brain Surgeon Summary
Life Lessons From A Brain Surgeon
by Rahul Jandial 2019 272 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
Science
Health
Psychology
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries
by Lisa Sanders 2019 320 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
Medicine
Science
Medical
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder Summary
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder
by James R. Phelps 2006 306 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
The Price We Pay Summary
The Price We Pay
What Broke American Health Care — and How to Fix It
by Marty Makary M.D. 2019 288 pages
4.47
3k+ ratings
Health Care
Medicine
Health
Wheat Belly Total Health Summary
Wheat Belly Total Health
The Ultimate Grain-Free Health and Weight-Loss Life Plan
by William Davis 2014 418 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Self Help
The Carnivore Code Summary
The Carnivore Code
Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet
by Paul Saladino M.D. 2020 368 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison
by Jane Marie Hightower 2013 328 pages
3.43
10+ ratings
Science
Medical
The XX Brain Summary
The XX Brain
The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
by Lisa Mosconi 2020 368 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
The Etiquette of Illness Summary
The Etiquette of Illness
What to Say When You Can't Find the Words
by Susan P. Halpern 2004 256 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Medical
Knocking on Heaven's Door Summary
Knocking on Heaven's Door
The Path to a Better Way of Death
by Katy Butler 2013 322 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Death
Medicine
Caffeine Blues Summary
Caffeine Blues
by Stephen Cherniske 2008 652 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
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