Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell – New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite writers. Each of his books has taught me to see the world in a slightly different way. Four years after my first reading of the Outliers, I am happy to add it to my list of Great Reads. Parents and healthcare workers should read this book. This quote is from www.gladwell.com “My wish [...]
The Invisible Gorilla
The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons – New York: Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, 2009 Where is the invisible gorilla? Right before your eyes. This is a U-tube version of the famous Selective Attention Test that has been viewed by millions and is described in detail in the Chabris [...]
The Concise Book of Muscles by Chris Jarmey and The Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit & Lawrence M. Elson
The Concise Book of Muscles by Chris Jarmey – Chichester: Lotus Publishing and Berkley: North Atlantic Books, 2003 The Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit & Lawrence M. Elson – San Francisco: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing, 2002 I wrote about the need for greater patient knowledge in the post Anatomy 101 – Why You Should Know Your Body. The concept of the empowered [...]
How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman, MD – New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007
This book is available as a hardcover, a paperback, an e-book and an audiofile for those who prefer to listen to books. I consider it another survival manual as we all work with our modern health care system. Dr. Groopman has impeccable credentials as a well respected physician, researcher, teacher and author. In this book, he explores the difficult issue [...]
The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge, MD – New York: Penguin Group, 2007
This book is a must read for every family that has been affected by a neurological problem. It tells a fascinating story of the new science of neuroplasticity, using stories of real people to illustrate the breakthrough science that explains the problem with their brains. This is interesting enough, but the book goes farther and explains in easy to read, [...]
The Checklist Manifesto – How To Get Things Right by Atul Gawande – New York: Picador, 2011
How could a book about checklists be all that interesting? Trust me on this one. You will be riveted. I read this book, the first time, straight through without stopping. For families and individuals who have any type of medical issues that require close interaction with the medical establishment, this book is a basic safety preparedness course. Gawande spells out, [...]