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9 Best Medical Books

Goal: Find the best Medical books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best medical books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

9 Best Medical Books

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1

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

2

The Emperor of All Maladies

A Biography of Cancer

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

3

Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

by Atul Gawande

Also recommended by:

Steve Kerr

4

The House of God

by Samuel Shem

Also recommended by:

Jordan Peterson

5

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat

And Other Clinical Tales

by Oliver Sacks

Also recommended by:

Jordan Peterson

6

Mountains Beyond Mountains

The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

by Tracy Kidder

7

Stiff

The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

by Mary Roach

8

The Intern Blues

The Timeless Classic About the Making of a Doctor

by Robert Marion

9

This is Going to Hurt

by Adam Kay

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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