The Summer of Us
The little beach house has a rickety porch and no closets, but the location is unbeatable – close to a gorgeous shoreline and the best nightlife on Martha’s Vineyard. All in all, more than enough to entice three total strangers into a house share for the summer.
Author: Holly Chamberlin
Surviving Medical School
This is a must read for medical students at all levels and provides excellent preparation for baccalaureate students anticipating medical school. It also serves as a valuable shelf reference for medical school instructors, advisors, and counselors.
Author: Robert Holman Coombs
The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet
Pooh has a certain way of doing things, which as Benjamin Hoff brilliantly demonstrates, seems strangely close to the ancient principles of Taoist philosophy. Taoism emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao, the way of the universe, just as Pooh lives in harmony with his surroundings’ in the Hundred Acre Wood.
Author: Benjamin Hoff
There Plant Eyes. A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness
This book probes the way in which blindness has shaped our ocularcentric culture, challenging deeply ingrained ideas about what it means to be “blind”.
Author: M Leona Godin
Wealthing Like Rabbits
An original and occasionally hilarious introduction to the world of personal finance.
Author: Robert R. Brown
Wellness, Wellplayed – The Power of a Playlist
Music is powerful. It soothes us, sorts us out, and transports us to a different place. In this book, acclaimed music therapist Jennifer Buchanan shows us how to develop and use music playlists with purpose, as a bridge to something deeper within ourselves – and a way to address our human need to feel, create and connect.
Author: Jennifer Buchanan
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.
Author: Paul Kalanithi
Why We Get Sick
The next time you get sick, consider the before you pick up the aspirin: your body may be doing exactly what it’s supposed to. In this groundbreaking book, two pioneers of the emerging science of Darwinian medicine argue that illness as well as the factors that predispose us toward it are subject to the same laws of natural selection that otherwise make our bodies such miracles of design.
Author: Randolph M. Nesse and George C. Williams
