Economics in One Lesson by Henry HazlittHuman Action by Ludwig von Mises
The Austrian School of Economics
100 books — 120 voters

Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan BurroughAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam SmithGeneral Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekEconomics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
Best Economics Books
450 books — 517 voters
Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan BurroughA Civil Action by Jonathan HarrMerchants of Debt by George AndersKing Icahn by Mark      StevensThe Informant by Kurt Eichenwald
Business History
437 books — 176 voters

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin GrahamA Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. MalkielOne Up On Wall Street by Peter LynchBeating the Street by Peter LynchThe Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle
Best Investment Books
125 books — 229 voters
Notes on Nursing by Florence NightingaleLife Support by Suzanne Gordon
Real Nurses
238 books — 58 voters

Barbara Jordan by Mary Beth RogersBetty Shabazz by Russell J. RickfordA Warrior of the People by Joe StaritaAfeni Shakur  by Jasmine GuyVoodoo Queen by Martha Ward
Female Biographies
1,248 books — 413 voters
The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Godfather by Mario PuzoNew York by Edward RutherfurdSex and the City by Candace BushnellBehold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Best Books Set in New York City
377 books — 387 voters

The Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
249 books — 119 voters
Critical by Tom DaschleThe Health Care Case by Nathaniel PersilyHealth Care Reform by Jonathan GruberThe Healing of America by T.R. ReidA Clean Bill of Health by Myles Saunders
US Health Care Reform Reading List
27 books — 21 voters

Lights and Sirens by Kevin GrangeThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
Science Based Medicine Recommends
131 books — 100 voters

The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Best Historical Travel Journals
335 books — 238 voters
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazThe Milagro Beanfield War by John     Nichols
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,294 books — 4,444 voters

Baby Catcher by Peggy VincentWe Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanMidwives by Chris BohjalianCall the Midwife by Jennifer WorthHospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott
Nurses
311 books — 81 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Clockwork Universe by Edward DolnickAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
History of Science
484 books — 289 voters

The Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Baltimore Case by Daniel J. KevlesAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Hot Zone by Richard   Preston
Going Viral!
99 books — 15 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownHis Excellency by Joseph J. EllisJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
3,636 books — 3,666 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanThe Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump by Sandra HempelThe House Of Wisdom by Jonathan Lyons
History of Medicine
351 books — 157 voters
1491 by Charles C. MannTheodore Rex by Edmund  MorrisThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseHis Excellency by Joseph J. Ellis
Best American History Books
2,101 books — 2,462 voters

Gray's Anatomy by Henry GrayThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeComplications by Atul GawandeWhite Coat, Black Hat by Carl Elliott
Books all good doctors should read
39 books — 23 voters

Founding Brothers by Joseph J. EllisThe Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellMein Kampf by Adolf HitlerA Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. MalkielThe Family that Couldn't Sleep by D.T. Max
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,061 voters

DNA by James D. WatsonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGerm Theory by Robert GaynesThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Great reads about Life Sciences
105 books — 47 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanThe Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
Wonderful Books of Science and Medicine
178 books — 84 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Medical Microhistories
94 books — 87 voters
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
Unreasonable
15 books — 8 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanThe Checklist Manifesto by Atul GawandeThe Scalpel and the Silver Bear by Lori Arviso AlvordComplications by Atul Gawande
Best Books for Medical Students
403 books — 577 voters
The Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,830 books — 3,587 voters


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